This IDC whitepaper, sponsored by AWS, explores how edge computing extends cloud capabilities for real-time performance, cost efficiency, and resilience. Edge solutions enable low-latency, offline, and data-heavy use cases in sectors like government, telecom, media, and healthcare. Examples include AWS Snowball for disaster response, Outposts for telecom workloads, CloudFront for streaming, and Storage Gateway for pharma research. AWS’s edge portfolio—Wavelength, Local Zones, Snow Family, IoT Greengrass, and SageMaker—delivers consistent development, security, and management across edge and cloud. IDC forecasts over 75% of edge infrastructure will be consumed via as-a-service models.

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