Nvidia EGX takes AI computing to the edge of the network

Nvidia is launching its EGX Platform to bring real-time artificial intelligence to the edge of the network. This means AI computing will happen where sensors collect data before it is sent to cloud-connected datacenters. "There's a massive change in the computing industry being driven by growth of [internet of things] sensors," said Justin Boitano, senior director of enterprise and edge computing, in a press briefing. "There are cameras for seeing the world, microphones for hearing the world, and devices being deployed so machines can detect what is happening in the real world." But this also means there's an exponential increase in the amount of raw data that has to be analyzed.