For factories it’s both, but if by “this” you mean the article, I agree. Bursty traffic is the problem they’re most trying to solve. It’s akin (but other side

For factories it’s both, but if by “this” you mean the article, I agree. Bursty traffic is the problem they’re most trying to solve. It’s akin (but other side of the coin) to when NAS hardware learned to stagger drive spool up during power on to avoid brownouts. Startup current on spinning platters is ridiculous. You have to do something to buffer, and you can do it on the supply or demand side. Or for large problems, both.