Bringing computation and data storage closer to the edge, such
as disaster and tactical environments, has challenging quality
attribute requirements. These include improving response time,
saving bandwidth, and implementing security in resource-constrained
nodes.
In this webcast we review characteristics of edge environments with
a focus on architectural qualities. The characteristics and quality
attribute concerns that we present are generalized from and
informed by multiple customer experiences that we have undertaken
in recent years.
We present an overview of edge environments, in both military and
civilian contexts, and provide a discussion about edge-specific
challenges and how they can differ based on the context. We discuss
architectural quality attributes that are well suited to address
the edge-specific challenges, and provide examples of how each
apply. A microservices architecture provides an opportunity to
address several of the quality attribute concerns at the edge.
Through a final consolidated scenario as an exemplar, we discuss
how the presented qualities can be addressed using
microservices.
This webcast should be useful for anyone interested in better
understanding the challenges of edge environments and learning
about representative scenarios of work currently being done.
