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embedded Systems 10 Elektronik International 2020 INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN HUANG ADVANTECH WE WANT TO CLIMB AND BECOME THE APPLE OF THE EMBEDDED INDUSTRY The embedded sector is transforming into AI and IoT applications Major suppliers like Advantech are going along with this and in future will focus on services rather than industrial PCs By Tobias Schlichtmeier Edge or cloud computing what do your customers prefer? And how does it affect your strategy? Stephen Huang Cloud computing is currently much in demand in many industrial and consumer products You see that clearly in the popularity of AI and IoT projects Users are collecting large quantities of data for analysis Its evident in particular in the increasing requirement from Asian clients It all started with IoT gateways for smartphones later then gateways for industry In Germany for example given the large industrial basis its a matter of networking many machines Siemens for instance created an IoT platform called MindSphere thats strong on OT operational technology Advantech on the other hand concentrates more on the computer perspective In WISE-PaaS platform as a service we want to set up an IoT ecosystem for our clients More and more companies are attempting to create such an ecosystem and not just produce computers Thats the real challenge Does that apply to edge computing too? Yes at the start we used our edge computers as gateways to join OT and IT Bit by bit it became clear that our customers want to process data at the edge of the network By camera systems for example AI and IoT developments at the edge are driven like for robotics or in consumer products But if you send all data to the cloud security and latency problems come into the picture You cant just send all data to the cloud compute and then fetch all the data back again So developers are compelled to process their data right away at the edge ABOUT WISE-PaaS WISE-PaaS is a Platformasa-Service connecting IoT applications to the cloud It offers more than 150 programming interfaces for system integrators WISEPaaS thus connects sensors while allowing communication between all subsystems The MQTT protocol is used for instance The service serves for the development of IoT applications analysis of collected data and optimization of work procedures Advantech plans together with its partners to set up a complete marketplace for apps The latest developments are then available to all partners With the apps it is to be easier to develop and market IoT applications Stephen Huang is associate vice president of embedded IoT at Advantech He comes with more than 20 years of experience in the industrial computer industry joining Advantech in 2016 Here he first assumed responsibility for the development of fanless embedded box PCs and digital signage He built up the edge intelligence and AI team managing it to speed development of new technologies and promote business growth Bild Pixel B | Shutterstock