THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS OF IOT
WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION
66 too alluring to be ignored . As the trend accelerates , so too will the quantity of data produced . To manage this , businesses will increasingly rely on trends such as mobile edge computing to assist in data management from both an efficiency and security perspective .
Acting as a first port of call for the data produced by IoT devices , mobile edge computing processes information on location for real-time insight while filtering mission-critical data to the cloud for deeper analysis without overwhelming IT infrastructures . Devices which possess the ability to process data on the edge will become an increasingly central part of the workforce of the future as companies look to reduce strain on their cloud services , while at the same time ensure productivity and security across an extended IT perimeter .
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS OF IOT
Of course , such IoT solutions themselves will also shape the workforce of the future in transforming the ways in which they perform their jobs – particularly within industries reliant on fieldbased and frontline workers . This
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