Is your edge intelligent? Is it smart enough to wrap your data around its little finger and turn it into insights so delectable and relevant that your business is about to change the world of work forever? Or do you think it’s all just marketing hype to extend interest in the Internet of Things (IoT)?

The intelligent edge is defined by the companies that sell it and the solutions that shape it. For HP Enterprise (HPE), the intelligent edge is the ‘analysis of data and the development of solutions at the site where the data is generated’. For Microsoft, it’s a ‘continually expanding set of connected systems and devices that gather and analyse data’. These systems or devices are close to the user, the data or both and they’re powered by cloud, artificial intelligence, hardware, software, applications and emergent technologies. The intelligent edge is the blend of compute with intelligence at the edge of the network with the goal of developing insights that deliver relevant business insights and solutions.