NTT unveils Edge AI platform
- July 30, 2024
- William Payne

NTT DATA has unveiled an Edge AI platform to accelerate IT/OT convergence. The new platform is aimed at unifying diverse IoT devices, systems and data to enable real-time decision support.
NTT DATA’s Edge AI solution processes massive data sets on compact computing platforms by using smaller, more efficient machine learning models to deliver real-time AI insights. It addresses data discovery, collection, integration, computation power, connectivity and AI model management.
According to NTT, its Edge AI platform is designed to address shadow IoT challenge and AI infrastructure requirements. It does this by auto-discovering, unifying and processing data from IoT devices and IT assets across the organisation, simplifying AI deployment and management.
The NTT Edge AI will perform specific tasks, such as supporting safety or operational efficiency, by collecting data from disparate devices across a network environment. It provides improved predictive maintenance by accessing IT/OT data from sensors, machinery, cameras and applications to plan and address failures. And it can monitor and optimise energy consumption in real time, predicting energy spikes and optimising machine usage, reducing costs and CO2 emissions with renewable energy.
“Our Edge AI platform represents a significant leap forward in driving AI at the edge securely and cost-effectively,” said Shahid Ahmed, Group Executive Vice President of Edge Services at NTT DATA. “By harmonising data from disparate sensors and devices with lightweight AI models, powering all kinds of automation use-cases, NTT DATA’s Edge AI is pioneering industrial AI adoption as the first fully managed offering, helping organisations modernise with tailored, industry-specific solutions.”
“A key challenge for enterprises is reliably capturing and aggregating operational data securely across a fragmented landscape of devices, platforms and data sources and turning it into actionable insights,” said Alejandro Cadenas, Associate Vice President, Telco Mobility & IoT Research, IDC Europe. “NTT DATA’s ultralight Edge AI addresses these issues and simplifies the deployment and adoption of a data-driven enterprise strategy, reducing risks and timelines and optimising total cost of ownership and value for the enterprise.”