Dave Laurello, CEO of Stratus
Asia’s booming manufacturing sector is paving the way for a highly automated future led by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and edge computing, according to Dave Laurello, Chief Executive Officer, Stratus, a global leader in continuous availability solutions for mission-critical applications.
The IIoT refers to a combination of intelligent computers and devices that enable instant data sharing and automated processes in industrial manufacturing.
Dave, who joined Stratus in 2000, remains bullish on the growth outlook for IIoT, in addition to edge computing, in Asia.
“To remain competitive, Asian economies – once reliant upon low-cost labour and exports – are under pressure to adopt smarter technologies, such as robotics and the IIoT. Going forward, it is predicted that smart technologies and IIoT networks will allow industrial organisations to break open data silos and connect people, data and processes like never before, from the factory floor to executive offices,” he said.
With growing pressure on business to make accurate, real-time decision-making, edge computing in industrial environments is being increasingly sought after to improve operational performance.
Edge computing is on the radar of many businesses around the world. According to a 2017 ARC Advisory Group report titled “Is IIot Living on The Edge In Industrial Environments?”, forward-thinking organisations are implementing edge infrastructure to optimise performance and production outcomes.
The report found that more than half of industry leaders are planning to invest in the edge and the cloud to create robust infrastructure and enhance automation.
“The more automated and connected applications become, the more critical it is for customers to have a highly reliable, continuously available and operationally simple edge infrastructure to drive true IIoT business value,” Dave said.
“The growth of IIoT in Asia extends the edge to industrial devices, machines, controllers and sensors. Going forward, smart manufacturing and edge computing with information-enabled operations offers virtually infinite potential to improve business performance.”
ABOUT STRATUS: Stratus takes the complexity out of keeping business critical applications running 24/7. The company’s technologies proactively prevent instances of unplanned downtime both in the data center and at the edge. Its services span IIoT, Edge, Datacentre and Cloud. Global Fortune 500 companies and small medium sized businesses in a wide range of industries across the globe have been relying on Stratus for operationally simple, continuous availability for more than 35 years.
