As data sits at the forefront of enabling better decision-making in enterprises, edge computing is emerging as a stepping stone toward improved response time and enhanced customer experience. 

In fact, edge computing has exploded in the last 18 months as work-from-home becomes the new normal, which has necessitated the increased usage of mobile devices and applications, according to Priya Rajagopal (pictured), director of product management at Couchbase Inc. And for any business to succeed in edge computing, security is supreme in mitigating DDoS attacks and ransomware. 

“When it comes to distributed computing architecture like edge computing, security is even more paramount,” Rajagopal said. “You have devices going offline coming back online, and you might have a breach point at one edge environment. Whether it is a data center or an edge device, you need to be able to ensure that you have isolated all other edge components from that breach.”

Rajagopal spoke with Lisa Martin, host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, during the Couchbase ConnectONLINE event. They discussed how edge computing is propelled by Couchbase’s distributed NoSQL database solution; how it correlates with 5G; and its connection with mobile devices. (* Disclosure below.)

Data synchronization in edge computing

Even though edge computing requires distributed infrastructure, access control is fundamental. And Couchbase’s database solution addresses that factor.

“The synchronization technology has components that allow you to set filters and access control policies,” Rajagopal explained. “So we have options that automatically poach the data if the device is no longer in the hands of the right recipient.”

Data storage, movement and management are also key in edge computing, according to Rajagopal. “But what about the data movement? And that’s where you’ve got a data synchronization technology where we facilitate high throughput, high performance, and highly scalable data synchronization between the edge and the cloud,” Rajagopal stated.

With the increased usage of mobile devices and applications, edge computing is going a notch higher. 

“Of course everything was moving online, but everything is overwhelmingly mobile … mobile devices are a classic example of edge computing because they’re generating and processing data. You can store data in offline mode on these devices,” she noted.

Even though 5G promises ultra-low latency, high bandwidth, and high concurrency, edge computing comes into play based on a distributed architecture, Rajagopal added. 

Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the Couchbase ConnectONLINE event. (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the Couchbase ConnectONLINE event. Neither Couchbase Inc., the sponsor for theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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