FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
SIMON MICHIE , CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AT
SIMON MICHIE , CTO AT PULSANT , EXPLAINS WHY EDGE COMPUTING WILL TRANSFORM MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS , BUT SUCCESS WILL STILL DEPEND ON HAVING THE RIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE AND PARTNERSHIPS IN PLACE
Q . HI SIMON . TELL US , HOW WILL EDGE COMPUTING IMPACT THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ?
» “ The potential of edge computing to transform manufacturing is immense . The roll-out of high bandwidth 5G connectivity is steadily bringing industry 4.0 initiatives , the industrial internet of things ( IIoT ), and artificial intelligence ( AI ) within the reach of almost every manufacturing plant .
“ It is not 5G on its own that will inaugurate this smart , new world of manufacturing – it also depends on a network of highly connected edge data centres at strategic locations . “ By processing data close to where manufacturing operations generate , IT enterprises can locate highly automated , AI-driven facilities almost wherever they wish . Being a long distance from big names in cloud computing is no longer a barrier to innovation because of high latency .”
18 October 2022