Emerson Network Power has identified strategies for organizations to better support edge facilities amid continued explosion of data generated by people and devices.

為了更好地支持人與設(shè)備所催生的爆炸性增長的數(shù)據(jù)當(dāng)中的邊緣設(shè)施，艾默生網(wǎng)絡(luò)能源為相關(guān)組織提出了三大策略。

Because of emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing, more organizations are now moving their storage, networking and bandwidth closer to users or in edge facilities. These facilities, also known as “neighborhood” data centers, face unique challenges of efficiency, availability and resiliency as they receive, process, and store huge amounts of data.

由于物聯(lián)網(wǎng)（IoT）與云計(jì)算等技術(shù)的出現(xiàn)，越來越多的組織現(xiàn)在正將其存儲(chǔ)、網(wǎng)絡(luò)和帶寬向距離用戶更近的地方或者說邊緣設(shè)施遷移。這些設(shè)施也被稱為“附近數(shù)據(jù)中心”，在接收、處理和存儲(chǔ)海量數(shù)據(jù)的時(shí)候，它們面臨著效率、可用性和靈活性的嚴(yán)峻挑戰(zhàn)。

“We are expecting exponential growth in digital consumption this year, causing a spike in data that is being generated, collected and analyzed. Because of this, there is a growing importance on neighborhood data centers, especially in the areas of retail and banking,” said Daniel Sim, director, channel business, Emerson Network Power in Asia. “These facilities require critical infrastructure that is flexible, scalable and cost-effective to address new challenges at the edge.”

“我們預(yù)計(jì)今年的數(shù)字消費(fèi)將呈指數(shù)級(jí)增長，使產(chǎn)生、收集和分析的數(shù)據(jù)急劇攀升。因此，附近數(shù)據(jù)中心的重要性逐漸增加，尤其在零售與銀行業(yè)發(fā)達(dá)的地區(qū)。”艾默生網(wǎng)絡(luò)能源亞太區(qū)渠道業(yè)務(wù)總監(jiān)Daniel Sim說，“這些設(shè)施要求關(guān)鍵基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施靈活、可擴(kuò)展、具有成本效益，能夠應(yīng)對(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)邊緣所面臨的新挑戰(zhàn)。”

Below are strategies to future-proof the network edge:

下面是應(yīng)對(duì)未來網(wǎng)絡(luò)邊緣的三大支持策略：

1. Consider design flexibility

1. 考慮設(shè)計(jì)的靈活性

Neighborhood data centers, or edge facilities, are receiving, processing and storing huge amounts of data as more networks and devices are becoming increasingly connected to them. Gartner predicts that by 2020, there will be 6.4 billion connected devices because of IoT and this can cause concerns for uptime and reliability in edge facilities. Jay Wirts, vice president and general manager of IT management, Emerson Network Power says, “When it comes to edge, organizations need to think about growth both vertically and horizontally. It's not just about deploying facilities that can scale to accommodate growth within a specific location, but also quickly deploying facilities in new locations.”

隨著更多的網(wǎng)絡(luò)和設(shè)施的連接，附近數(shù)據(jù)中心，或者說邊緣設(shè)施，正在接收、處理和存儲(chǔ)海量的數(shù)據(jù)。Gartner預(yù)測，到2020年，由于物聯(lián)網(wǎng)的應(yīng)用，將會(huì)有64億個(gè)設(shè)備實(shí)現(xiàn)連接，這就引起了人們對(duì)邊緣設(shè)施正常運(yùn)行時(shí)間和可靠性的擔(dān)心。艾默生網(wǎng)絡(luò)能源IT管理副總裁兼總經(jīng)理Jay Wirts說，“對(duì)于邊緣設(shè)施，組織需要考慮垂直與平行兩方面的增長。組織不僅要合理部署設(shè)施，使其能夠在特定的位置實(shí)現(xiàn)擴(kuò)容，滿足數(shù)據(jù)不斷攀升的需要，還需要提升在這些位置部署設(shè)施的效率。”

2. Ensure visibility at the edge

2. 確保邊緣設(shè)施的可見性

Managing several remote facilities can be a challenge and often require additional skilled manpower, which can be costly. To save on cost while ensuring insight into the neighborhood data center, organizations must enable real-time visibility of all IT networks, from core to the edge.

同時(shí)管理幾個(gè)遠(yuǎn)程的設(shè)施可能是一大挑戰(zhàn)，這常常需要更加訓(xùn)練有素的人員，而這會(huì)帶來高昂的成本。為了節(jié)省成本，同時(shí)實(shí)現(xiàn)對(duì)附近數(shù)據(jù)中心的洞察，組織必須對(duì)所有IT網(wǎng)絡(luò)實(shí)現(xiàn)從中心到邊緣的實(shí)時(shí)把握。

3. Resiliency in all levels

3. 確保所有層面的靈活性

Because of today's interconnected society, users expect applications to always be available. In the recent Ponemon Study on Data Center Downtime sponsored by Emerson Network Power, it found that the cost of downtime has increased to $8,851 per minute or an average of $740,357. UPS failure still accounts as the number one cause of data center outage.

當(dāng)今的世界是互聯(lián)的世界，因此用戶希望各種應(yīng)用隨時(shí)可用。最近艾默生網(wǎng)絡(luò)能源所資助的數(shù)據(jù)中心宕機(jī)Ponemon調(diào)查顯示，宕機(jī)的成本每分鐘已經(jīng)增加了8851美元，或者說平均740357美元。UPS故障仍然是數(shù)據(jù)中心斷電的首要因素。