Connect | New York // DCD>Debate: Which workloads belong at the Edge and why?

Edge computing is no longer a speculative future - it’s becoming business as usual. As AI inference, real-time analytics and IoT workloads proliferate, companies are deploying compute resources closer to users and devices. Solutions now prioritize ultra-low latency, data sovereignty, and localized decision-making rather than centralised cloud only. This debate will bring together operators, regulators and enterprise leaders to assess which workloads truly benefit at the edge, how the business case is evolving and how infrastructure must adapt accordingly.

This debate explores:

• Which workloads we need to de-centralize and why
• How regulation and data-sovereignty concerns shape edge vs cloud placement
• The infrastructure model for edge deployments: size, location, connectivity and cost
• How security, resilience and manageability differ at distributed sites vs central clouds
• The USPs of edge for finance, healthcare, media and other industries