From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_computing" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_computing</a>:<p>Edge computing is a method of optimizing cloud computing systems "by taking the control of computing applications, data, and services away from some central nodes (the "core") to the other logical extreme (the "edge") of the Internet" which makes contact with the physical world.[1] In this architecture, data comes in from the physical world via various sensors, and actions are taken to change physical state via various forms of output and actuators; by performing analytics and knowledge generation at the edge, communications bandwidth between systems under control and the central data center is reduced. Edge Computing takes advantage of proximity to the physical items of interest also exploiting relationships those items may have to each other.