FEATURE : EDGE COMPUTING
ACCORDING TO ORGANISATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY DEPLOYED EDGE , THE TOP REASONS TO INVEST ARE TO AUTOMATE AND INTEGRATE AI INTO BUSINESS PROCESSES AND TO GAIN REAL-TIME ACCESS TO DATA . driver , with data security second . Manufacturing firms are striving to be just-in-time organisations that meet and even anticipate market needs , turning data into competitive advantage . Here ’ s the breakdown of the top reasons to deploy Edge solutions :
• Increasing employee safety , experience and efficiency ( 79 %)
• Streamlining / digitising business processes ( 76 %)
• Improving customer experience / anticipating customer needs ( 74 %)
• Increase use of data insights for decision-making ( 72 %)
When it comes to improving supply chain efficiency and resilience , 100 % of healthcare , transportation and manufacturing organisations have had their Edge expectations met or exceeded . The same can be said for increasing employee safety , experience and efficiency in the energy sector .
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