Getting Data into Action at the Edge: The BRYCK Story

As industries evolve, the nature of data has shifted from just a resource to an important catalyst for development. Whether it is self-driving cars or interplanetary missions, and everything in between, the speed of innovation is increasingly tied to the ability to collect, process, and analyze massive amounts of data. Nonetheless, when the volume of data is growing at an all-time high, traditional infrastructure can no longer fulfill these needs owing to high latencies, huge costs, and security risks. This is where Tsecond’s BRYCK® platform — a petabyte-scale storage and edge computing solution — comes to the rescue, redefining data management and on-board AI inferencing with an unmatched level of portability, speed, and efficiency.

The Edge Computing Conundrum

Edge computing—where data is processed at or near the point of creation—has gone through explosive growth. The global edge computing market is projected to reach US $101.3 billion by 2027, according to Markets and Markets research, based on demand from manufacturing, automotive, and telecom sectors among others. As the old adage goes, there is a reason for that: centralized data processing doesn’t scale in terms of latency, bandwidth, and cost for most use cases.

“In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses must be able to capture, analyze and transport data across different applications, edges, data centers and clouds,” said Sahil Chawla, Co-founder and CEO at Tsecond. “The BRYCK family of products gives users unprecedented simplicity, speed, and efficiency to manage data and perform on-board AI inferencing directly at the Edge. Thus, enterprises can find the best ways to make their data work for them without having to completely overhaul their data infrastructure.”

BRYCK® platform – the low SWaP and high-performance edge infrastructure

Tsecond’s patented technology, BRYCK® platform enables large data capture, data transport and AI in disadvantaged, harsh, forward, tactical, mobile and flying edge environments. At first glance, the design specs of BRYCK are quite impressive. The engineering marvel houses one petabyte of storage in a device measuring approximately 4 x 4 x 9.5 inches and weighing just about 14 pounds. For comparison, one petabyte can hold 500 billion pages of normal text or 500 hours (2 million minutes) of HD video.

However, the magic within BRYCK is its technologies that can totally redefine data management. High-speed input/output (I/O) architecture lets you transfer data quickly at 40GB/s, while the AES-256 bit encryption coupled with ransomware protection keeps it safe in transit and during operation. In addition, the device is ruggedized for extreme environments, making it suitable for aerospace, defense, and autonomous applications.

The BRYCK software features self-healing capabilities that automatically detects, corrects errors and provides end-to-end data consistency.. In extreme environments with a high risk of hardware failure, such as a gimbal-less configuration, this capability guarantees reliability.

The AI-powered BRYCK variant, BRYCK AI, enables high-performance AI inferencing right at the edge, where data is generated. With its composable AI architecture, BRYCK AI can be customized to fit unique and specific use case needs. Latency is minimal with ultra-fast 1,660 TOPS, up to 1PB storage and 40GB/s data throughput. This solution is ideal for high-end processing in edge environments.

Beyond the Hardware

There are many use cases for BRYCK. In the media and entertainment industry, it offers versatile applications, ranging from dailies management to expediting complex workflows like heavy image finishing, rendering, and transfer of distributed film assets across multiple locations. In manufacturing, it helps streamline quality checks through data processing on-site at production lines. BRYCK can also help enable critical missions in aerospace and defense applications, where data needs to be made readily available for analysis.

The urgency of these solutions is underscored in a new report from Gartner, which predicts that by 2025 three-quarters (75%) of the data generated by enterprises will be created outside traditional data centers and processing units. Indeed, BRYCK is designed to mitigate delays from weeks down to hours by capturing and transferring data at unprecedented speed.

BRYCK does away with the need for massive physical infrastructure, such as on the way from edge locations to central hubs of data. In previous years, organizations have needed to place an order for a truckload of servers — a practice that is slow and terrible for the surroundings. BRYCK is small enough to be picked up by hand and shipped like a regular package, which means much lower costs and carbon emissions compared to traditional shipping.

The release of BRYCK is a signifier of a larger change in the way organizations are looking at big data. Tsecond is unlocking new applications for real-time analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence by facilitating edge storage, on-board AI inferencing and seamless data mobility between Cloud platforms, data centers, and the Edge.

McKinsey research has illustrated this by estimating the economic value of speedier data, finding that companies who embrace real-time analytics are able to enhance decision-making by over 25%. If BRYCK’s capabilities sound perfectly aligned with helping enterprises keep up with that trend, it is for good reason — they are.

Sustainability in Big Data

An aspect of BRYCK that is also just as great is Tsecond’s focus on sustainability in the construction. The platform drastically cuts its carbon footprint and lowers energy consumption by reducing the necessity to move large data sets around physically. It also consumes significantly less power than a typical hairdryer and less space, boosting its green image.

BRYCK is then a complete re-engineering of big data management. It not only resolves some of the more immediate logistical challenges presented by edge-to-cloud workflows, but it also removes roadblocks for new innovation. Its unparalleled functionality promises to be a boon for myriad industries including aerospace and aviation, media and entertainment, government and defense, oil and gas, and more.

In an ever more data-driven world, BRYCK will help define the future. Managing the data is about utilizing it to realize its full power, to scale us forward to drive new evolutions, one petabyte at a time.

Tsecond has reached a new paradigm with BRYCK, raising the bar in edge computing and unlocking potential within the data-driven economy. Innovation happens at the edge, and BRYCK ensures every possible opportunity is explored.