Disrupt the Disruption in Manufacturing Supply Chains
· Smart Manufacturing

Disrupt the Disruption in Manufacturing Supply Chains

The past two years will get plenty of blame for supply chain disruption, but disruption — from human and technology error to weather and other crises — has always been a challenge. Manufacturers are using dashboards to visualize performance measurements and gain deeper diagnostics for uses like preventative maintenance and process optimization. But while they […]

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How Semiconductors Make Smart Factories Smarter
· Smart Manufacturing

How Semiconductors Make Smart Factories Smarter

Over the past 70 years, we have witnessed a massive increase in consumer and B2B customer demand. According to Statista’s recent analyst report, the smart factory market will grow to about $244.8 billion U.S. dollars by 2024, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6 percent. In the new age of industrialism—Industry 4.0, also known […]

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Advantages of an Industrial Data Platform
· Smart Manufacturing

Advantages of an Industrial Data Platform

There are several advantages of using an industrial data platform. They include: 1. Consolidated Data: In a data platform, data is consolidated in one place in the cloud. This consolidation means all databases can use the same service to render insights and suggest business strategies and process optimization. 2. Improved Access: Because data assets are […]

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How can critical infrastructure protect and defend against Conti?
· Cybersecurity

How can critical infrastructure protect and defend against Conti?

The best way to defend against potential ransomware attacks is to deploy multiple layers of overlapping protective and defense measures and leverage an endpoint risk security program. The endpoint approach uses OT-specific endpoint visibility and inventory techniques to gather asset information directly from the endpoints themselves and integrates with other security components to complete the […]

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[Research] Risks of the Industrial IoT in Compromised Campus Networks
· Connected Industry

[Research] Risks of the Industrial IoT in Compromised Campus Networks

5G, along with its role in industries, is a popular topic. An important part of this conversation is the campus network, which serves as one of the key implementations of 4G/LTE and 5G technologies in an industrial setting. In particular, campus networks were implemented to fulfill the growing requirement for higher availability and lower latency, […]

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Manufacturers Realize that they Need to Begin Implementing Smart Manufacturing on the Shop Floor
· Smart Manufacturing

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 helping them remain agile, implement sustainable manufacturing practices and increase efficiency across production lines. Manufacturing […]

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June 2022 Industrial IoT & ICS Cybersecurity Events
· Connected Industry

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 globe, in-person or online, and what’s in it for the Industrial IoT & ICS […]

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The way forward: Merging IT and operations
· Connected Industry

The way forward: Merging IT and operations

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 from the commercial pressure to digitize and tap technologies such as artificial intelligence, […]

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Difference Between AI and Cognitive Computing
· Artificial Intelligence

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 the definitions with which we want to describe this discipline. In synthetic terms, […]

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[Ebook] 4 Prevailing Industrial IoT Use Cases
· Connected Industry

[Ebook] 4 Prevailing Industrial IoT Use Cases

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 then analyzing and drawing out insights for quick action. Specifically, when IoT is combined with […]

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