Edge is shaping the future of the cloud. For example, multi-access edge computing (MEC) will account for 25% of IoT project data processing and storage, according to a 451 Research survey in 2021. And that's one example of edge. Yet, companies remain unclear as to why edge computing matters to everyone.

This Market Insight Report by 451 Research aims to clarify edge computing for non-technical readers. As a primer, it looks at the evolution of the edge, why edge matters to hybrid cloud, and how it impacts today's and tomorrow's infrastructure design.