2020 Edge Computing: Living On The Edge

A lifeblood of the channel has always been its penchant for transformation. And solution providers time and again prove themselves to be masters of not only adapting to new market conditions and trends but often foreseeing them, presciently moving their businesses to where the proverbial puck is going, not where it is right now.

It comes as no surprise, then, that many in the channel are embracing the prospects created by the rise of the intelligent edge, building solutions that bring data collection and processing close to where it’s needed most.

“It’s all about capturing, storing, processing and using data in an intelligent way. The sky is the limit,” said Rob Steele, chief technology officer at Sanford, Fla.-based Skyhive. Steele is one of several solution providers to tell CRN Senior Editors Mark Haranas and Gina Narcisi that the edge is where the next big opportunity lies.

Solution providers aren’t the only ones looking to live on the edge. CRN's inaugural Edge Computing 100 list identifies the key technology vendors that are providing the building blocks with which channel partners are assembling unique edge solutions.

Here’s to living on the edge in the new year!

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