We recently saw an unusual online post. It showed a standard weather radar map from WFRV-TV, a Wisconsin station. The image shows over Lake Winnebago a large green area that normally denotes rain. But here the meteorologists labeled the large green swatch: “Lake Flies!” Our first reaction was this clearly is a joke, but a […]
IoT
Maximizing Insight from Distributed Assets with Google Cloud
We’re simulating a distributed real-world production/industrial environment. Our clients run the gamut of virtually every industry and environment. While there are many different sensors and data types that we monitor, some directly, some through PLC’s, etc. That reality also means software that runs locally at the edge, as well software running in the cloud. While […]
Shining a Light on Industrial IoT and the Factory Floor
For many in today’s tech-driven world, OT, or Operations Technology, is a term that has rarely or perhaps never been heard. Most are well-acquainted with IT, or Information Technology, and many interact with IT teams, systems, and resources on a daily basis. What is OT, and why should I care? First of all, OT has […]
Why Cloud is Making Computing at the Edge Relevant Again
It’s been a common problem for years. If you gather large amounts of data from a device or other source, and you need to process that data instantly, then moving it to a centralized database each and every time introduces latency. IoT must deal with this issue time and again. For example, say there is […]
Digital Edge Strategy and Why Enterprises Should Care
We discuss digital edge computing and why it’s important for enterprises to embrace. Every new product today needs sensors to gather information and send it back to the manufacturer for feedback and safety information. This applies to everything from autonomous cars and fitness gear, to elevators and the military. The tricky part about these sensors is […]
Edge Computing and How it Transforms Enterprises
We discuss the many definitions floating around for what edge computing is. Some call it fog computing or MEC (mobile edge computing). It is simple. It’s the understanding that as wireless networks and person-to-person interaction shifts to machine-to-machine interaction, underlying architectures must change along with that shift. For things like IoT and distributed data, they […]