Author: Zen and the Art of Computer Programming
Virtual reality (VR/AR) technology has recently risen rapidly and is booming in all walks of life. With the advancement of technology, developers also hope to use virtual reality technology to develop an immersive virtual world with more physical and mental comfort, combine virtual reality with the real environment, improve user experience and satisfy people's hands-on ability, this is edge computing ( The main application scenarios of Edge Computing) technology.
However, there are still many problems in the field of edge computing, such as low reliability, lack of relevant hardware support, and high equipment costs, which are very unfavorable to many enterprises. In order to solve the above problems, Baidu Smart Cloud announced the launch of an edge computing service platform based on large-scale clusters.
In 2020, Baidu Smart Cloud announced the launch of a large-scale cluster-based edge computing service platform - Smart Retail Developer Platform (IOT Development Platform). The platform aims to create a new generation of developer ecosystem in the field of smart retail by utilizing advanced technologies, solutions and methods from the industry. Among them, the field of edge computing will become an important direction in the field of smart retail, and Baidu Smart Cloud will insist on providing complete services in an optimal way, including architecture design, core algorithm research and development, data processing and application.
Therefore, from the perspective of Baidu Smart Cloud, edge computing technology will give smart retail developers new development opportunities. How to build an edge computing resource pool in the cloud, how to deploy it to distributed IoT terminal devices, how to enable applications on terminal devices to obtain data from multiple sources at the same time, and how to use the massive data analysis technology of big data for accurate Positioning, identification, push, how to further improve the application efficiency and scalability of edge computing, and how to design an effective management mechanism will all become key issues considered by Baidu Smart Cloud.
This article will elaborate on the latest product launched by Baidu Smart Cloud Edge Computing Platform - Smart Retail Developer Platform, and discuss how to realize the value of edge computing and bring real business value.
2. Explanation of basic concepts and terms
Before starting to elaborate, let the reader have a brief understanding.
1) Cloud server: