What is Edge Computing? The most basic explanation of Edge Computing describes it as the next generation of the geographical location of physical computing infrastructure and architecture, relocating closer to enterprises and people to meet the demand from the next wave of devices and applications – better known as the Internet of Things (IoT) or Industrial IoT […]
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Contrary to what you might think, you don’t need cloud providers or platforms to run your enterprise IoT project. In fact, it might be to your advantage to just stick to edge computing. If you’re considering an industrial Internet of Things (IoT) project then you’re probably wondering how to integrate it with the cloud. After […]
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Several years ago, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) era launched with a big bang. Much talk was generated regarding how the industry would be forever changed. Although the speculation was somewhat overhyped, most of the industry had a sense that a new and different way of conducting business was about to emerge. However, most businesses were […]
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Over the past 10 years we’ve watched cloud computing come of age as more and more companies send their data to the cloud for processing, storage, and management rather than keeping that data on a local server or Edge gateway. The benefits of cloud computing are vast, however there is another key development on the […]
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It is real, but it’s difficult to say how long it will take. It will surely take many years to fully realize, but is already happening faster than many expected. This blog presents some of key digital transformation trends in manufacturing ARC tracks in 2018. Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning The most noticeable and probably […]
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Modern machines tend to be smart. You’ve got a piece of industrial equipment, possibly with an OS, a sensor bus, and drivers talking to I/O systems enabling local monitoring and operation. Now you want to monitor, control, and update that equipment from the cloud. This can be accomplished, but only after you’ve deployed data management components to […]
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The cloud has transformed how we use technology. Of that there is no doubt. But as we have grown attuned to it for the IoT market, complexities arose. Once we moved past the exciting unicorn cases, practical issues reared their head. This has helped bring a renewed interest for the edge, where ever-more adept devices […]
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Analyst firm IDC predicts that by 2019, 45 percent of IoT-created data will be stored, processed, analyzed and acted upon close to, or at the edge of, the network. The challenge is that many companies want to take advantage of the value IoT offers to improve and scale their business, but they do not know […]
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Since Internet of Things technology started to gain mainstream traction, multiple platforms, solutions and strategies have been developed. At the moment there are more than 450 ‘platforms’ commercially available. Yet, realistically speaking, most of these have been designed for a very specific function on outdated technology and mostly down a vertical application path. Similarly, gateway […]
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Not too long ago, ExxonMobil came out with a plan where hardware is “plug and play”, open source, and non-proprietary. Where, if a device fails, you can source a replacement from any supplier, and simply plug it in, and the system keeps rolling along. This concept makes system upkeep and maintenance much easier and simpler […]
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If you ask end users about factors that impede the Industrial IoT the #1 factor is usually cybersecurity and the second is manageability. Drill down on what they mean by “manageability” and this expands to “remote device management” or “remote system management”. And without saying so they also mean “management at scale”. This is not […]
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Last week’s release of the Industrial Internet Consortium’s Industrial Internet Vocabulary Technical Report V2.0 coincided with renewed discussion on ARC’s Industrial Internet of Things LinkedIn page concerning the definition of the IIoT network edge. After a dutiful search of the new release in hope of floating an “official” definition of this oft-cited term, the only reference I was able […]
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