Digital twins are nothing new. While the term was coined by NASA in 2010, we were creating models of physical artifacts long before that. In the last decade or so, technological advancements in big data, high-speed networks and supercomputing power have caused digital twins to pick up significant momentum. Today, they’re being more widely adopted as businesses create models of factories, hospitals, airplanes, cars, data centers and even human customers or patients. We’ve entered the era of digital twins for both enterprises and consumer AR/VR applications. Companies are always looking to optimize their operations, better serve customers and predict trends…

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