Blog Post
Beyond the edge: introducing EdgeLink
Matt Thoman explores the advantages of Vertex O Series Edge with EdgeLink.
Tax Automation Without Limits. From Cloud to Edge.
Vertex O Series combines world-class tax determination with the flexibility to deploy in the cloud, on-premise, or locally at the edge for mission-critical resiliency.
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Next-Gen Tax Infrastructure
In a world of omnichannel commerce, your tax strategy can’t afford a single point of failure. Vertex provides a hybrid tax solution that allows you to centralize tax policy while distributing calculation power to where it’s needed most. Stop choosing between cloud flexibility and edge performance. Deploy the hybrid tax solution trusted by the world’s largest retailers and service providers.
- Centralized Intelligence: Manage all rules, rates, and logic within a single, secure cloud tax engine.
- Distributed Performance: Use edge tax processing to move calculations closer to the customer, ensuring 100% uptime even during network outages.
- Unified Visibility: One platform for global reporting, regardless of where the transaction was calculated.
EDGE DEPLOYMENT DELIVERS YOUR TEAM ULTIMATE CONTROL
Vertex O Series Edge with EdgeLink offers your team the ability to calculate tax at the point of need while managing it centrally—a reliable solution that avoids common pitfalls while providing IT departments with ultimate flexibility and control.
The Hybrid Advantage: Cloud Scale, Edge Performance
Modern commerce requires a tax automation platform that stays "always-on." By unifying our cloud tax engine with edge tax processing, Vertex can deliver a hybrid tax solution that centralizes policy management while distributing calculation power to your front lines. This architecture ensures real-time tax calculation with zero latency, keeping your business compliant and your checkouts moving—with or without an internet connection.
Mission-Critical Availability
Eliminate the risk of downtime at the point of transaction. By deploying our tax automation platform via edge technology, you remove reliance on constant internet connectivity. Ensure your stores and checkouts stay operational 100% of the time, regardless of local bandwidth issues or network outages.
Unified Centralized Control
Bridge the gap between local performance and global oversight. Manage your entire hybrid tax solution from a single hub while tax is calculated locally. This architecture intelligently streams data and telemetry to a central O Series engine, streamlining compliance and reporting without the heavy maintenance of traditional local endpoints.
Ultra-Low Latency Performance
Deliver a frictionless customer experience by removing the "round-trip" delay of cloud-only calls. With edge tax processing, containers provide consistent, real-time tax calculation at sub-millisecond speeds. Transactions are processed locally, ensuring high-speed performance even during peak traffic surges.
Hardened Data Security & Privacy
Protect sensitive information by keeping it where it belongs. Because calculations occur within your company firewall, PII (Personally Identifiable Information) never needs to leave the local network. This minimizes external traffic and simplifies your data sovereignty and security strategy.
Operational Efficiency & Precision
Optimize your footprint by deploying only what you need. Our cloud tax engine allows you to customize individual containers by region or line of business. By pushing only relevant tax content to specific locations, you reduce technical overhead and improve system agility.
Scalable E-commerce Excellence
Future-proof your digital storefront against volatility. By integrating a hybrid tax solution, your e-commerce platform can scale instantly to handle massive order volumes. Keep your checkout process fast and reliable during high-stakes events like Black Friday, ensuring no sale is lost to latency.