Glossary / Compute Locator
Compute Locator
A companion tool that matches each device workload to edge, hub, or cloud by weighing latency, bandwidth, cost, and battery life. Companion tool: Compute Locator
Related terms
- Commoditization — The slide by which a once-distinctive product becomes interchangeable with rivals' and loses its price premium — the erosion that connected, software-driven features are meant to resist.
- Conspicuous consumption — Buying and displaying goods to signal taste, status, and belonging — Thorstein Veblen's 1899 term, which the book ties to premium packaging and the unboxing moment.
- Churn — The fraction of customers lost each cycle.
- Customer lifetime value (CLV) — The total profit a customer generates over the whole relationship with a brand.