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Edge Computing and IoT, Why This Coming Together Matters Now!

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In the world of AI, data is like oxygen.  If you do not possess and harness data, you will be left out in the wild. I have been advocating edge computing as an essential component of digital transformation journey in all my previous articles .  It is gaining prominence daily.  Cloud behemoths Microsoft, Amazon, Google and their lesser known competitors have increased their attention to grab the market share in this new frontier.  Microsoft through Azure IoT Edge seeking a larger foothold in Industrial IoT segment, and AWS with its Greengrass.  Intelligent edge (computing) was a critical component in most of the testbeds showcased in the just concluded Hannover Messie 2018 (Industrie 4.0) conference as well.  Nearly every industrial company on earth were exhibiting in this year’s conference promoting, digitization, analytics, digital twins, industrial software , and applications , promising to fundamentally transform manufacturing forever. From the early days of computing, t