The rise of the 'connected world' powered by big data

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The rise of big data in industrial and environmental end markets is essentially the coming together of two separate technology developments.

The first is the rise of cheap connectivity, enabling the collection of data throughout production processes. The second is the growth of cloud computing, providing the raw computing power to analyse the vast quantities of big data produced.  The impact of this can be observed across a wide scope of sectors. Within the industrial sector, the introduction of data analytics to the factory floor may unlock significant resource savings. The 'connected factory' enables predictive maintenance and other breakthroughs to be achieved. Manufacturers of sensors, controllers and other components ...

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