System integrators specializing in “big orders” such as data centers have recently found that there has been a sudden increase in small and medium-sized orders from industries such as finance, commerce, healthcare, and transportation – although not as thirsty as data centers, the total demand scale is very considerable.
This is actually the dividend brought by the accelerated landing of edge computing. The rapid development of new technologies such as 5G, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence has enabled the generation of massive data beyond the confines of data centers. Edge devices, equipment, and applications are forming another huge market.
Edge computing Reconstructs IT Infrastructure
451 Research, an internationally renowned research institution, conducted a survey of over 700 companies in countries and regions such as the United States, Europe, and China. The report shows that new technologies will give rise to more applications and businesses that require near real-time response (low latency), which requires computing nodes to be located as close as possible to the network edge or terminal devices.
Edge computing needs to form a large number of supporting scenarios between the cloud and the terminal to meet the needs of stable, accurate and timely data transmission. Different edge computing scenarios need to be supported by hierarchical infrastructure to form a more sound ecosystem.
In order to match the application scenarios on the edge side, the form and function of related products also need to be changed. The edge side usually has special requirements for equipment footprint and energy efficiency, and high-density, space saving, and low-energy infrastructure is more favored.
Take UPS, a key role in the entire IT infrastructure, as an example: with the rise of edge computing, the demand of users in various industries for low-power UPS is growing rapidly. Financial outlets, supermarket cashiers, small computer rooms, chain institutions, high-speed toll points, medical departments, traffic supervision and control and other scenarios are all the stages where low-power UPS plays a major role.