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AI STRATEGY
With these large tech companies offering cloud services with cognitive capabilities , it highlights the significance of cloud technologies in cognitive computing ’ s market growth . Borowska expanded on this : “ Cognitive technologies form a large part of the next industrial revolution , alongside other technologies such as blockchain , Internet of Things ( IoT ) and robotics .”
“ What is unique about Industry 4.0 is that the cloud enables this revolution to be more widespread and democratised than any of its predecessors ,” she continued .
Cheaper and faster innovation facilitated by the cloud The adoption of cloud-based technologies has not only driven growth within the cognitive computing market , but it also makes cognitive computing platforms more accessible to businesses . Discussing this , David Walker , EMEA Technical Director at Yugabyte , said : “ Cognitive computing is highly reliant on the signal data available to it . Traditional on-premise systems have relied on databases that are constrained by their size and location , and these bound the capabilities of the upstream analytical tools .
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