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

- Show: [Over the Air](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air)
- Published: 2022-06-23
- Length: 25m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-06-23-q-a-with-rob-tiffany-part-2-digital-twins-edge-vs-cloud-computing-industrial-iot
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/over-the-air/episodes/QA-with-Rob-Tiffany-Part-2-Digital-Twins--Edge-Vs-Cloud-Computing--Industrial-IoT-e2l43qa

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-06-23-q-a-with-rob-tiffany-part-2-digital-twins-edge-vs-cloud-computing-industrial-iot#t=3) Sponsor Read: Very IoT Services
- [0:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-06-23-q-a-with-rob-tiffany-part-2-digital-twins-edge-vs-cloud-computing-industrial-iot#t=50) Introduction: Rob Tiffany, Bill Flaherty, and Digital Twins
- [2:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-06-23-q-a-with-rob-tiffany-part-2-digital-twins-edge-vs-cloud-computing-industrial-iot#t=160) Using Digital Twins to De-risk Risk-Averse Organizations
- [8:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-06-23-q-a-with-rob-tiffany-part-2-digital-twins-edge-vs-cloud-computing-industrial-iot#t=518) Selecting End-to-End IoT Partners for Industrial Projects
- [12:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-06-23-q-a-with-rob-tiffany-part-2-digital-twins-edge-vs-cloud-computing-industrial-iot#t=763) Edge vs. Cloud Computing: Latency, Cost, and Complexity
- [19:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-06-23-q-a-with-rob-tiffany-part-2-digital-twins-edge-vs-cloud-computing-industrial-iot#t=1184) Space Exploration: Apollo 1972 vs. Modern Compute and Autonomy

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Very (company)
- Digital Insights (company)
- GE (company)
- NASA (company)
- Apple (company)
- SpaceX (company)
- Apollo (other)

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- [How IoT Will Change in 2023 | Topio Networks' Philippe Cases | Internet of Things Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-14-how-iot-will-change-in-2023-topio-networks-philippe-cases-internet-of-things-pod) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [225: When Toasters Attack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-12-07-225-when-toasters-attack) (Embedded.fm)
- [IIoT and Edge Computing in 2023 | IOTech's Jim White | Internet of Things Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-01-24-iiot-and-edge-computing-in-2023-iotechs-jim-white-internet-of-things-podcast) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [Foghorn's Ramya Ravichandar | Ensuring Value with Edge AI in IIoT Applications](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications) (IoT For All Podcast)

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