Edge, network, data center, and cloud are no longer distinct. The boundaries have blurred, enabling innovative applications and new workloads with optimized functionality
Industry has had years to optimize architectures for the data center, cloud, and edge. While each of these environments has its own development and deployment parameters, they must be integrated seamlessly in today’s edge-tocloud workflows. The world of edge to cloud is increasingly complex, but open standards and versatile, flexible hardware and software technologies continue to support comprehensive solutions for difficult real-world problems. For example, recent releases of the 3GPP.org standards for 5G, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and the growth of software-defined infrastructure and open platforms have redefined what is possible.