Seizing Industry 4.0 by Tapping 5G, Edge Computing, and Hybrid Cloud

摘要

Like many buzzwords, there isn't necessarily a strict, widely agreed-upon definition for Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial revolution. Within industrial and manufacturing settings, it usually encompasses a broad array of technologies and automation techniques that promise to help optimize processes. Industry 4.0 can refer to models that decide which fulfillment center will ship materials so they arrive at factories sooner, or product suites like IBM Maximo, which use advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to guide asset management and decide which repairs should be made next. It can also refer to robots that help us do the heavy lifting, or visual inspection technologies that help organizations identify flaws on the assembly line or make rapid changes to their operations.