Carol Rudinschi, PhD

Carolina Rudinschi, PhD,  author of a Digital Media Book, brings  a wealth of experience in Research, Journalism, Public Relations and Social Media. Certifications include: Google Adwords Certified Specialist (Search & Mobile), Hootsuite Certified Professional, Facebook BluePrint & Digital Marketing Certification from University of Illinois. She has a PhD in Digital Journalism & Media and is experienced in running campaigns on Google AdWords, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.

Carolina has an engagement in the global influencer program of Siemens AG. This is NOT an endorsement of SIEMENS AS products or services. It is Carolina’s role to encourage SIEMENS AG to think more openly and engage in a wider community. Carolina is independent in her work in this wider community and provides a unique set of insights accordingly to those willing to listen.

Carolina participates/participated in influencer & analysts programs with ABB, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, IBM, Schneider Electric, PTC.

Simon Hartley, Strategic Accounts
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Simon Hartley, Strategic Accounts

Mr. Hartley works with government customers at CIS Mobile with its altOS mobile security platform.  He also worked with Apple and Samsung in hardening their mobile devices for U.S. government use and is a frequent speaker on cybersecurity at industry events. Previously, he was Vice President and Co-Founder of the startup RunSafe Security, Vice President […]

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Four challenges for power generation companies in their digitalization journey
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Four challenges for power generation companies in their digitalization journey

Digitalization holds great promise for the power generation industry. However, a range of internal and market challenges can constrain its effective uptake and implementation for those early in the digital journey. Digitalization can play an important role in solving a range of operational and business challenges for power generation companies.Four key challenges for power generation […]

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Is Internet of Things going to replace SCADA systems?
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Is Internet of Things going to replace SCADA systems?

Industrial IoT and the connected factory concept are red-hot topics. Yet often, there is confusion among professionals in both on and offline discussions around the role of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications. Questions like, “Does Internet of Things replace SCADA?”, “Can the two be integrated?” and “What is the difference between IoT, SCADA & […]

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Renewable resources can increase cyber threats
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Renewable resources can increase cyber threats

Renewable resources are good for the environment and reduce consumer costs but they are not a panacea to reducing electric grid cyber threats despite the prevailing view by many that renewable resources can reduce the cyber threat to electric utilities. I did a walkdown of several utility-scale solar facilities. Consider your roof-top solar system and […]

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Why most Industrial IoT implementations fail
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Why most Industrial IoT implementations fail

The IoT Revolution is picking up speed and as it does, it is changing the manufacturing world forever. The Industrial IoT brings together machines, advanced analytics, and people. It’s the network connected assets and devices by communications technologies that results in systems that can monitor, collect, exchange, analyze, and deliver valuable new insights like never before. […]

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Graham Immerman, Vice President of Marketing
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Graham Immerman, Vice President of Marketing

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Graham Immerman is Vice President of Marketing for MachineMetrics, a venture-backed manufacturing analytics platform. Graham has quickly become an authority on digital transformation and the application of IIoT technology for the manufacturing industry. An accomplished leader and experienced start-up veteran with an integrated background in digital, social, traditional, account-based marketing, growth strategies, and business development. […]

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ARC’s Sixteenth India Forum Focuses on Digitization
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ARC’s Sixteenth India Forum Focuses on Digitization

ARC Advisory Group’s sixteenth India Forum for the process and discrete industries, titled Digitizing and Securing Industry, Infrastructure, and Cities from July 5-6, 2018, Bangalore, India attracted over 250 delegates. Last year the core theme was digital transformation; this year we’ve moved to the next level of how digitization can help industries, infrastructure and cities grow […]

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Three AI Key Success Factors for Achieving Maximum Business Value
· Artificial Intelligence

Three AI Key Success Factors for Achieving Maximum Business Value

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making tremendous impact already in the world. Some of that impact is indirect and comes from the anticipation of things that may sound like science fiction now, which has led to massive investments in ideas and people. Much of the impact is direct and comes from applying existing AI capabilities to […]

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Robert Albach, Sr. Product Line Manager
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Robert Albach, Sr. Product Line Manager

Robert Albach is the Sr. Product Line Manager – IoT Security for Cisco Systems, Inc. Mr. Albach is responsible for industrial security planning within the security portfolio. He joined Cisco in 2010 when he defined and delivered three network security solutions with the most recent – Cisco’s first Industrial Security Appliance. Prior to his Cisco tenure, he guided the IPS Management solutions and […]

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Daniel Behrens, Technical Marketing Engineer
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Daniel Behrens, Technical Marketing Engineer

Daniel Behrens is a Technical Marketing Engineer in Cisco’s Internet of Things Connectivity business unit which develops switching, routing, wireless and security products for industrial applications. Prior to his current position, Dan spent over 3 years in various sales roles at Ciscoassisting organizations to develop end to end architectures for both IT and OT applications. Before joining Cisco, Dan […]

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Industrial Internet Consortium: Edge Computing in IIoT
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Industrial Internet Consortium: Edge Computing in IIoT

The Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™) announced the publication of the IIC Introduction to Edge Computing in IIoT white paper. The paper provides practical guidance on edge computing, architectures and the building blocks necessary for edge computing implementations. The IIC is also planning to release an Edge Computing Technical Report that will contain in-depth technical information in the coming months. “Many companies are […]

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Cisco Kinetic for Manufacturing – one of the discussed subjects at Hannover Messe 2018
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Cisco Kinetic for Manufacturing – one of the discussed subjects at Hannover Messe 2018

This year Cisco had a significant presence at Hannover Messe 2018. Customers and potential customers had the chance to walk through five booth zones, all of them being related to the Industry 4.0/smart manufacturing. The five zones were focused on the following: Connected factory network Time-sensitive networking Industrial cybersecurity Data Management Operational Excellence A big […]

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