Fog Computing vs. Cloud Computing: What’s the Difference?
What is fog computing? It is an architecture that extends services offered by the cloud to edge devices. Fog computing is seen as the new cloud and is believed to have taken over, but it is just an extension or an evolution of the cloud. Fog computing allows for the distribution of critical core functions like storage, communication, computer, control, decision making and application services closer to the origination of data. It is a new distributed architecture, one that spans the continuum between the cloud and everything else. It makes fog computing, a common sense architecture and a necessary one for scenarios where latency, privacy, and other data-intensive issues are a cause for concern. It facilitates the operation of computer and networking service. Fog computing acts as a jumping-off point for edge computing. It is a standard that defines how edge computing should work. Fog computing minimizes the latency by analyzing the data close to where it is. It reduces traffic ...