The computing continuum extends the high-performance cloud data centers with energy-efficient and low-latency devices close to the data sources located at the edge of the network. However, the heterogeneity of the computing continuum raises multiple challenges related to application management. These include where to offload an application - from the cloud to the edge - to meet its computation and communication requirements. To support these decisions, we provide in this article a detailed performance and carbon footprint analysis of a selection of use case applications with complementary resource requirements across the computing continuum over a real-life evaluation testbed.

翻译：计算连续体将高性能云层数据中心扩展至与位于网络边缘的数据源相近的高能效和低延迟装置,然而,计算连续体的异质性带来了与应用管理有关的多重挑战,其中包括从云层到边缘的应用程序如何卸载以满足其计算和通信要求。为支持这些决定,我们在本篇文章中提供了对若干使用案例应用进行的详细性能和碳足迹分析,这些应用在实际寿命评价测试台的整个计算连续体中具有补充资源要求。