Cloud Computing in Industry 4.0: Enabling Real-Time Data Processing for Smart Factories

With Industry 4.0 leading the charge, cloud computing has revolutionized how industries work today. The cloud computing feature added in Industry 4.0 paved the way for real-time data processing that seeped right through intelligent factories and reflected the most significant improvements in efficiency, production, and cost reduction, all playing an important role today. It is a predictive maintenance technology that contributes to the concept of IoT in manufacturing, with proper machine-to-machine and system communication channels for data exchange. Cloud computing provides a scalable and adaptable data storage/analysis environment for large amounts of information to be maintained in predictive maintenance mode with optimization processes based on real-time applications. A data layer standing in between, rendering relevant information when needed to oversee the remote operation of plants can facilitate smart manufacturing over time. The cloud also allows collaboration and visibility at every point in your supply chain, significantly boosting overall SCM to Industry 4.0.