{"id":35046,"date":"2018-07-23T16:03:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T16:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=413061"},"modified":"2018-07-23T16:03:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T16:03:34","slug":"cto-kevin-scott-the-next-wave-of-computing-is-the-intelligent-edge-and-intelligent-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/23\/cto-kevin-scott-the-next-wave-of-computing-is-the-intelligent-edge-and-intelligent-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"CTO Kevin Scott: The next wave of computing is the intelligent edge and intelligent cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Take a look\u00a0around your house, office or even the next store you\u00a0visit,\u00a0and you\u2019ll start to notice\u00a0that\u00a0internet-connected devices are bringing us closer than ever before to a world of ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence.\u00a0As these\u00a0Internet of Things (IoT) devices\u00a0become increasingly\u00a0commonplace,\u00a0people will start to expect computing to be more integrated into their lives, to anticipate, understand and seamlessly meet their needs. They will expect software to respond to spoken natural language, gestures, body language and emotion, and for it to understand the physical world and the rich context surrounding each user as they navigate their personal life, their work and the world around them.<\/p>\n

This trend has more promise than just bringing additional convenience, productivity and connections to our everyday lives. Smart sensors and devices are breathing new life into industrial equipment from factories to farms, helping us navigate and plan for more sustainable urban cities and bringing the power of the cloud to some of the world\u2019s most remote destinations. With the power of artificial intelligence (AI) enabling these devices to\u00a0intelligently\u00a0respond to\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0they are sensing,\u00a0we will see new breakthroughs in critical areas that benefit humanity like healthcare, conservation, sustainability, accessibility, disaster recovery and more.<\/p>\n

We call this next wave of computing the intelligent edge and intelligent cloud.\u00a0When we take the power of the cloud down to the device \u2013 the edge \u2013 we provide the ability to respond, reason and act in real time and in areas with limited or no connectivity.\u00a0As Satya shared at our Build developer conference, it\u2019s still early days, but we\u2019re starting to see how\u00a0these new\u00a0capabilities\u00a0can be applied towards solving critical world challenges:<\/p>\n