Mexico. The use of IoT and the growing volume of data generated by devices connected through network systems have caused a major change in the way information is stored. A movement of data relocation can be observed, which begins to come out in the Cloud to be at the edge of the network.
In a recent report, Comstor pointed out that this relocation process is the result of today's great need for real-time processing and responses, increasingly faster and more relevant, ensuring more objective and efficient decision-making.
Proximity to the edge of the network, which means a closer relationship with the end user, represents a better use of the potential of the IoT, giving greater emphasis to Edge Computing solutions. The use of these solutions eliminates the need to transfer large amounts of information to Data Centers in the Cloud, since it makes it possible to analyze it when it is still coded in the place where it has been produced.
Harnessing all the benefits that these concepts can provide depends on establishing efficient network solution management, seeking the support of the right technologies and taking into account the changing structure, locations and conditions when choosing and applying solutions.
Learn about comstor's 5 tips that make the difference when it comes to ensuring efficient management of network solutions for your customers:
1. Ensures the flexibility of the solution in different environments
Each company has a specific context, with different needs and changing environments. Therefore, it is important that IT Channels know the customer's business well and offer solutions that suit their needs.
Rather than taking into account what the company needs in terms of process, it is necessary to understand its physical structure. Verify if the network solutions are being used in the external or internal areas, what are the air conditioning and cooling conditions, among other elements.
2. Design open and agile infrastructures
It is necessary to understand that technologies such as IoT, while creating opportunities also generate new concerns for IT departments. Adopting technologies at the Network Edge offers a new and variable workload for the enterprise. Therefore, support solutions must be open and well-structured management, improving security and ensuring the agility and heterogeneity of suppliers' systems.
3. Enable analytical logic at the network edge
A network structure must have the capacity, not only to process the data received but also to analyze it and extract relevant information from it and providing advantages for companies. Therefore, it is necessary to have micro Data Centers capable of executing analytical logics at the Network Edge, accelerating the recognition of opportunities.
4. Accelerate Time to Value
Time to Value, which is the time elapsed between the time a request is made to the system until its delivery, depends on different elements to be efficient. It is necessary to evaluate and implement configurations of gateways, storages, cooling of physical components and IoT, according to the needs of the client. In addition, it must be ensured that the network itself is optimized, through the adoption of quality components and that these are correctly integrated into the other elements.
5. Manage from a single source
Edge computing tends to spread more and more to always be close to the user. Therefore, for network solutions to work properly and for your management to be efficient it is essential that management is not done from a single point.
Maintaining control depends on the use of several data centers for the processing and analysis of the information collected.
Ensuring that network solutions work at their best depends on efficient management, especially when they are networks that serve computing needs at the network edge. In order for this efficiency to be achieved, in addition to the advice provided, it is necessary to have quality solutions.
Providing customers with services and products that ensure scalability, availability, agility and manageability to process data correctly is essential.
Ensuring connectivity is one of the key elements, allowing companies' networks to be expanded and the technologies adopted to be boosted. Web-based dashboards can be great allies at this point, organizing wireless connections, switchings, security, communication and mobility of companies, so that information is better controlled.
Therefore, your IT channel must guarantee customers greater visibility, control of the processes and complexities of their architectures, allowing them to achieve better results.
