Manufacturing is in the middle of a technological revolution. The data-driven fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, is in full effect, and as manufacturers embrace this change, their needs are shifting. The longer this trend continues, the more it becomes clear that the sector needs edge computing.
The manufacturing industry is already a leader in cloud adoption, but the cracks in the conventional cloud are starting to show. Production facilities need to take things further by embracing the edge, and there are five primary reasons why.