Intel Introduces New AI Edge Systems, Edge AI Suites, and Open Edge Platform Initiative to Accelerate AI Adoption at the Edge

Intel has unveiled its latest Intel® AI Edge Systems, Edge AI Suites, and the Open Edge Platform Initiative, designed to simplify and accelerate AI deployment across industries such as retail, manufacturing, smart cities, media, and entertainment. These solutions enable seamless integration with existing infrastructure, helping businesses adopt AI at the edge more efficiently.

"Our customers seek to scale AI within their existing edge workflows and infrastructure while balancing total cost of ownership, power efficiency, and performance. With decades of expertise in edge computing, we are enhancing our AI edge portfolio and ecosystem support through Intel AI Edge Systems, Edge AI Suites, and the Open Edge Platform, ensuring faster deployment of AI-ready solutions across industries."

— Dan Rodriguez, Vice President and General Manager of the Network and Edge Computing Division, Intel

Why It Matters
Edge AI is emerging as a key driver of enterprise innovation. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2025, 50% of enterprise-managed data will be processed outside of traditional data centers or the cloud, in locations such as retail stores, manufacturing facilities, and healthcare institutions. By 2026, at least half of all edge computing deployments will involve machine learning.

Intel has been at the forefront of edge AI, collaborating with partners on over 100,000 real-world edge implementations, many of which already leverage AI. Through this experience, Intel understands the unique challenges associated with deploying AI at the edge. Unlike cloud-based AI, edge AI varies significantly by industry, with each sector having distinct performance, power, and cost considerations.

For edge businesses, maintaining existing platforms and software while integrating AI is critical to achieving the best total cost of ownership (TCO) and power efficiency. Unlike large data centers with dedicated AI infrastructure, edge AI deployments must seamlessly integrate into existing IT systems within space-constrained, low-power, and cost-sensitive environments.

Intel’s Approach: Open and Scalable Edge AI Solutions
The Intel AI Edge Systems, Edge AI Suites, and Open Edge Platform Initiative address these challenges by building on Intel’s widely adopted edge technologies. These solutions empower the ecosystem to bring edge AI to market faster and more effectively.

By embracing an open edge approach, Intel continues to enhance end-to-end performance and overall TCO across key industries. In edge AI video analytics applications, raw TOPS (trillions of operations per second) alone is not a sufficient measure of real-world performance.

Comparing Intel® Core™ Ultra processors with leading AI competitors, Intel delivers 2.3x better end-to-end pipeline performance and 5x better performance per dollar, even when competitors may have a higher TOPS rating.