The High Potency of Low Power in the IoT Ecosystem
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The High Potency of Low Power in the IoT Ecosystem

The network characteristics of IoT ecosystems based on wireless technologies are quite different from those for traditional wired or wireless networks because the number of devices participating in communication is very large. Also, traffic per IoT device is typically not so big because each IoT device senses and transfers a small amount of data to […]

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Transition to Industry 4.0 in Three Steps
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Transition to Industry 4.0 in Three Steps

Whether you’ve embraced the notion of digital manufacturing or you’re wondering where to even begin, there are things you can do right now to move a little closer to the future and make that all-important transition to Industry 4.0. First and foremost, creating networks that can adapt and respond to change will be a vital […]

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Chief Internet of Things Officer is your Next Must-Hire Role
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Chief Internet of Things Officer is your Next Must-Hire Role

An undeniable aspect of the new Internet of Things marketplace is that leadership is crucial to reaching success. Not only do new and existing companies have to create something unique and useful, but they have to do so in a market where growth and success are volatile and unpredictable. Even the traditional winners – Nike, […]

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Fix Hidden Woes in Manufacturing Environments and View Alerts for Cyber Threats
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Fix Hidden Woes in Manufacturing Environments and View Alerts for Cyber Threats

Knowledge is king in the industrial manufacturing environment today as decisions need to occur with 20/20 vision, no blind spots. Network visibility allows manufacturers to discover issues that impact process integrity and performance, fix hidden problems in their networks and protect critical systems against cyber threats. Having the right technology allows the user to understand the network and […]

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How Industrial IoT Can Completely Transform The Packaging Industry
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How Industrial IoT Can Completely Transform The Packaging Industry

Over the past few years there has been a lot of talk on how Industrial IoT can change how industries derive more value and new revenue opportunities such that there is little need to outline its value proposition in a general sense. Rather, in this article I wish to focus on a particular industry – […]

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Gary Simmerly, Business Development Coach
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Gary Simmerly, Business Development Coach

Gary is an engineer by education and sales engineer by choice. He founded one of the first high-tech industrial distributors servicing and supporting industrial controls for plant floor use. Great Lakes Controls (GLC) was a start up venture to a regional distributor with 6 branches in 4 states. Sales grew to $20 million in 20 […]

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Salim Sheikh, CxO Advisor
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Salim Sheikh, CxO Advisor

Salim is a Trusted CxO Advisor (and Non-Executive Director) typically engaged as an interim CIO / CTO / “Head of Strategy & Architecture” with a reputation for parachuting into organisations and quickly establishing an understanding of business strategy; adjusting people/process/technology priorities to establish portfolio-wide operational plans and oversee successful implementation. He excels at building and […]

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Oscar González Rodríguez, CMO
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Oscar González Rodríguez, CMO

Oscar González Rodríguez, Electrical & Automation Engineer, brings a wealth of experience in the Automotive industry in the field of Quality and Manufacturing Processes, being 6-sigma Green Belt Certified Quality Manager, with experience in all quality relevant aspects. Oscar has worked in the Automotive industry since he finishes his studies in 2009 performing a Master […]

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Africa’s 4th Industrial Revolution: Answering the big questions about IIoT
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Africa’s 4th Industrial Revolution: Answering the big questions about IIoT

Why IIoT/Industrie 4.0? “There is massive scope for IIoT in Africa. As a continent, we are in a race in terms of becoming more competitive and more relevant in the global space. IoT as a technology certainly has the capability of catapulting Africa into the 4th industrial revolution.” Nico Steyn, CEO IoT.nxt First we were liberated […]

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Stop Downplaying Threats to Critical Infrastructure
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Stop Downplaying Threats to Critical Infrastructure

It has been an incredibly busy three months in the world of Industrial Control Systems/Critical Infrastructure cybersecurity. A drop in the bucket for what we’ve become used to in the world of IT security – but incredibly noisy for this space – and an alarming precursor for what will come. Yes, we chose “will” come […]

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