International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Application

Edge Computing: Transforming the Future of Data Processing

Author(s):Arjun Mehta, Samuel Okonkwo

Affiliation: IBM Research, Nairobi

Page No: 82-87

Volume issue & Publishing Year: Volume 3, Issue 7, July 2026

published on: 2026/07/08

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Application.(IJAMA)

ISSN NO: 3048-9350

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Abstract:
The exponential growth of connected devices and latency-sensitive applications has exposed fundamental limitations of centralized cloud computing. Edge computing — the paradigm of processing data at or near the source — is emerging as the critical architectural complement to the cloud. This article examines the principles, architecture, applications, and challenges of edge computing, and evaluates its transformative potential across industries including manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, and retail. Empirical evidence suggests that edge deployments reduce latency by up to 98%, cut bandwidth consumption by 80%, and enable entirely new categories of real-time AI applications previously infeasible in a cloud-only model.

Keywords: edge computing, fog computing, IoT, latency, distributed systems, AI inference, 5G

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