Where is the Edge of the Edge of Industrial IoT?
Figure 2: Rate of Information Decay
level and is at the top end of the Edge
continuum.
Computing is quickly evolving with many
organization focusing on improving the
smarter use of the deluge of data nearer the
IoT devices that generate it. It is expected to
greatly impact the business value of IoT as
we know it.
These four objectives demonstrate how the
Edge can move along a continuum to meet
the unique requirements of individual IIoT
Systems. In addition to security and
connectivity, the rate of information decay is
often the most important latency driver that
dictates where the Edge of the Edge should
be along the time-value graph [See Figure
2 7 ].
Just as Ariel says “Let’s go” as she explores
the Edge of the Edge of the Sea, Edge
Computing opens new frontiers for those
who want to find the business value and
competitive advantage of IIoT. Edge
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