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2017

IIoT Impact on Asset Performance Management

IoT is reshaping asset performance management (APM), with leading suppliers such as GE Digital, Siemens, and AspenTech treating APM as the primary entry point to IIoT adoption. The link between APM and IIoT has driven supplier…

What Data Science Actually Means To Manufacturing

Data science in manufacturing addresses three core areas: predictive equipment maintenance, product design optimization, and consumer-driven quality improvement. According to the Veritas Global Databerg report, 85% of stored data is dark, redundant, obsolete, or trivial. Kudzai…

The Indubitable Role of Entrepreneurship in Smart Infrastructure

Smart Infrastructure, the integration of physical systems such as Transport, Energy, and Telecommunications with digital technologies such as Sensors, Big Data, and the Internet of Things, represents a global opportunity worth between £2 trillion and £4.8…

Industrial Espionage is a major threat to the Manufacturing Sector

Industrial espionage targets manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals by stealing trade secrets, proprietary processes, and corporate intellectual property. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, manufacturing is the top industry targeted by cyberespionage, and trade secrets…

Smart Cities – From Vertical Farming to Vertiports

Smart cities require more than taller buildings and elevated transport. Growth Leader Sath Rao states that cities must combine a "Go Vertical" strategy with a "Go Data" and "Go Data Monetization" approach. Tools such as Electric…

Protecting IIoT with a New Approach to Cyber Defense

Measure, monitor and monetize has long been a mantra for any industry or corporation that wants to be successful with its products or services. This capability is finally ubiquitous thanks to technology being powerful enough and cost…

Who owns the Machine Generated Data in IoT – Men or Machine?

The data which is acquired by sensors is essentially Machine Generated Data (MGD). This post will dwell on the subject of data ownership of MGD as follows: Sensors (Data Acquisition and Communication) Machine Generated Data The…

Edge Computing – Insights from the Factory Floor

The industrial IoT (IIoT) is a relatively new concept for many industrial companies and manufacturers, but FogHorn Systems has been leading the development and implementation of IIoT with a pioneering approach to edge computing and analytics…