Taking a page from client computing (thin vs thick clients), the idea is that edge computing can be broken down along lines of whether to distribute or centralize the computing in an edge deployment. ...

Although the convergence of the two emerging trends: cloud computing and mobile computing can somehow compensate the shortage of hardware capability in mobile devices by offloading requested work to ...

A typical laptop or desktop PC—otherwise known as a thick client or fat client—has the memory, storage, and computing power to run applications and perform computing tasks on its own. ... Also read: 4 ...

How thin can you go? New clients continue to be introduced, like HP’s unveiling of the t310 G2 All-in-One Zero Client in January.With client types on the market ranging from traditional thick desktop ...

The current discussion on edge computing (top) is reminiscent of discussions in the 1970s and 1980s relative to thin vs. thick clients and mainframes (bottom).

Cloud-to-client, direct: serverless computing reduces the middle It will be a mix of AWS and client machines.' Written by Joe McKendrick, Contributing Writer Feb. 26, 2017 at 8:36 a.m. PT ...