Industrial IoT: Machines Meet the Cloud
Industrial IoT: Machines Meet the Cloud Industrial IoT connects sensors, machines, and cloud services to improve uptime and efficiency. Instead of keeping data on a single device, plants collect signals from hundreds of points—vibration, temperature, speed—and send them to centralized systems. This shift turns raw numbers into clear insights that guide actions, from maintenance schedules to process changes. What IIoT enables Real-time monitoring and alerts that catch problems early Predictive maintenance to prevent unexpected outages Data-driven optimization of energy use, throughput, and quality The cloud plays a key role here. It provides scalable storage, powerful analytics, and collaborative dashboards for teams that are spread across sites. With cloud tools, engineers can compare performance across machines and lines, and build models that learn from many processes. The edge still matters, handling immediate decisions where latency or bandwidth are a constraint. ...