Manufacturers Realize that they Need to Begin Implementing Smart Manufacturing on the Shop Floor
United States manufacturers are at an important crossroads for innovation. Technology is accelerating at an incredible pace and mid-sized manufacturers must modernize operations to stay competitive. Real-time actionable data from machines is the most valuable ‘currency’ for modern manufacturers by
June 2022 Industrial IoT & ICS Cybersecurity Events
It’s June, and we are halfway through 2022, but most of these events are just beginning to have in-person conferences and expos. For this month, we’ve curated the list – and timeline – of events happening in June 2022 around the
The way forward: Merging IT and operations | SPONSORED
To keep up with the speed of digital business, more organizations are looking to bring together information technology, which manages data, and operational technology, which handles manufacturing and industrial equipment. Integrating the two departments can help improve productivity and boost competitiveness. Aside
Difference Between AI and Cognitive Computing
Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing are often used as interchangeable terms, and as much as both refer to machines with human-like capabilities, there are some big and important differences. AI, some basic notes AI is talked about abundantly, and equally abundant are
[Ebook] 4 Prevailing Industrial IoT Use Cases | SPONSORED
Industrial IoT is at a transition point. While the number of connected devices continues to grow at a rapid rate, IoT is no longer just about monitoring equipment behavior. Increasingly, the value of IoT comes from collecting machine data and
Digital twins: what are they and how they can help your company
The concept of digital twins has been around since the 1970s, but more recently we’ve started to see rapid adoption of the technology in a number of scenarios. With organizations in energy, transport, manufacturing, medicine and others creating digital twins
[Report] Security Risks Are Slowing IT-OT Convergence | SPONSORED
Fortinet has worked with Forrester Consulting for a third time to check in on security trends affecting those who manage and maintain critical infrastructure—including the industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that manage everything
The Inventors of Things
Introduction Inventors live forever. They must be given credit for their obedience to science and lifetime dedication to aiming for discoveries that serve to improve human life on planet Earth. In the present article, we look at some inventors and scientists
Rethinking technology partnerships to thrive in the digital age
In the past few years, there have been some major enterprise-focused digital transformation initiatives across industries, along with a lot of innovation around big data and analytics. It’s fair to say that technology is at the core of business success, and
Data Management on the Edge
Up until recently, there have been two options for handling data on the edge: 1. Send raw data to the cloud where it can be stored and analyzed; or 2. Discard the data. Sending all the raw data to cloud