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Tactic: Hardware multiplication

Tactic sort: Dark Tactic

Type: Unsustainable Pattern

Category: edge-computing

Tags:

Title

Hardware multiplication

Description

The distributed nature of edge computing leads to a lot of hardware being produced. This has an impact on resource utilization that has to be investigated both for producing them but also for running them, i.e. to perform lifecycle assessments. As part of this effort, Pirson & Bol provide a carbon footprint assessment of IoT edge devices (focusing on the production and transport phases) that shows the consequent impact these devices have.

Participant

hardware-producer, edge-provider

Related artifact

Infrastructure

Context

Deployment and normal operation

Feature

Distributed nature of edge

Tactic intent

Spreading hardware devices that need to be produced

Intent measure

Amount of hardware needed, Life cycle assessment of the hardware considered

Countermeasure

Use already existing devices as edge devices (for example embedded systems) instead of building dedicated edge devices.

Source

*The Dark Side of Cloud and Edge Computing* by Klervie Toczé, Maël Madon, Muriel Garcia and Patricia Lago (DOI: https://doi.org/10.21428/bf6fb269.9422c084)