Omdia research identifies multiple factors shaping AI at the edge.
For artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge to become a reality, there are some core requirements. Among the most vital are high-end processors capable of doing the job.
Emerging products are poised to make AI at the edge – which is key to application success across vertical markets – a reality in the near future, according to recent research from Omdia.
“Connecting the Dots: AI at the Edge” examines the factors that will shape AI at the edge. The research also looks at short-term and long-term practical uses cases for AI at the edge across five vertical markets.
“A lot of what we’ve seen with AI advancements over the past few years – even more when you look at IBM Watson – were driven by the cloud. These were real-world applications, but we were figuring out how to use AI effectively — and what the boundaries and the capabilities of the technology were,” Bill Morelli, vice president for enterprise at Omdia, told Channel Futures. “What we’ve grown to as the market has evolved is a point where we see the potential for AI to be used more effectively, if we move it out of cloud.”
All kinds of compute workloads have been pushed to the cloud over the last decade in the as-a-service model. What Omdia sees now is the need and potential to do more of this at the edge with better results.
Edge computing is part of a distributed, or decentralized, computing architecture where data processing happens closest to the device. The proliferation of IoT devices and the need for data collection and analysis is a key driver of AI. The increasing need for processing speed for IoT data-intensive applications is driving AI at the edge.
Overcoming network latency and driving speed is a must to meet the needs of IoT. That’s why Omdia’s research suggests a shift from cloud-based AI solutions to AI at the edge. 5G is also an enabler here.
Here are the five factors Omdia says will shape AI at the edge.
The Omdia report looks at the short-term and long-term outlook for AI at the edge across vertical markets. The five vertical markets are manufacturing, health care, smart buildings, utilities and video surveillance.
Manufacturing
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