Recently, the authority consultancy Gartner released the first edge of the global competition in the field of calculation report, comprehensive analysis of global technology company in the field of edge computing layout and technical advantages, ali cloud, amazon, Microsoft, Google and other seven companies are all on the list, edge of computing the first camp, in leading the global technology and strategy.
With the advent of 5G and the Internet of Things era, hundreds of billions of terminal devices have spawned a large number of computing demands, and edge computing with the advantages of “low delay, large bandwidth, large connection and localization” has become “xiangbobo”. Unlike central computing, where computing power is highly concentrated, edge computing is more competitive in cost and latency by delegating computing tasks closer to the customer terminal.
Compared with foreign countries, domestic cloud manufacturers are more active in the layout of edge computing. Gartner pointed out in the report that Ali Cloud has more than 2,800 CDN nodes converted to Edge Cloud Node (ENS) mode across the world, provides more than 300 protocol drivers for IoT devices, and manages up to 100,000 edge nodes. Customers can create edge resources in minutes, shorten the response time from terminal to node to 5 milliseconds, and save more than 30% in bandwidth costs for the center.
As one of the top three cloud vendors in the world, Ali Cloud started to build edge computing system based on its own Feitian operating system in 2016. In 2018, Ali Cloud formally entered the field of edge computing technology, extending the advantages of cloud computing, artificial intelligence and IoT to edge computing, and creating collaborative computing services integrating cloud, edge and end. After that, Ali Cloud successively launched edge cloud node ENS and edge computing node of Internet of Things integrating software and hardware, which lowered the cloud capability to the edge, solved local problems with cloud capability, and reduced delay and cost.
At the same time, Ali Cloud is the definition and leader of the domestic edge cloud. In December 2018, Aliyun and China Institute of Standardization of Electronic Technology under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the White Paper on Edge Cloud Computing Technology and Standardization, which defined the concept, technical characteristics, application scenarios and standardization of “edge cloud computing” for the first time in the industry. In 2019 and 2020, Ali Cloud became one of the first manufacturers to pass the edge cloud standard compliance test and service trust ability test, and took the lead in formulating the edge cloud national standard.
After years of deep cultivation, Ali Cloud edge computing has evolved from theoretical school to practical school. In the field of transportation, Gansu Highway Traffic Construction Group made use of aliyun edge cloud +AI capabilities to realize the nearby cloud processing of traffic videos. The video delay was reduced to 10 milliseconds, the efficiency of road safety incident processing was increased by 80%, and the service level was greatly improved. In the field of radio and television, the product “Cloud Meow”, a cooperative product between Wasu Media and Aliyun, makes extensive use of edge cloud technology solutions, enabling non-smart boxes in thousands of families to watch more content without upgrading.
It is reported that Ali Cloud together with industry partners to create edge cloud solutions, has been widely used in cities, entertainment, e-commerce, games, sports, finance, government and enterprise, radio and television, power and other more than 10 industries.