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Innovation June 8, 2016 Forget the plow: Robots and facial recognition for cows will be essential tools on the digital farm Digitized farms are the wave of the future, with robots and facial recognition software for cows as essential as tractors and plows. Resource of the day The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing Internet use is trending towards bandwidth-intensive content. At the same time, mobile telecom networks and data networks are converging into a cloud computing architecture. To support needs today and tomorrow, computing power and storage is being inserted out on the network edge in order to lower data transport time and increase availability. This white paper explains the drivers of edge computing and explores the various types of edge computing available. Additional TechRepublic resources Google Maps meets AI: Carnegie Mellon's Terrapattern can find and map every pool in New York City Sail: How daredevil Jeb Corliss uses wearable tech to fly like a bird New Wix ADI uses artificial intelligence to design your small business website Steve Wozniak on artificial intelligence, virtual reality and his favorite new tech The key to human-robot relationships is vocalization, says Carnegie Mellon IBM Watson invading Cisco routers for IoT takeover at the edge How to survive in the wilderness using primitive technology VMware launches Liota, an open source SDK to fight gateway problem in IoT Featured multimedia Laptop innovation: A history of unique and bizarre breakthroughs Today's recommended downloads The Drivers and Benefits of Edge Computing (APC by Schneider Electric) Classification of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Tools (APC by Schneider Electric) Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Data Centers (APC by Schneider Electric) Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-density Server Deployment (Schneider Electric) Practical Considerations for Implementing Prefabricated Data Centers (APC by Schneider Electric) A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Building the Software Defined Data Center Building a powerful back end for your business is less and less about buying big, expensive boxes. There are massive efficiencies, agility, and manageability benefits of virtualizing your data center and running it from software. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. Election 2016 TechRepublic Cover Stories Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy © 2016 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.