The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) continues to drive huge gains in productivity, efficiency, and profitability across a broad range of industry sectors, including manufacturing, transportation, energy, and agriculture. The benefits are so great that analysts with Accenture have predicted … Read More
Edge Computing
Exploring Edge Computing in Industrial Automation and Manufacturing
The automotive sector has long been a leader in industrial automation, using robotics, artificial intelligence, and other Industry 4.0 technologies to streamline manufacturing. However, the food and beverage sector is leading the growth of the industrial automation market, according to … Read More
What Is Industrial Edge Computing? Exploring Benefits, Use Cases, and More
Industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and transportation operate a wide range of machines, sensors, and systems that generate valuable data. Increasingly, this equipment is network-enabled (a trend known as IT/OT convergence), making it possible to transmit data to computer … Read More
Exploring 4 Types of Edge Computing and How They Are Used
Edge computing plays a key role in today’s distributed IT environment and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It brings compute and storage resources closer to users and devices where data is generated and consumed, enabling faster processing by reducing the … Read More
NEMA Ratings vs. IP Ratings: What Are the Differences?
Historically, data center managers have been concerned with a few key specs and features when choosing server racks and cabinets. These include static and dynamic (rolling) load capacities, cable and thermal management features, shelving options, security, ease of access, and … Read More
What Is a NEMA Rating, and What Are NEMA Enclosures?
In many organizations, the IT environment is distributed across multiple data centers, branch locations, and edge computing sites. IT equipment may be installed in classrooms, retail stores, warehouses, manufacturing plants, and industrial sites to enable low-latency access to applications and … Read More
What Is Industry 4.0? Applications and Examples of the 4th Industrial Revolution
Automation has long been used in manufacturing and other industrial sectors. In recent years, however, the Internet has enabled operational technology (OT) systems to communicate with each other and with information technology (IT) systems. Sensors, industrial controls, and other equipment … Read More
How Edge Computing Empowers IoT: Benefits, Challenges, and Use Cases
Experienced IT managers have a well-defined strategy for scaling data center capacity. This helps them ensure there’s enough physical space, power, cooling capacity, and network bandwidth to meet increasing user and application demands without overprovisioning resources. When it comes to … Read More
What Are Edge Data Centers? Definition, Characteristics, and Use Cases
Remote workers and branch offices need access to corporate IT resources, but connecting to a distant data center can cause delays that hamper productivity and the user experience. Transmitting data generated by IoT devices to the cloud can limit the … Read More
What Is an IP Rating, and How Does IP Rating Work?
Edge computing allows organizations to minimize the latency caused by transferring data to and from remote data centers. It improves the performance of applications and services from the user’s perspective and enables faster processing of data collected by Internet of … Read More