Author: Caroline Thomas
May 9, 2025 5:08 pm
27 viewsCybersecurity in Manufacturing: How to Secure the Manufacturing Edge
As the manufacturing industry modernizes, advanced technologies allow edge devices to process and act upon data right where it’s collected — on the factory floor, in remote facilities or anywhere operations happen.
Connecting IT and OT with edge computing improves data insights, but it also introduces new threats to cybersecurity and operational resiliency.
Protecting […]
May 9, 2025 4:51 pm
28 viewsHow to Unify IT and OT with Open Source Edge Solutions
The manufacturing sector stands to massively benefit from IT/OT convergence.
Information Technology (IT) systems handle data processing, storage and communication, while Operational Technology (OT) systems manage physical processes and machinery. The integration of IT and OT drives operational efficiency and opens up new paths for innovation.
The challenge lies in how to unify these […]
May 2, 2025 5:46 pm
93 viewsOvercoming Modern Manufacturing Challenges with Edge Computing
The pressure is on to keep pace with Industry 4.0. Manufacturers must adapt to emerging technologies like AI, while maintaining efficiency and managing a growing web of devices, apps and tools.
Your factories already operate at “the edge.” But unifying your systems in a secure, integrated edge computing platform opens up powerful […]
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April 21, 2025 10:55 am
126 viewsDecentralized Computing: The Key to Secure and Scalable Digital Infrastructure
As businesses embrace modern digital infrastructures that power cloud native computing, edge environments and even AI, decentralized computing architectures are becoming more common.
This blog explores the definition, benefits, use cases and challenges of decentralized computing, providing insights for organizations considering this approach.
What is decentralized computing?
Decentralized computing is a model where data and […]
April 10, 2025 7:31 pm
213 viewsDistributed Edge Computing: Unlocking the Power of Decentralized Networks To Drive Innovation
Distributed edge computing empowers organizations to handle data processing efficiently, flexibly and securely at scale. In this article, we will explore what distributed edge computing is, how it works, and how it compares to traditional edge strategies. We will also examine its benefits, challenges and real-world applications. Finally, you’ll learn how distributed edge computing […]
March 27, 2025 7:05 am
219 viewsProject Margo: Leading the Manufacturing Industry Into the Future With Open Source Interoperability
In 2024, Forbes ran an insightful piece on why edge computing is vital for smart manufacturing. The piece highlighted edge computing’s advantages: real-time insights, more efficient operations, lower latency and better processing for massive amounts of data.
It’s all true, but industrial manufacturers realized that with those benefits came significant problems and […]
March 20, 2025 7:25 am
253 viewsBuild Stronger Edge Security Without Slowing Down Innovation
Your business data lives everywhere today — in stores, warehouses, factory floors and remote offices. This shift beyond traditional data centers creates new security risks where your operations are most exposed. When a single compromised device threatens your entire network, you need complete protection at every edge location.
Edge security safeguards your business at these […]
March 20, 2025 7:08 am
285 views5G Edge Computing: A Guide to Faster, Smarter Networks
Your cloud infrastructure works fine…until it doesn't. Even as 5G and edge computing adoption grows, many IT teams still battle 50ms latency spikes, watch applications lag and scramble to maintain service levels when IoT sensors can't relay critical alerts.
Together, 5G and edge computing reduce latency issues to 1ms by processing data right where […]
March 5, 2025 8:08 pm
270 viewsAchieving Sustainability Goals with Edge Computing
Edge computing changes the way businesses gather, compute and store critical data. Instead of relying solely on centralized cloud servers, edge computing places computing resources at the "edge" of the network, nearer to devices and users. This proximity enables faster data processing and improved performance for a wide range of applications.
Beyond these main […]