Preparing the competition
The cloud model, which centralises data and controls the IT space for the past 15 years, provides a more distributed model as applications, such as remote working, Internet of Things (IoT) ), and AR / VR grows like crazy. As a result, peripheral computing quickly became a hot IT trend in 2020 and into the next year, enterprise spending on peripheral and networking technologies is expected to increase with gusto.
Long-term network and telecom providers, such as Aruba Networks and AT&T, jumped into the fringe game with wireless solutions and connections aimed at powering applications at the edge of the network. The emerging market opportunity also saw beginners throw their hats in the ring with solutions aimed at expanding computing, storage, and data analytics to new locations, helping consumers last to make sense of incoming data from new points on the network, or automate network services.
From upstarts that are just on the market this year, to network and telecom giants with years of IT experience, here are ten of the hottest peripheral computing companies that solution providers should keep up with.