![[Research] Securing Smart Factories in the Era of Industry 4.0](https://iiot-world.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/internet-technology-cyber-security-concept-protect-scan-computer-virus-attack-1024x576.jpg)
Adopting Industry 4.0 means not only interconnecting IT and OT networks to build smart factories; it also means having shared responsibilities between IT administrators and OT engineers. These include accounting for assets such as equipment, underlying platforms, and protocols or services in use; assessing them for their criticality in the overall operations; and applying the […]
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IoT, as we know it today, allows us to make our lives easier — but it is not 100% secure. It can be hard to understand why it’s so difficult to come up with a comprehensive cybersecurity standard for IoT. After all, if we can create this technology, we should be able to keep it […]
Read more →The Industrial Internet Consortium ® (IIC™) today announced the IIoT Maturity Assessment, a web-based tool included in the IIC Resource Hub™ that enables users to better understand their enterprise IIoT maturity. The IIoT Maturity Assessment helps organizations become best-practice adopters of IIoT by guiding business managers through a range of questions about the adoption, usage […]
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How Maintenance Excellence can reduce downtime, overall maintenance costs and worker stress while boosting plant efficiency In recent blog posts I’ve explored how Asset Performance can affect your plant’s economic return. With Asset Reliability as the first step in your action plan, the next thing to consider is Maintenance Excellence. To help explain the concept […]
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Cities around the world are making huge investments in technology that will help them provide better services, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and operate in a way that leverages the power of IoT, artificial intelligence and 5G technologies. Put together, these investments are part of the story in delivering on the vision of “Smart Cities” – […]
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Jean is leading Accenture’s Industrial segment for Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Based in Paris, he is the Global Client Account Lead for Michelin and Schneider Electric. As a thought leader, Jean focuses on innovation and the creation of new business models from design through execution of large global transformational programs for Accenture’s clients, leveraging […]
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Cyril is the global leader of IoT and Digital Offers responsible for Schneider Electric’s IoT Strategy and Execution. Cyril is focused on delivering new digitally enabled, connected offers that help customers be more efficient and sustainable. Previously, he was the Chief Technology and Chief Strategy Officer for the Industry Business. Cyril joined Schneider Electric in […]
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During the space race of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, there was a reason so many monkeys and chimpanzees were shot up into space. Getting into space is relatively easy. Getting back safely, is the hard part (How the Spaceship Got Its Shape, credit starc@) One particular difficulty involves atmospheric re-entry. If a spacecraft’s speed […]
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The emergence of next generation technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, and data science, are poised to transform today’s cities into advanced smart cities. Electric utility companies, with their critical infrastructure and essential services, are well positioned to co-lead this transformation. While smart cities represent a major business opportunity […]
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Recorded version of “How IIoT Creates Real-Time Visibility for Manufacturing” webinar and Q&A Creating real-time visibility in operations is about delivering the right information at the right time to the right person. In today’s factories, manufacturing visibility is often limited because of disparate IT and OT systems, reports based on data from last week, and […]
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To soar like Pan, Peter Pan that is, represents a childhood fantasy that has captivated the minds and desires of countless girls and boys (and I am quite sure a few adults). Whether it was the appeal of Neverland, Captain Marvel, Superman, Falcon, Ironman, Buzz Lightyear, or even Icarus; that inner desire of humans to […]
Read more →![[New report] Digital Readiness for Industrial Transformation](https://iiot-world.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_504564553-e1557499664622.jpg)
We all know something big is happening “out there” in industrial operations around the globe. Companies are going beyond standard practices in Continuous Improvement (CI) as they seek step change improvement. Among them, programs go by a range of names: Digital or Industrial Transformation, Industrie 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and many others. Whatever your company calls […]
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