Federal Government Information Technology

Will Edge Computing Be the Future of Government IT?

NextGov: Edge computing is data processing that’s done at or near the source of data ingestion, allowing for real-time processing. Using this technology reduces the need to send streams of data over telecommunications networks and addresses the need for localized computing power. IDC research predicted that by 2019, at least 40 percent of internet-of-things-created data will be stored, processed analyzed and acted up close to, or at, the edge of the network. Additionally, more than 6 billion devices will soon be connected to edge computing solutions. With such rapid growth and potential, the U.S. government needs to find new ways to encourage agencies to adopt edge computing—or the federal government could be inundated by a deluge of data by the end of the decade.

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