FEATURE : EDGE COMPUTING display customised promotional offers based on each shopper ’ s buying patterns .
Sales associates can use digital assistant devices to check updated inventory levels or gather insider product information . Easy-to-use product finder displays can steer customers to the right products based on individual , self-selected preferences .
Security
The proliferation of Edge Computing applications has significant – and seemingly contradictory – ramifications for security .
On the one hand , adding more nodes opens up more places vulnerable to attack . This will force IT security leaders to bolster their defences to ensure that information and applications stored at the Edge match the strength they ’ re applying inside the data centre itself .
At the same time , Edge Computing ’ s decentralised nature brings some security benefits . If an Edge device is breached , security teams can easily wall off the endpoint so the attack doesn ’ t spread to the whole network . They can also configure their Edge
Rick Vanover , Senior Director of Product Strategy at Veeam ( L ) and Dave Russell , Vice President of Enterprise Strategy at Veeam
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