Hardware has long been the anchor holding back factory innovation, but Audi is breaking that cycle with its groundbreaking Edge Cloud for Production (EC4P) project. EC4P allows Audi to deploy software updates globally and reconfigure production lines for different vehicle models with unprecedented speed and cost-efficiency. Overall, EC4P creates a production environment that is both scalable and ready for the future. “For Edge Cloud 4 Production (EC4P), Cisco provides the critical network infrastructure that ensures production and computing resources are available from the factory floor to the data center. Audi’s EC4P project allows them to innovate at the speed of software without the constraints of proprietary hardware.