Smart Industry Blog: Fog, Mist and Hardware in Factory Automation

Although cloud computing is pervasive and popular in consumer technology, the cloud isn’t always ideal in industrial applications because factory automation needs real-time connectivity without latency or intermittent-connectivity issues, as well as industrial-grade equipment that can handle the factory environment. The next generation of computing–fog and mist–and the applications for factory automation and embedded devices…

Embedded Intel Solutions: The Eyes of the IoT Rely on Processor Innovation

The Eyes of the IoT Rely on Processor Innovation May 1st, 2017 By Caroline Hayes, Senior Editor  Manufacturers are increasingly using connected nodes to monitor production on the factory floor, as well as for surveillance, traffic, and retail applications. Seeking processing power that can boost IoT board and blade performance, manufacturers are eagerly integrating ‘upgrades’ in…