There are times when the cloud isn\u2019t within reach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oracle might be trying to provide a stopgap: The company is seeking to patent a system for \u201ccloud edge device virtualization\u201d<\/a> that allows cloud services to operate closer to the source of the data, rather than data needing to be transferred back to a centralized cloud platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCurrent centralized cloud computing environments may not meet time-sensitivity requirements when streaming data due to the inherent latency of their wide-area network connections,\u201d Oracle said in the filing. \u201cRemotely generated data may need to be processed more quickly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Upon user request, Oracle\u2019s tech creates a \u201cvirtual edge device\u201d emulating a physical edge device that may be not easily accessible. That virtual device is used to run workloads on the edge, providing cloud-like functionality without needing to be near a data center or server farm.\u00a0<\/p>\n This tech is particularly useful in situations involving large amounts of edge-computing devices, devices in remote areas with limited internet access, and applications where latency needs to be minimal.\u00a0<\/p>\n Oracle\u2019s tech highlights a growing need: As Internet-of-Things devices continue to be deployed and bolstered with AI, data processing and movement back and forth from centralized cloud environments can quickly gum up the works. Systems like Oracle\u2019s could reduce friction in edge computing environments, allowing anything from smart home assistants to factory robots to leverage AI seamlessly.\u00a0<\/p>\n Plus, while Oracle trails cloud hyperscalers like Amazon, Google and Microsoft, the company\u2019s cloud offerings are gaining ground in the wake of AI demand: In its most recent earnings report<\/a>, the company\u2019s cloud earnings for the quarter totalled $11.7 billion, up 14% year-over-year.\u00a0
According to CRN<\/a>, the company holds 3% of total market share in the cloud services industry. But as AI continues to quickly take root in the physical world<\/a>, tech like this could set it apart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are times when the cloud isn\u2019t within reach.\u00a0 Oracle might be trying to provide a stopgap: The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[256,64,63,257,2458,49276,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-60826","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-computing","12":"tag-data","13":"tag-oracle","14":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}