AI & Digital Manufacturing Analytics worked example

Edge Device Utilization at 86% target edge utilization: a worked example

Push target edge utilization up to 86% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. an automation engineer needs to check whether edge compute devices have enough capacity for AI workloads

The inputs for this scenario

  • Used edge compute capacity: 62 compute units (unchanged)
  • Available edge compute capacity: 96 compute units (unchanged)
  • Target edge utilization: 86 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 75)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Edge device utilization = used edge compute capacity ÷ available edge compute capacity × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 64.58 % utilization for edge device utilization, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 21.42 points for utilization gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 62 compute units for used edge compute capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 96 compute units for available edge compute capacity.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target edge utilization sits at 75% and the headline result is 64.58 % utilization, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 64.58 % utilization.
  • It computes the percentage of available edge compute that is currently in use and the point gap between that utilization and your target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Edge device utilization: 64.58 % utilization (headline result)
  • Utilization gap to target: 21.42 points
  • Used edge compute capacity: 62 compute units
  • Available edge compute capacity: 96 compute units

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Edge Device Utilization calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.