Five main qualities of Industrial IoT in the digital power plants
· Connected Industry

Five main qualities of Industrial IoT in the digital power plants

The industrial Internet is about connecting machines with people and services. It is about harnessing big data, analyzing that data and turning it into actionable information. It is about optimizing the plant and production process and about making equipment and service smarter. And, it is about improving collaboration to enhance the expertise of the people […]

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Marco Sanguineti, Global Technology Manager
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Marco Sanguineti, Global Technology Manager

Marco Sanguineti is the Global Technology Manager for ABB’s Power Generation & Water business unit since 2015. Marco has a Master’s degree in Electronic and ICT Engineering. He joined ABB in 1987 and since then has held several positions in R&D and Product Management for distributed control systems.

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IoT Innovation in Construction Industry
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IoT Innovation in Construction Industry

In 1990, John Romkey connected the first ‘thing’ to the internet, a Sunbeam Radiant Control toaster. The seemingly odd experiment intended to prove the internet could be used to physically control an object, and it was successful. He used the internet to make toast. This fun hack was the first instance of what would eventually become […]

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Nick Hertzman, Marketing Director
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Nick Hertzman, Marketing Director

Nick is a Marketing Director at Unearth Technologies in Seattle, WA. He uses his background in academic research and technology to predict construction trends and analyze how contractors can best leverage them for their business.

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· Predictive Analytics

Choose the Right Level of Predictive Maintenance

The terms Predictive Maintenance and IoT have been intertwined and used significantly over the last several years has caused the true meaning of prediction in this context to be difficult to ascertain.  These variations or differences in what a Predictive Maintenance program is and how it is actually construed has caused Manufacturers and distributors to […]

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Hidden revenue streams for smart cities
· Smart Cities

Hidden revenue streams for smart cities

Today, many cities are toying with the idea of becoming a “smart city” or a city that actively does everything from monitoring traffic patterns to predicting when a street light will go out to analyzing any digital information its collecting. However, while these are nice to know items that can make life easier for inhabitants, […]

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A Historical Perspective on IT & OT Convergence
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A Historical Perspective on IT & OT Convergence

Hello IIoT World readers, and thanks for engaging with my column. Over the course of the next few months, I plan to write on a number of topics that are, individually, highly relevant to the IIoT Security realm.  Perhaps more importantly, many of these topics can be viewed as being all inter-related in a way that […]

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CEO Insights: best practices to build and monitor your network
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CEO Insights: best practices to build and monitor your network

Before you can begin to improve your network, you need to have visibility into your network. In this post, Frank Williams, CEO of Statseeker, explains why network visibility is important, how it can help your business save money, the best practices for building a network and why industrial companies need to apply smarter and more connected […]

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Pragmatic Predictive Analytics through Pattern Analysis in Operational Data
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Pragmatic Predictive Analytics through Pattern Analysis in Operational Data

One certainty is that manufacturing processes continue to get better at producing data-primarily due to rapid cost reductions and improvements in data collection, communication, and storage technologies. The challenge, however, is that the ability to exploit this data for meaningful operational benefits is not keeping pace. There is real potential to use manufacturing data to […]

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· Connected Industry

IVC partnering with Schneider Electric to offer automation solutions for Wonderware users

Industrial Video & Control (IVC) announced a new partnership with Schneider Electric. As a registered partner, IVC is now a member of their global network of partners offering automation solutions that are complimentary to Schneider Electric’s Wonderware software portfolio. “IVC’s long history of adding value to our Wonderware solutions made this an easy decision”, stated […]

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Why Don’t More Cars Update Their Software Automatically?
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Why Don’t More Cars Update Their Software Automatically?

Tesla is the only major automaker that offers over the air (OTA) updates of both car software and firmware. This allows Tesla to add new features like new voice commands, driver profiles or blind spot warnings that weren’t available when the car was purchased. It also allows them to fix bugs that were either causing […]

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Marc Phillips, Director of Marketing
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Marc Phillips, Director of Marketing

Marc Phillips is the Director of Marketing at Bright Wolf, a leading IoT technology provider and system integrator helping Fortune 1000 companies design, develop, and deploy Enterprise IoT systems and connected product solutions. Marc is an experienced director of software and business teams with a track record of building successful partnerships and delivering value through […]

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