Securing and Deduplicating the Edge with EdgeFS

Data security presents a major challenge of Edge/Fog computing growth. Learn how to overcome issues with the introduction of modern decentralized data layer EdgeFS.

We’ve been articulating Edge/Fog computing transformation with arguments in significant cost savings due to reduced bandwidth consumption, improved analytics efficiency due to improved necessary reaction time to events in the physical world, maximum uptime by not relying on WAN (Wide Area Network) like cellular that can be less reliable than wired, and improved security.

In terms of security, the benefits come from protecting assets close to the source of data, ones that were never intended to connect to broader networks, much less the internet.

However, as applications, data, computing services getting pushed away from centralized locations the data fragments have to be replicated across an increasing number of distributed networks. With that in mind, data security presents still a major challenge of Edge/Fog computing growth.

To address these challenges we need conceptually new decentralized data distribution and accessing layers that are designed with Edge/Fog security in mind.

Let’s compare two open-source decentralized storage layers designs that might fit the requirement list from data security standpoints: EdgeFS (http://edgefs.io, Apache Licensed) and…