Overcoming the Second Application Challenge in Edge Computing
I spend my days thinking about the value edge-applications can bring to my users and business, but I had not given any thought about the implications of not having a…
Edge Computing: 5 Years of Navigating a Category In the Making
The first five years of Avassa have been anything but predictable, because the edge computing market hasn’t been very predictable itself. When we started back in 2020, there was no…
Automating the Edge: How Platform Engineering Transforms Edge Computing
As digital transformation continues to disrupt industries across the board, platform engineering has emerged as a crucial set of practices and patterns for IT teams to enable self-service capabilities for…
Rethinking the Cloud-First Mandate: Why Modern Enterprises Are Rebalancing Towards On-Prem and Edge
This article is cowritten by Stefan Wallin with Avassa and Cristian Klein with Elastisys. From an information security perspective, 2025 started rough. First, we had power and communication cable cuts…
Evaluating Edge Architectures: Vertical Solutions vs. Best-of-Breed Approaches
In the evolving landscape of edge computing, organizations face a pivotal decision: Should they opt for an all-in-one, vertically integrated edge stack, or assemble a best-of-breed solution by selecting individual…
A Guide to IT/OT Convergence in the Era of Edge Computing
Industrial organizations today face a simple but critical reality: operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) can no longer operate in isolation. As factories, production sites, and remote facilities digitize,…
Azure IoT Hub Migration: Scalable Industrial IoT and Edge Alternatives
In the evolving landscape of industrial edge and IoT, developers are looking for stable, scalable, and efficient platforms to build their industrial edge systems. Azure IoT Hub has been a…
What is Edge Computing? A Complete Overview
Edge computing is a rapidly evolving technology that is gaining significant attention in the tech world. Despite its growing popularity, many people are still unfamiliar with its real-world applications and…
Securing the Edge: Tackling Distributed Security Challenges
Securing edge computing environments poses distinct challenges that differ greatly from traditional centralized cloud security. Unlike secure cloud data centers, edge environments consist of distributed nodes—each acting as a potential…
What are Containers and How Do They Work?
The term “container” refers to image files in a format defined by the Open Container Initiative (OCI) which was formed under the auspices of the Linux Foundation in 2015. Containers…