March 2018 – Page 2 of 3

March 16, 2018 · Our Contributors

Chris Ransom, Vice President Strategic Channel Program Development

Professional with expertise in business development, technical pre-sales, strategy, partnerships, product management, program management, and operations. Outstanding record of internal operations management and external business relationships with partners and customers. A results driven team leader and consensus builder with a proven track record for achieving or surpassing aggressive goals. Entrepreneurial with the ability to understand […]

March 16, 2018 · Our Contributors

Svein-Egil Nielsen, Chief Technology Officer

Svein-Egil Nielsen is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Nordic Semiconductor – a company that became the world’s leading Bluetooth chip supplier by removing all unnecessary technical complexity to maximize Bluetooth’s applicable application range and now aims to do the same in cellular IoT with its LTE-M/NB-IoT module solutions. Nielsen – who was Chairman of the […]

March 16, 2018 · Connected Industry

Infographic: Top Industries Using Indoor Positioning

The indoor positioning market is predicted to show double-digit growth rates every year. We have put together an infographic to show the main indoor positioning applications and their business value. Main indoor positioning applications Business value comes with live installations We brought together our experience with customers from all over the world to show the main application areas in indoor positioning […]

March 15, 2018 · Artificial Intelligence & ML

Machine Learning Algorithms in Autonomous Driving

Autonomous cars are very closely associated with Industrial IoT. IoT combined with other technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, local computing etc are providing the essential technologies for autonomous cars. Very inquisitive questions for many is how are these autonomous cars functioning. What actually is working inside to make them work without drivers taking […]

March 13, 2018 · Connected Industry

Network Growth is Exploding – Why Fast End-to-End Polling Time Becomes Vital

IBM, Cisco, and GE are pushing the IIoT as a major revolution in how marketing and manufacturing is done. The IIoT demands nearly 100% uptime all the time, and the only way to make sure you get that, is with a Network Information management (NIM) that operates in real-time. Bridging the IT/OT and Moving to […]

March 12, 2018 · Cybersecurity

IIC: The Endpoint Security Best Practices White Paper

The Industrial Internet Consortium published today the Endpoint Security Best Practices white paper. The intended audience includes industrial equipment manufacturers, integrators, and industrial equipment owners and operators. All can benefit by obtaining a clear description of what countermeasures and controls are generally recommended for each level of security. Equipment manufacturers and integrators can define which security level […]

March 12, 2018 · Predictive Analytics

How Machine Learning can help SMEs to maximize the value of operational data

Data generated by manufacturing or process operations, especially time series data, is very rich in information that can provide actionable insights on the current and future health of the production systems and the products they create. As companies start to digitize their industrial operations, they are learning that they are rich in operational data but poor in the […]

March 11, 2018 · Our Contributors

Sanket Amberkar, SVP Marketing

Sanket leads marketing at Falkonry and is responsible for the company’s positioning, thought leadership and go to market strategy. Sanket has over 20 years of experience in the high tech, energy, industrial and automotive markets in areas ranging from of product development to market strategy. Prior to Falkonry, he was VP of Product Marketing for […]

March 9, 2018 · Connected Industry

Collaborative Operations Center – what it means for utilities in the digital transformation process

Last month, together with my business partner in IIoT World, Carolina Rudinschi, PhD, I attended the opening of ABB’s latest Global Collaborative Operations Center in Genoa, Italy, an event that brought together 30+ analysts and 50+ customers from all over the world. The program included a live demo of the inaugural center’s capabilities, presentations by […]

March 8, 2018 · Predictive Analytics

Take your company from reactive/proactive to predictive analytics

Big Data and cloud technology has provided organizations new ways to drive efficiency and productivity. Among companies recognized as industry leaders and innovators, Asset Optimization has become a trending initiative and is producing strong results for these adopters. So what is stopping other organizations from adopting Asset Optimization? The reasons vary across organizations but include […]

March 7, 2018 · Smart Manufacturing

Artificial Intelligence Opportunities: A More Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

In a 2016 article from Business Insider, General Electric described what an ideal intelligent factory would look like. Their vision for the “Brilliant Factory,” as they called it, would start with automatic ordering based on detected customer need, and use 3D printing technologies to design, prototype, and test a new part in hours rather than […]

March 6, 2018 · Connected Industry

How machine builders can use IIoT platforms to unleash new business models

By 2025, experts expect that the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will provide a $4.6 trillion opportunity for the world’s industrial operations to upgrade and add value to the global economy. This reflects the trend toward digitization just about everywhere, thanks to technology advancements. For OEMs & machine builders, the digitization trend coincides with industry’s […]