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TECH TALK
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ENTERPRISES
MUST BEGIN
THEIR JOURNEY
TO THE EDGE
Morten Illum, VP of EMEA, Aruba, says that, in the search
for competitive advantage, it is increasingly clear that
every business should be looking in one place – at the
edge of their network, where technology and people meet.
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here data and processing power
were once concentrated in the
back-office, now they live at the
edge, near the people who are using it – as
both employees and customers.
This shift has radical consequences for
companies in every industry. As a new
book, Opportunity at the Edge, from Fast
Future – and in collaboration with Aruba
– demonstrates, it has the potential to
overhaul business models, transform user
experiences, and even create entirely new
industries that could be worth trillions.
At the edge, enterprises can deploy
technology to create user experiences that
are faster, more dynamic and personalised
to individual needs. Edge computing
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technologies – from the mobiles that
customers use to connect to service, to
the sensors that can track activity, and the
Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can analyse
the data collected in real time – make it
possible for every organisation to provide a
radically improved level of service.
This has implications for all industries and
sectors of the economy. In a hospital,
it could mean that initial diagnoses are
made seconds after someone crosses the
threshold. In a school it should allow the
classroom experience to be tailored to the
learning needs and comfort level of every
pupil, supporting attainment and wellbeing.
In the workplace it will enable more effective
collaboration between people, wherever
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AT THE EDGE,
ENTERPRISES
CAN DEPLOY
TECHNOLOGY
TO CREATE USER
EXPERIENCES
THAT ARE
FASTER, MORE
DYNAMIC AND
PERSONALISED
TO INDIVIDUAL
NEEDS.
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