Sa’d Kanan, SVP, Global Lead Automotive at Hitachi Vantara
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Sa’d Kanan, SVP, Global Lead Automotive at Hitachi Vantara

Sa’d is an IIoT expert at Practice development, Strategic planning, Business strategy, IT strategy, Enterprise Architecture, SOA, Cloud Computing, Agile and Iterative application development, Managed Services, Offshore application development, ecommerce and portals and has been at Hitachi for 14 years.

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James Destro, General Manager, Manufacturing Practice at Hitachi Vantara
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James Destro, General Manager, Manufacturing Practice at Hitachi Vantara

James Destro currently heads the Manufacturing Practice at Hitachi Vantara. His practice focuses on delivering high value outcomes through deep domain consulting and digital solutions that leverage advanced analytics to Hitachi’s manufacturing customers globally. James’ background includes more than 20 years of industrial digital solutions leadership in the manufacturing, oil and gas, chemicals, and aviation […]

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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – A collaboration framework for cities and solutions providers
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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – A collaboration framework for cities and solutions providers

The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating and disruptive impact on cities and communities worldwide. From the loss of lives, interruption of essential day-to-day services, to disruption of the global economy, no one person, organization or country is spared. Local, regional, and national governments are urgently responding with varying degrees of effectiveness. As the […]

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Industrial Cyber Security: Why IT & OT collaboration is no longer an option but a necessity
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Industrial Cyber Security: Why IT & OT collaboration is no longer an option but a necessity

Since the mid-1990s, many industrial companies have interconnected their industrial control systems (ICSs) to improve productivity, maintenance, and safety in the operational environment. Some of this interconnectivity was to  the Internet.  While, this connectivity helped to improved the efficiency, security was at best a minimal consideration. The lack of adequate security planning has resulted in […]

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Status of digital readiness for Industrial Transformation programs globally
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Status of digital readiness for Industrial Transformation programs globally

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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Smart Cities: From digital infrastructure development to integration
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Smart Cities: From digital infrastructure development to integration

Over the past century, the world’s population has increasingly moved to live in cities. According to a June 2018 report from McKinsey & Company, cities are now “home to more than half of the world’s population, and they are expected to add another 2.5 billion new residents by 2050”. Meanwhile, a United Nations 2018 report […]

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Medical Device Safety and Security: Obvious but not easy to achieve
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Medical Device Safety and Security: Obvious but not easy to achieve

With accelerating technology innovation, medical devices are becoming more sophisticated and more connected. Consequently, as in most mission-critical systems, safety and security are two increasingly vital requirements in medical device design. In April 2018, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to increase regulatory powers over medical device safety, including cybersecurity. This paper […]

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Steve Montgomery, CEO
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Steve Montgomery, CEO

Steve is a creative problem solver who designs, develops and delivers complex yet easy to use IoT solutions across a variety of markets and applications.  His 20+ year career started at the age of 14, working as an apprentice engineer at Great Plains Research and Development.  Steve served honorably in the United States Navy’s Nuclear […]

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Smart Cities – what’s in it for citizens?
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Smart Cities – what’s in it for citizens?

Connected technology is ushering in a new era of smart cities, which promises to improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world. Smart cities — which are using technology to make urban areas safer, more efficient, and more livable — represent the transformative power of the Internet of Things. Now, as […]

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