In industry, IoT applications are now part of everyday life. This generates a great deal of data that must be processed as quickly as possible, often even in real time. Delays, such as those caused by data transmission between the point of use and the data center, must be avoided. The goal is to pre-process the data directly at the end device and only transfer the result. Edge computers offer an excellent platform for this. These compact industrial PCs are designed to process data directly at the machine - "on the edge".
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