Application Developers

Sasquatch is calling all developers to #smashyourservers!  Edjx is the easy button to develop your next “future proof” application on the edge.  Starting a new IoT project but concerned about cloud latency?  We are the definitive solution.   Building an application that is not latency dependent? Not a problem, we are priced very competitively with other serverless platforms.  Building an application for a drone that needs to access servers along the flight path?  You have come to the right place.  If you can dream it, you can do it on Edjx.

When you develop your application on the Edjx Console, it will run on a worldwide network of servers in traditional data centers. However, if you need even lower latency, simply install one of our EdjBlocks where you need it and, automatically, your application will run there.   Try doing that with a virtual machine!  Gone are the days of complex database stacks, database and hardware engineers. You as the developer can simply focus on building great software.  Even more, we can host your data sensor and IoT end points for you for a low monthly fee, which allows you to hyperscale your IoT applications.  You can discover more about sensor hosting here .

Perhaps the best feature of our platform is that we make our compute, storage, memory and other features available to you at “data center” hosted prices. This means you will not pay more for Edjx, despite it being a more resilient and flexible platform than any other serverless platforms.  This makes it an easy decision for your finance team.

Edjx was built by hard core developers from scratch to meet the coming challenges of deploying applications at the edge. We did not grow up with a data center mindset, we re-imagined a world with a trillion devices at the edge where data centers and fiber networks could not keep up, and developed the first peer-to-peer edge computing platform on the market.  It was difficult and frustrating at times, but we nailed it. And now you as the developer can get the benefit.

Benefits include:

• Easily code applications in days or weeks, not months or years in C++ or Rust

• Our platform includes Compute, Storage, KV Storage, DNS, Domain Hosting, and CDN features for serving content at competitive prices to Big Tech data center players

• Peer-to-Peer Edge Mesh Network

• High Uptime because nodes can go offline and your software still works

• Highly secure platform, your runtime is destroyed after each use

• Platform supports direct sensor hosting on each EdjBlock node

• API to support connectivity to the cloud or to sensors and data

Start using our platform to build your next application here .  Download our developer brochure .

Smart Cities & Government

Situation

Cities, States and other Government entities are grappling with how to take advantage of technology to provide safety, security and value- added services to their citizens.  There are a myriad of software vendors, IoT vendors, and hardware vendors that are more than willing to install their wares in your domain. What does the landscape look like when everything is installed?  In many cities, it looks like a clutter of proprietary cabinets and antennas littering the landscape, with citizens wondering what value they have received in exchange for the new “tech litter” blighting the landscape.

The Digital Divide is a critical problem globally, and if it isn’t addressed in the right way it will have detrimental impacts upon society, the economy, and government. Bridging the digital divide and establishing equity by ensuring all citizens have internet access is also a challenge.  Some states and municipalities have limited connectivity through fiber optic cables.  Running these new conduits requires tricky planning, is extremely expensive, and can disrupt traffic flow while construction occurs.  Finally, the “last mile” problem still exists because if fiber is run to the “edge” of a sparsely populated wilderness, the citizens living in that area will still not be able to connect without an enormous additional investment that fiber carriers have no incentive to complete.

Complication

Historically, government infrastructure initiatives have been single purpose. For instance, a city CIO wants to solve a problem, such as gunshot detection or object dumping.  The RFI, RFP goes out, a number of vendors might respond, and one is selected. The system gets built as a single purpose solution. Hardware and sensors are installed, and the system does what it was designed to do.  But what about next year’s’ project? And the year after that?  Can existing hardware and sensors be used?  Typically “no.” –  systems are installed for a specific purpose, and any additional use case requires a new, additional system. Before long, cities are burdened with maintaining multiple, single purpose systems.  Now multiply this approach by multiple city departments, and then factor in state and federal initiatives. Before long, an army of technology consultants are essentially “permanently employed” to maintain these systems.

Digital Divide can be closed through the systematic introduction of increased compute capabilities, Edge Intelligence, Serverless Computing, and broadband access via wifi. This has to be a comprehensive strategy, funded by both public funds and private investment and more than wifi is needed to bridge the Digital Divide. 

Bridging the digital divide” is not just about “connectivity; compute and storage are part of the equation”.  If the nearest data center is 600 miles away, even with great connectivity, things are going to feel very “slow”.  Why? Because each software request from a phone, IoT device, or web browser has to travel 600 miles to the datacenter, then get processed, and then return 600 miles back to the user or device –: that’s 1,200 miles!  Bridging the divide is more easily served by providing local storage and compute, and using whatever connectivity exists.  Connectivity will “feel” fast, even without all the expensive new fiber.  A municipality with a localized compute and storage network can provide a great user experience for its citizens and, in many cases, avoid the huge investment in a new network.

Resolution

EDJX has come up with a technology breakthrough to enable cities, states, and countries to solve both the problem of multiple “single purpose” solutions, as well bridge the digital divide.  EdjOS, our multi-tenant peer-to-peer operating system runs on inexpensive, rugged computers that can be installed anywhere, with any level of connectivity. This includes 5G, 4G, 3G, fiber, wifi, and even satellite connectivity for remote locations.  Any type of sensor can be installed to any of our EdjBlock “nodes”.  For instance one node might have cameras and sonic gunshot detection sensors, while another node has air quality and wildfire or flood detection sensors. Once installed, this network of nodes and sensors becomes a powerful, serverless edge compute and storage environment that can support almost any software application.  The EDJX system moves the data center to the “edge”, into neighborhoods or even remote locations. Nodes can be installed on rooftops, cell phone towers, solar powered poles, traffic boxes mostly anywhere.  EDJX Our EdjBlock nodes become “swiss army knives” for your city, state, or nation, with unlimited uses and configurations.