Business models and market participation for virtual power plants
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Business models and market participation for virtual power plants

Virtual power plants/pools (VPP), are fast becoming a driving force
in the power industry, due to rising demand for energy and the global turn to renewables. By 2025 there will be 1 billion more people on the planet, all requiring electricity. And by 2040, 60 percent of the power generated worldwide will come from renewable sources, […]

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Is your business model Industry 4.0-ready?
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Is your business model Industry 4.0-ready?

Industry 4.0 is often discussed from a technological perspective of machine learning, algorithms, smart sensors, and connected assets. But the truth is, its biggest impact will be on company business models, especially those of well-established companies. Innovation expert Frank Piller shares the results of a large German initiative involving 40 leading industrial companies exploring appropriate […]

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The Importance of Security by Design for IoT Devices
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The Importance of Security by Design for IoT Devices

We’re on the verge of an explosion of IoT-related products and services and the security for IoT devices is a concern. We all know that the Internet of Things or IoT has started to disrupt consumers, enterprises and governments and is paving the way of an analytical revolution. From connected homes and self-driving cars, from […]

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Three factors why Industrial IoT adoption is slow
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Three factors why Industrial IoT adoption is slow

The age of Industrial IoT (IIoT) is here. With IIoT the real-time data-net can sweep more broadly than ever before. However, companies in industries everywhere continue to use human beings to monitor their critical assets. Oil and gas companies ask field technicians to drive tens to hundreds of miles to take inventory of water used […]

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Case study: How the world’s largest flooring manufacturer uses IIoT solutions to reduce costs
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Case study: How the world’s largest flooring manufacturer uses IIoT solutions to reduce costs

World’s largest flooring manufacturer improves operational visibility and reduces costs with Cisco solutions. Taking Sustainability to the Factory Floor For Mohawk Industries, sustainability isn’t just a marketing buzzword. It’s a value woven deep within everything the manufacturer produces. A world leader in residential and commercial flooring, Mohawk operates hundreds of plants across the United States […]

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There won’t be just one wireless technology for industrial IoT, but many
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There won’t be just one wireless technology for industrial IoT, but many

Rolls-Royce uses IoT to increase jet engine fuel efficiency, optimize flight paths, and improve maintenance to achieve a one percent reduction in fuel usage that translates to a $250,000 per plane per year efficiency cost saving; Royal Dutch Shell realized a $1M return on an $87,000 investment in a remote IoT-based asset monitoring and maintenance […]

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Sandra DiMatteo, Global Director of Marketing
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Sandra DiMatteo, Global Director of Marketing

Sandra DiMatteo is the Global Director of Marketing for Asset Performance at Bentley Systems. She has more than 20 years of experience in asset performance management and reliability software solutions, asset lifecycle information management, enterprise asset management operating in a connected data environment in public infrastructure, energy and process industries. She has spoken on IIoT […]

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Jagannath Rao, Senior Vice President
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Jagannath Rao, Senior Vice President

Jagannath is responsible for the data-driven services business of the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which includes MindSphere, the secure, cloud-based, open IoT operating system built for industry. His portfolio of responsibilities includes the widespread application of “Big Data” technologies in the realm of manufacturing, covering topics such as plant analytics, asset analytics, artificial intelligence, […]

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Machine Learning is the New Jake
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Machine Learning is the New Jake

Everyone in, and serving, manufacturing businesses has encountered terms such as Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, and Smart Factory. Small compute footprints, low-cost, high-availability communication systems, high-capacity–low-cost memory, rapidly evolving sensor technology, and new time-series data structures supporting real-time analytics are all conspiring to empower industrial operators to transform their businesses from “tribal knowledge systems” to […]

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Eric Ehlers, Director – Manufacturing and Telecom Solutions
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Eric Ehlers, Director – Manufacturing and Telecom Solutions

He is an executive marketing professional with 15+ years of experience leading global outreach, strategic marketing, optimization, and creative development strategies. He has a proven ability to deliver significant revenue growth in highly competitive, global markets and develop extensive marketing operations for high-tech industries. His career includes a solid record of leveraging existing networks and […]

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What you need to know about Cybersecurity when adopting IIoT solutions
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What you need to know about Cybersecurity when adopting IIoT solutions

According to  an article published by Trend Micro: “in 2018, digital extortion will be at the core of most cybercriminals’ business model and will propel them into other schemes that will get their hands on potentially hefty payouts. Vulnerabilities in IoT devices will expand the attack surface as devices get further woven into the fabric […]

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The Last Mile-Data Integration
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The Last Mile-Data Integration

There is no doubt about it, we are surrounded by innovation and technological advancement. I can’t remember the last time that I have gone a full day without feeling awed or delighted by some new invention. We are finally at a point where scalable computing power is ubiquitous and inexpensive. This has really opened the […]

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