# Pre-process data at edge
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|  MIDAPERF05: How do you pre-process data at edge to avoid sending all data to the cloud?  | 
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 Manufacturing facilities are implementing intelligent edge computing solutions that filter and analyze production data directly on the factory floor, significantly reducing bandwidth requirements and cloud processing costs. This strategic pre-processing approach allows plant operations to maintain local control over time-sensitive decisions while still benefiting from cloud-based analytics for longer-term process optimization and predictive maintenance modeling. 

**Topics**
+ [MIDAPERF05-BP01 Implement edge data pre-processing](midaperf05-bp01.md)
+ [MIDAPERF05-BP02 Optimize storage and access for current manufacturing data](midaperf05-bp02.md)