Commodity single board computer clusters and their applications

Steven J. Johnston, Philip James Basford, Colin S. Perkins, Herry Herry, Fung Po Tso, Dimitrios Pezaros, Robert D. Mullins, Eiko Yoneki, Simon J. Cox, Jeremy Singer

Abstract: Highlights•Single Board Computers can run mainstream operating systems and workloads.•Single Board Computers clusters replicate data center features.•SBC clusters are a new and distinct computational deployment paradigm.•SBC Clusters facilitate the Internet of Things, Smart Cities, Fog and Edge compute.•SBC Clusters are a game changer in pushing application logic towards the network edge.