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Q&A with Rob Tiffany Part 2: Digital Twins, Edge Vs Cloud Computing & Industrial IoT

Over the Air · 23 Jun 2022 · 25m

What this episode covers

Rob Tiffany, Managing Director at Digital Insights, and Bill Flaherty, Director of Hardware Engineering at Very, discuss industrial IoT strategies with host Ryan Prosser. They explain how digital twins allow risk-averse organizations to simulate processes and de-risk changes without physical intervention, while emphasizing the need for partners who understand end-to-end systems. The conversation contrasts edge versus cloud computing, arguing that edge compute is only justified for low-latency or privacy-critical tasks, and explores how increased computational power enables greater mission agility and autonomy in modern space exploration compared to the Apollo era.

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Very, Digital Insights, GE, NASA, Apple, SpaceX
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