Industry at the Edge by Barbara is an annual event directed to the community of professionals, startups and corporations around technological innovation in the industry. In a horizon of uncertainty in terms of escalating costs Edge Computing is set to become a game-changer in the industrial revolution.

The purpose of this article is to help the industrial ecosystem (service providers, integrators,, companies...) to better understand the industrial landscape of Edge technology. It is known that by 2026, 30% of packaged enterprise capabilities will be deployed on the Edge with integrated resources (gateways with local compute) to drive inference and business outcomes on nearby data. Find out more on the survey we conducted over 200 industrial companies.

Edge computing, or the ability to store and process data on servers close to the source or destination of that data, is becoming increasingly fashionable. The IT world has been using it for years with regional data centers that serve content more efficiently. What is new today is the beginning of its incursion into industrial environments.

The digital revolution is accelerating industrial transformation. Ubiquitous innovation, global markets, and increasingly demanding customers who no longer seek just a product, but a comprehensive service tailored to their needs are forcing manufacturers to transform their business models and move from one-off sales to one of higher value-added services.

Edge computing plays a key role in sustainability and energy efficiency because it is specifically designed to bring applications and data closer to devices and their users. Increasing the deployment of edge solutions could be one of the answers to achieve the energy optimization goal that the industry is looking for.

These are the conclusions reached by Barbara, which presents research on cybersecurity in this sector. Forty percent of industrial organizations have already experienced at least one security incident in the last year, with the industrial and energy sectors being the most vulnerable.

Industrial IoT is transforming the way plant environments operate by enabling hyper-connected networks that provide value through smart factories, predictive maintenance, energy management, remote monitoring, and more. This technology empowers industries to optimize productivity, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.

The transition from a business model of selling products to a model of selling services associated with them is occurring in all sectors. Solar energy equipment manufacturers can now jump on the servitization bandwagon and move from a solar tracker sales and implementation model to a pay-per-use model, through the constant collection and processing of data on the status of the photovoltaic plant.

As the number of connected devices increases, so does the amount of data generated. This ability to analyze data, extract insights from it and make autonomous decisions based on the analysis is the essence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) of things, also known as AIoT.