Edge & Cloud Computing
What is 'cloud computing'?
Cloud computing involves renting computing resources via the internet, i.e. the cloud, on another company's computers.
Cloud computing is the rental of computing resources - including servers, storage space, databases, networks, software, analytics and artificial intelligence - via the internet, i.e. the cloud, on another company's computers. Cloud computing's scalability enables faster innovation, flexible resources and economies of scale. Cloud computing represents a major shift from the traditional way in which companies think about IT resources.
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The "Edge & Cloud Computing" project |
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>> to the topic page "Edge & Cloud Computing" For around three decades, the fundamental question has been running through manufacturing technology - should automation be centralized or decentralized? Opinions are currently divided on the decision: Which is better - to store and process data centrally in the cloud or decentrally at the edge in production? For automation specialists and machine builders, the OT experts par excellence, there is the added complication that cloud, edge and artificial intelligence have their origins in IT. This means that two worlds collide: collaboration between OT and IT experts is often characterized by misunderstandings and "talking past each other". In the "Edge & Cloud Computing" project, the Computer&Automation editorial team and Microsoft want to bring the two worlds closer together - true to the motto "IT meets OT". Our online special "Edge & Cloud Computing" is a knowledge platform where you, dear readers, will find a glossary of the most important terms as well as interviews, user reports and specialist articles on edge and cloud technologies. Click here! |
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