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The evolution of the IoT means that increasing amounts of data are processed at the Edge before being transferred to the Cloud. There are many advantages to this, not least that it reduces the bandwidth requirements for Cloud computing. Edge sensors gather data to sense the physical environment. This can be in many and varied… Read More »
Cloud and Cloud Computing are common terms, but they are ethereal. What exactly is “the Cloud”? What benefits does it offer? This blog explores why the Cloud has become an important part of the industrial landscape. The origins of the term ‘the Cloud’ to describe servers that are accessed over the internet is shrouded in… Read More »
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) increases, Edge Computing systems are demanding more performance and specific processing capabilities in industrial settings. This places intensifying demands on industrial computing systems that need to deliver time-critical decisions. The addition of video or other AI/ML algorithms means images and sensor input is processed… Read More »
Fog computing is a relatively new layer in distributed networks. The industry consortium, the OpenFog Consortium, founded by Arm, Cisco, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Princeton University, released its reference architecture for fog computing just four years ago, in February 2017. The meteorological moniker places it as a computing layer that is below the Cloud, but… Read More »
Highly reliable embedded systems start with secure, rock-solid hardware designs, such as those provided by WINSYSTEMS. The application software provides the unique functionality systems developers require for their embedded product solutions. The Finnish software company, Qt, has based its highly efficient and flexible development platform on the principle of reducing coding effort to accelerate… Read More »
On June 7th, U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) visited WINSYSTEMS corporate campus in Grand Prairie, Texas. After a short meet-and-greet and brief tour, the congresswoman sat down with company management and department heads for a conversation centered on promoting increased manufacturing in the U.S. and highlighting some of the challenges small manufacturers are currently… Read More »
As more computational power is required at the Edge, embedded systems are often required to adapt for additional functionality, together with extensive connectivity and sensor inputs for the expanding Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The Cybersecurity Improvement Act (2020) defines the minimum security requirements for IoT devices and vulnerability disclosures. Although focused on IoT devices… Read More »
In our last blog, Which xPU? Understand the Differences Between Edge-Based Processors, we went through the different types of processing elements that might show up on an Edge computer, along with a description of each of the function types. This list included CPUs (central processing units), GPUs (graphical processing units), TPUs (Tensor processing units), and… Read More »