By Eric Johansson
Simon Michie is the CTO of Pulsant, the IT management company. Founded in 1995 as EdNET, the company has since not only swapped names but pivoted to become one of the UK’s leading edge computing platforms.
Research firm GlobalData defines edge computing as “the deployment and use of computer processing, data storage, and analytics capabilities close to the places where data is collected and where digital content and applications are consumed.”
“The benefits of edge computing include the higher performance and cost savings that can be achieved when developing, hosting, and powering applications closer to points of consumption,” the researchers wrote in a recent report. “They also include making faster decisions about data collected from internet-connected sensors on factory floors, transportation networks, retail outlets, and many other locations.”
This may sound complicated, but the Pulsant CTO believes it is not as complex as people think. He should know; as CTO of Pulsant, Miche has overall strategic responsibility for Pulsant’s product and service portfolio and technology roadmap.
