Ericsson has launched Edge Exposure Server, which enables new corporate and consumer services via simple and enhanced APIs for edge applications. Combined they enable new services requiring low latency, high bandwidth and capabilities such as device processing and data offload. Edge computing consists of five technology areas including edge infrastructure, -user plane, -routing, -orchestration and exposure.

Sayed Hashish, GM of Microsoft, said, “At Microsoft, we are fully committed to empowering manufacturers in making these transitions to digital, through cutting edge offerings such as Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing as well as our focus on research through initiatives such as Manufacturing Core, which focuses on innovative ideas and technological solutions to make manufacturing more efficient and competitive.”

H.E. Eng. Saed Al Awadi said: “At COP26 we saw that developing zero-carbon tech is vital for the manufacturing sector. The sector must be part of delivering the targets set out in Glasgow.”

Lighthouse Systems’ MES solution, which can be completely integrated with Infor CloudSuite ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems, will assist Infor in meeting a vital customer demand for 24×7 manufacturing operations.

In all of those partnering scenarios, it’s important to have a common understanding of your desired outcomes, so you can ensure you’re all speaking the same language, which helps shorten the time to value. Manufacturing is shifting towards industry-specific applications and these applications are now nearly always delivered in the cloud to maximize adoption, flexibility, availability, and security, and more.