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Edge Computing: Driving Innovation, Enabling Scalability

Edge- the new paradigm for computing and innovation! Check out this short video about Edge Computing and its importance in the IoT era:

By 2030, IoT devices are estimated to reach 25.4 billion.1 By 2025, the amount of data generated by IoT devices is expected to reach 73.1 ZB (zettabytes).

 

Edge computing brings data storage, processing, and analytics closer to the source of data generation and consumption (on the edge of the network).

 

Instead of sending raw data collected from sensors, cameras, smartphones, etc. to a centralized data center, an edge server processes the data where it is actually generated, say in a hospital, factory floor, or a retail store, for quick intelligent actions.

Cloud Vs Edge

Cloud - Centralized. Data is processed by the servers in the cloud, miles from the device. Edge - Decentralized. Data processed closer to the device

According to Gartner's projections, up to 75% of data generated by companies would be created and processed outside of traditional centralized data centres or the cloud by 2025.²

Cloud Vs Edge
The Edge in India: A Booming Market

India will remain a lucrative market for edge computing. IoT is being given a big push by Digital India and Smart Cities missions by the Government of India, which plans to deploy IoT sensors for water, power, healthcare, and other services, necessitating increased adoption of the edge.

The Edge in India

Reaping Benefits of the Edge

Fast Response Times
Fast Response Times 

  By reducing transmission delays  

Increased Data Security
Increased Data  Security

By giving more control over sensitive data

High Reliability
High  Reliability

By enabling uninterrupted operations

Enables  Scalability

     By unlocking real-time insights     

Improved  Safety

By enabling quick decision-making in critical situations

Cost  Savings

       By reducing network costs             

Key Technology Drivers

  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Video & Streaming Technology
  • 5G Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML)
  • Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR)

Making Industries & Infrastructure Smarter with Edge

  • Transportation & traffic management
  • Air quality monitoring
  • Smart parking
  • Smart lighting
  • Smart garden irrigation systems
Smart City
  • Smart hospitals
  • Remote patient monitoring, telemedicine
  • Real-time medical equipment management
  • Easy health monitoring through wearables
  • Faster, more accurate diagnoses
  • Data protection and data privacy
Healthcare
  • Livestock management
  • Agribots, autonomous tractors
  • Forecast environmental hazards or natural disasters
  • Pest identification
  • Precision farming
  • Maintenance of farm equipment
Agriculture
  • Automated factory floor and supply chain processes
  • Predictive maintenance of machines
  • Energy efficiency for lower emissions
  • Customized products for improved customer experience
  • Improved product quality, yield, and throughput
  • Lower costs
Manufacturing
  • Success of Connected Vehicles and Autonomous Driving
  • Increased user safety through quick decisions
  • EV battery monitoring, predictive maintenance
  • Smart traffic management
  • Personalized infotainment
  • Vehicle monitoring for fleet management
Automotive

Hitachi Leading the IoT Era with Lumada Edge Analytics

Lumada is Hitachi's digital innovation platform for the IoT era. Edge Analytics that Hitachi enables shifting the load of data analysis out to the network edge, accelerating digital transformation (DX) through quick, easy steps of "Sense, Think, and Act"-

Sense
Sense

Edge analytics from Hitachi first involves the collection of data generated by operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT).

Think
Think

The data is then analyzed by edge AI or machine learning and the results are put to use in controlling equipment.

Act
Act

Hitachi enables intelligent action for productivity improvements such as urban infrastructure maintenance, environmental measurement, and the automation of industrial work processes.

The true worth of edge analytics is manifested when 5G/6G edge computing systems are used in tandem with Lumada in cyberspace and physical space.

Lumada CPS with Computing System for Running Edge Analytics

Lumada CPS
Source:
 
  1. https://dataprot.net/statistics/iot statistics/#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20there%20were%20more,in%20economic%20value%20by%202025.
  2. https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/what-edge-computing-means-for-infrastructure-and-operations-leaders

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