Edge Computing Trends: Adoption, Challenges, and Future Outlook

This report shares insights on edge computing, gathered from a survey of IT professionals. Explore strategies for optimizing costs, extending security, and more.

Edge computing — the practice of operating closer to end users rather than in centralized data centers — has been a hot topic in IT for years. Because edge architectures can reduce latency and improve performance, businesses have embraced them to address speed, security, and efficiency challenges.

While these benefits have long been relevant, edge computing has become even more critical in the age of real-time data analytics and artificial intelligence. These workloads demand near-instantaneous processing, making traditional network architectures less viable.

But how much of the edge computing talk is just that — talk — and how much reflects real-world adoption? To what extent are businesses actively deploying edge workloads? What challenges do they face, and what benefits do they see?

To answer these questions, ITPro Today surveyed IT professionals about their organizations' edge computing strategies and investments. The survey results, which are detailed in this report, offer valuable insights into the current state of edge computing and where businesses plan to invest next at the network edge.

For key survey findings, a deep dive into the survey data and its implications for modern IT strategies, download your free copy of our 2025 Edge Computing Trends Report today!