A Historical Perspective on IT & OT Convergence
· Cybersecurity

A Historical Perspective on IT & OT Convergence

Hello IIoT World readers, and thanks for engaging with my column. Over the course of the next few months, I plan to write on a number of topics that are, individually, highly relevant to the IIoT Security realm.  Perhaps more importantly, many of these topics can be viewed as being all inter-related in a way that […]

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CEO Insights: best practices to build and monitor your network
· Connected Industry

CEO Insights: best practices to build and monitor your network

Before you can begin to improve your network, you need to have visibility into your network. In this post, Frank Williams, CEO of Statseeker, explains why network visibility is important, how it can help your business save money, the best practices for building a network and why industrial companies need to apply smarter and more connected […]

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Pragmatic Predictive Analytics through Pattern Analysis in Operational Data
· Predictive Analytics

Pragmatic Predictive Analytics through Pattern Analysis in Operational Data

One certainty is that manufacturing processes continue to get better at producing data-primarily due to rapid cost reductions and improvements in data collection, communication, and storage technologies. The challenge, however, is that the ability to exploit this data for meaningful operational benefits is not keeping pace. There is real potential to use manufacturing data to […]

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· Connected Industry

IVC partnering with Schneider Electric to offer automation solutions for Wonderware users

Industrial Video & Control (IVC) announced a new partnership with Schneider Electric. As a registered partner, IVC is now a member of their global network of partners offering automation solutions that are complimentary to Schneider Electric’s Wonderware software portfolio. “IVC’s long history of adding value to our Wonderware solutions made this an easy decision”, stated […]

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Why Don’t More Cars Update Their Software Automatically?
· Connected Industry

Why Don’t More Cars Update Their Software Automatically?

Tesla is the only major automaker that offers over the air (OTA) updates of both car software and firmware. This allows Tesla to add new features like new voice commands, driver profiles or blind spot warnings that weren’t available when the car was purchased. It also allows them to fix bugs that were either causing […]

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Marc Phillips, Director of Marketing
· Our Contributors

Marc Phillips, Director of Marketing

Marc Phillips is the Director of Marketing at Bright Wolf, a leading IoT technology provider and system integrator helping Fortune 1000 companies design, develop, and deploy Enterprise IoT systems and connected product solutions. Marc is an experienced director of software and business teams with a track record of building successful partnerships and delivering value through […]

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The IoT revolution within supply chain
· Connected Industry

The IoT revolution within supply chain

Since the days of the first ‘Internet refrigerator’, the Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way, and far more practical uses for the IoT have emerged. For businesses that play an active role in supply chain fulfillment, the IoT benefits are significant. Advances in mobile connectivity, making Internet-enabled sensors much smaller and more […]

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Can IIoT help address food and beverage manufacturing challenges?
· Connected Industry

Can IIoT help address food and beverage manufacturing challenges?

The food & beverage industry is facing a number of key manufacturing operational challenges. Food & beverage manufacturing typically consists of complex processes, such as clean-in-place, traceability, capturing mislabeled products, and serialization. The industry needs to ensure the utmost consistency of brand and product quality, taste and safety while simultaneously lowering the costs of production […]

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Data management & system integration – two reasons why Industrial IoT projects fail
· Connected Industry

Data management & system integration – two reasons why Industrial IoT projects fail

If you knew the state of your machines at each moment, and could take action based on that knowledge, how much value could you create for your customers? Digital transformation, successfully embedding products and services inside the value chain, creates incredible opportunities for new revenue streams and customer relationships. While embracing new business models created by […]

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Implementing Artificial Intelligence Solutions: Are Your Operations Ready?
· Connected Industry

Implementing Artificial Intelligence Solutions: Are Your Operations Ready?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has certainly become a popular buzzword. But it’s more than that–it’s a critical new technology that too many companies have heard about yet aren’t certain how to use. Today, and every day for the foreseeable future, a multitude of industries and companies are contemplating how to implement AI solutions into their operations. […]

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Usman Shuja, Chief Commercial Officer & Founding Member
· Our Contributors

Usman Shuja, Chief Commercial Officer & Founding Member

Usman is responsible for SparkCognition‘s Industrial IoT business and oversees its GTM, strategy and product offerings. Usman joined SparkCognition in early 2013 as the founding executive and Vice President of Market Development to lead the revenue organization. In this role, Usman led sales, marketing, partnerships and customer success teams from the pre-revenue stage focusing on […]

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IoT Devices – with greater connectivity comes greater vulnerabilities
· Cybersecurity

IoT Devices – with greater connectivity comes greater vulnerabilities

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents an exciting period of innovation in our lives. It describes a world of devices all connected to the internet, a world in which inanimate technology that we use and see every day is becoming smarter. It also predicts a continuous journey towards greater ease and convenience, a future in […]

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