Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical objects, such as sensors and appliances, that are connected to the internet and can communicate with each other. IoT is used in many applications, such as home automation, healthcare, and transportation. Popular IoT platforms include AWS IoT, Google Cloud IoT, and Azure IoT. See our products Edge computing is a distributed computing paradigm that brings computation and data storage closer to the edge of the network, in order to reduce latency and improve performance. Edge computing is used in many applications, such as autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and industrial automation. Popular edge computing platforms include Microsoft Azure IoT Edge, AWS IoT Greengrass, and Google Cloud IoT Edge.