Industry experts agree that critical infrastructure for internet-of-things (IoT) deployments will continue to shift towards the edge. As new use cases emerge across industries investing in their digital transformation journies, the diversification of edge-enabled physical hardware will continue to expand with technology and business requirements. One of the most popular ways of visualizing the broad offering of physical edge hardware available today is to classify it on a spectrum between thin and thick edge. Lets […]
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MachNation rates 12 IIoT platforms in its 2022 IoT Edge ScoreCard
MachNation announces availability of its IoT Edge ScoreCard for 2022, an in-depth rating and evaluation of 12 Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms. Executive summary (Publicly available): Full report (Client-only access): Edge platforms continue to play a vital role in the IoT ecosystem. This year’s ScoreCard highlights the importance of understanding vendors’ technical capabilities to supply thin-edge and thick-edge solutions. Enterprises’ IoT use cases are extremely varied and rely oftentimes on hybrid architectures to meet […]
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Connected Smart Factory: Functional IoT Architecture
In this use case report, MachNation illustrates the microservices of a connected, smart factory solution. MachNation also describes some of the most salient architecture, deployment, and technology characteristics associated with a connected factory solution. Connected factories improve visibility and insight into the real-time and historical status of production lines, optimize machine maintenance and equipment downtime, optimize production line efficiency, rapidly evolve product revisions through better product lifecycle management, and better integrate enterprise business processes such […]
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Nanotron chooses ClearBlade’s IoT edge capabilities
In January, 2018, we rated ClearBlade as an Application Enablement Platform (AEP) vendor to watch on account of its particularly strong IoT edge computing capabilities. Now the company’s capabilities have secured it a deal with Nanotron Technologies, a German location awareness systems developer. Austin, Texas-based ClearBlade’s AEP middleware will be integrated into Nanotron’s advanced tracking software, according to a recent announcement. Nanotron is looking for ClearBlade’s platform to carry out IoT device maintenance and security […]
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