In one of our earlier blogs, we have already discussed various issues that hamper fog computing’s working and how it is different from cloud computing. Here are a few fog computing use cases for your reference.
Fog computing is a modernized version of cloud computing that has been used all the more commonly in the past few years.
Various major and up-and-coming companies have deployed their services over fog computing due to its various benefits. In this blog, we’ll delve into how some organizations have been able to reap various business profits from this technology.
See below the list of Fog Computing Use Cases Across Different Industries
The use of industrial robots is often done by big industries including automobile and their OEMs. KUKA decided to implement fog computing in their robotic lineup.
Since these robots are expensive, only a few companies bought such technology. The customers of KUKA faced some problems with these robots.
The problems were – software upgrades, lack of asset management system, no availability of tracking, missed notifications, etc.
KUKA decided to deploy fogOS to their robots without hampering production. But this was a challenge for them.
KUKA built a KUKA Connect system that was deployed to these robots without stopping production at the plant. This was possible by deploying fogNode from the Nebbiolo Technologies system which also runs the fogOS.
It has an integrated software and hardware system present which acted as a base for the KUKA Connect system. This also allows the seamless integration of fogNode with the factory’s IT infrastructure.
With the help of this fogNode, the KUKA connect system can now connect up to 40 robots with it.
Envision, a New York-based company that deals in renewable energy, implemented fog computing into their business. This helped them improve their productivity by 15%.
All this is possible by connecting the sensors that are present in their turbines. By putting their data through fog computing, analysis time has come down drastically from 10 minutes to only a few seconds.
This eventually benefited the organization in the decision-making process.
Also Read: What Role Does Fog Computing Play in IoT?
Plat.One is an IoT company that has used fog computing services. The company has been using it to manage its fleet of sensors which are placed in parking lots and a lot of other areas.
By using the ParStream platform, Plat.One publishes the measurements, which are recorded by their sensors, which are present across transport management systems, parking lots, power grids, and coffee machines. Strange but true!
Yelp, as we all know, is a global business directory service that caters to a huge customer base. Thus, to cater to such amount of consumers on their website, they require a server that takes all the load and delivers their customers an uninterrupted service.
For Yelp, customer experience is everything and for this, they need to update content on their website on a daily purpose. This helps their customers access their website content in real-time.
Herein comes the role of fog computing. The fog/edge computing services of Fastly have helped Yelp deliver personalized experiences that are consistent and evenly secured across all platforms, be it desktop, tablet, or mobile devices.
By implementing edge computing services, Yelp is now able to implement things faster.
FuboTV is a global streaming television service providing sports channel services to its customers over the air.
FuboTV, being the only channel that has a huge list of broadcasters and local channels related to sports, provides on-demand services to its subscribers.
But this service should be uninterrupted as no one likes streaming a sports game with a lot of buffering.
Here, the fog computing service of Fastly has helped FuboTV provide uninterrupted service to its customers/subscribers. Fastly’s edge computing basically brought live feeds and on-demand videos faster.
Ever since this collaboration, FuboTV’s user base and view time have increased by leaps and bounds.
Concluding on Fog Computing Use Cases:
We have seen applications of edge computing across a variety of industries, be it an industrial automation unit or a streaming service.
And we have no doubt that it will continue to spread its influence over a lot more industries.
Also Read:
Applications of Fog Computing: Across Various Industries
Difference Between Fog Computing and Cloud Computing Explained
Advantages of Fog Computing Across Different Sectors