Embedded Intelligence
Technology is an amazing tool that has revolutionized not only our daily lives but industries across the globe. It’s exciting—thrilling even! But in a world where technology is ever-changing, how can companies know that the technology they need today will still provide answers tomorrow?
When this question threatens to keep me up at night, I look toward the promise of an emerging concept that just may be the solution: embedded intelligence. Embedded intelligence pairs artificial intelligence (AI) with analytics and machine learning to optimize software processes and produce data to help companies learn how to be more productive.
This just makes good sense. I mean, think about it: When you can learn more about what you do and how you do it, then the “why” of the equation is more easily answered. The great news is that embedded technologies are always improving. Specifically, they are getting faster, getting smaller, and becoming more affordable. They are also flinging open doors that pave the way for an abundance of exciting and promising things ahead.
For instance, the internet of things (IoT) is booming, with Grand View Research projecting it to be a US$1 trillion market by 2025. This staggering statistic, should it come to pass, would impact nearly every industry globally, from manufacturing to retail and energy, and even including health care, transportation, and many more. Just thinking of the possibilities is thrilling. For instance, thanks to things like preventive maintenance, real-time data monitoring, and IoT, outlets such as smart factories will be able to produce far more with much less.
What else? 6G hitting the scene will allow us to accomplish everything even faster, and greater accessibility to low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) and emerging intelligence super devices and chips from suppliers on the cutting-edge of their games (NimbeLink, Sequans, MultiTech, Elektronik, Digi, and Telit, to name a few), will have us seeing no end in sight for the acceleration of wireless connection. I’d be tempted to call (IoT) a shooting star, but it’s not burning out—or coming down—anytime soon, so the comparison seems not quite right. IoT seems here for the long haul.
With all that said, what will the future look like? Simply put: AI will be everywhere, and I mean everywhere. It will most definitely be incorporated into every embedded design going forward. After all, AI is already being used heavily in so many industries, including retail, health care, autonomous driving, e-commerce, manufacturing, supply chain, industrial control, entertainment, banking… the list goes on.
Just a few examples of what is possible with embedded intelligence:
- Smart factories utilize IoT and AI to increase productivity by monitoring all operations in real-time, relying on AI to make decisions that can avoid operational errors.
- Financial institutions are offering customers greater peace of mind by making transactions more secure thanks to AI. An example of this is the electronic ledger solution Blockchain, which first requires all stakeholders to agree to an automated notification asking permission to grant a transaction before it is allowed to occur.
Following this year of true upheaval, everyone has been forced to pivot and reassess what a new normal will look like moving forward. Part of this pivot has seen extraordinary innovations and creative solutions, such as the telemedicine boom made possible by cutting-edge medical devices that have allowed patients and doctors to exchange a significant amount of data while “connecting” remotely. As time moves on, more and more business owners will be looking around and realizing they are missing out on something good and will hop on board.
You may be one of these business owners or individuals wondering what your next step should be so you can jump on board and not get left behind. AMPlify can help you find the right technology for your specific needs. Contact us today.
