The rapidly changing geopolitical landscape means Edge computing deployments have taken on a new importance for many businesses.

As the impact of Donald Trump’s second term as US president begins to be felt around the world, executives in companies large and small outside America find themselves grappling with issues of digital sovereignty, particularly if they are using US-based vendors in their tech stack.

Edge deployments are one way to ensure data is processed locally, in line with a particular country’s rules and regulations.

In this supplement we explore:

• The amalgamation of cloud and the regional Edge
• Different ‘personalities’ in responding to the ongoing threats to IT infrastructure
• Private 5G networks and the Edge opportunity for telcos
• The Edge of the universe