Deloitte on Cloud, the Edge, and Enterprise Expectations - InformationWeek

Consulting and professional services firm Deloitte recently issued a report, "Unbundling the cloud with the intelligent edge," which looks at how updated connectivity in the cloud, AI, and edge computing can be exploited by the enterprise. Elements making up this changing ecosystem include the adoption of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 in the next phase of wireless connections, says Jeff Loucks, executive director of Deloitte's Center for Technology, Media, & Telecommunications. He says the report posits the displacement of incumbent wireless by 5G in the next three years. New tiers of wireless may act as force multipliers, according to the report, by expanding the potential of other new technologies. "The way we're thinking about the intelligent edge," says Loucks, "it's a combination of processing power, artificial intelligence, and advanced connectivity that's located near devices that generate and consume data."