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improve customer satisfaction will be among
the core benefits of Edge computing.
That said, the opportunities of the Edge
will not be accessed without companies
embracing the need for structural and
strategic change.
The book suggests that enterprises need
to get comfortable with new realities, such
as autonomous decision-making by Edge
devices, and an experimental approach to
devising new products and services that arise
from the data collected.
To provide the faster, more dynamic services
that the Edge makes possible, enterprises
themselves need to become more fluid,
responsive and fast-moving.
Both investment and culture must be led
from the top, working hand-in-hand with
the IT department, which has a central and
strategic role to play.
Enterprises need to focus not just on
installing technology, but upgrading the
institutional mindset towards a more
experimental approach and improving
digital literacy across the board.
Perhaps most significantly, every enterprise
that moves towards the Edge must act to pre-
empt the security threats inherent to a network
newly flooded with connected devices.
Fundamental to these opportunities is
the need for robust, centrally-managed
network infrastructure – one that provides
visibility and control in an increasingly
complex and potentially vulnerable
enterprise environment.
Morten Illum, VP of EMEA, Aruba, a Hewlett
Packard Enterprise company
www.intelligentcio.com
Enterprises must also work on the basis of
an open technology ecosystem that leaves
them with the room to adapt and evolve
over time as priorities change.
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THE EDGE
REPRESENTS THE
SINGLE MOST
IMPORTANT
TREND FOR
ENTERPRISES
IN THE YEARS
AHEAD.
We are in no doubt that the Edge represents
the single most important trend for
enterprises in the years ahead: one that
unites the rapid developments in available
technology with the equally fast-rising
expectations of consumers for more
seamless, customised and on-demand
services. That is the destination.
Right now, enterprises must face up to the
reality and challenges of journeying to the
Edge. Those that make technical, cultural
and structural changes now will be best
placed to attain market leadership in an era
of exponential change and growth. n
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