엣지 분류(2026년)

This IDC Taxonomy provides a detailed description of IDC's segmentation of the hardware, software, and services that are foundational and necessary resources to digital business and operations at the edge. Edge resources span many locations and are offered through many deployment models, including company-owned and service provider owned and operated. This document provides IDC's definitions of the market segments for edge to help technology providers understand how IDC views the highly distributed and diverse edge ecosystem. "The edge infrastructure ecosystem is evolving rapidly as organizations seek to streamline their journey to highly distributed compute resources. Established providers are evolving their offerings and emerging providers are challenging traditional markets to meet the growing need for secure and resilient edge platforms." - Research Director Jennifer Cooke, Edge AI Strategies, IDC.

IDC's worldwide Edge taxonomy

Edge taxonomy changes for 2026

Edge Taxonomy Overview

• What Is Edge?
  • Core
  • Edge - Everything Between the Core and Endpoints
  • Endpoints
• Edge Is a Location
• Edge Locations
• Edge Operating Models

Definitions

• Hardware
  • Heavy Edge
  • Light Edge
  • Intelligent Endpoints
  • Network Infrastructure
• Software
  • Applications
  • Application Development and Deployment
  • Systems Infrastructure Software
• Provisioned Services
  • Colocation (Datacenter Facilities)
  • Communications Services
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS)
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Professional Services
  • Project-Oriented Services
    • Strategy and Technology Consulting
    • Systems Integration Services
  • Engineering Services
• Support Services
• Managed Services

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