Emerging Trends in Cloud Computing

 Containerization: Containers ensure that applications are retro-fit to work on different kinds of operating systems. They are built to adapt and fit into different OS, as each container is specially designed with apps that come with their own libraries, bins, and all their other dependencies and therefore take up lesser space on the host OS, enabling them to work seamlessly, and further lessening their deployment time, as against using Virtual machines. Docker and Kubernetes (by Google) are some of those offering container services.

Serverless Computing: As the name implies, it enables consumers to build and run applications seamlessly without having to worry about servers. This is because the cloud providers cover that aspect, which the consumer pays for on a per-use basis. So no, it does not mean the eradication of servers from computing, it just implies that you can focus on just running your application, and let others take of the associated servers for you a.k.a "relass and be taken kiaruff"...

IoT a.k.a Internet of Things: refers to random, everyday objects that are implanted with various technologies that enable them to collect and transmit data with other systems over the internet. Examples of IoT devices include  wearable health monitors which transmit data about the health status of the person wearing them, and notifies the hospital in cases of sharp changes to the person's health status, for further action. Cool right?!

Edge Computing: As the name implies, involves processing information/data at the edge of the network, bringing it as close as physically possible to the client. This is done, instead of processing the information at a centralized data processing center, which might not necessarily be as close to the client and might likely lead to a longer processing and latency time. The rise of Edge locations distributed all over a geographic location has taken care of that. Think of them as grass-root politicians in different constituencies that sort out the issues of constituents, instead of you taking your complaints all the way to the federal government all the way at the top. Even if your requests are eventually met, it would take a much longer period of time to reach you, when compared to that same issue being dealt at the grass-root stage.