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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In today’s highly competitive digital business world, manufacturers must act fast and pivot quickly to meet fluctuating market trends and consumer demands. IIoT, combined with advanced analytics as part of a broader digital transformation strategy, can help manufacturers create new business models, improve operational efficiencies and drive innovation in products and services. Yet, nearly 70% of all digital transformation initiatives are considered […]
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Control system cyber security is different than IT and requires an understanding of issues unique to control systems. It is time to discuss the validity of cybersecurity policies for control system environments. Cybersecurity policy has been based on preventing malicious attacks against IT data networks. IT cybersecurity has been a problem for more than 20 […]
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Frédéric Desbiens is an IoT and Edge Computing Program Manager at the Eclipse Foundation, his job is to help the community innovate by bringing devices and software together. His domain knowledge, skills, and experience in open source, IoT, cloud platforms and activity in social media are great assets to executing on the strategy to grow […]
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Bjorn Andersson is a Senior Director, Global IoT Marketing at Hitachi Vantara. Bjorn is a leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industries Marketing, accelerating go-to-market (GTM) for innovative solutions that combine advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and IoT. Bjorn has a proven track record to build and execute strategies and plans to build a business and bring products & technologies to market. He can translate technology into customer benefits and communicate these to diverse audiences. Bjorn has deep expertise in High-Performance Computing (HPC), Visualization and Technical Computing - reaching into technologies and uses that have partly evolved from there, such as Cloud Computing&Storage, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and Virtualization He is also experienced in creating strategic partnerships and mergers&acquisitions (M&A).
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“Accelerate Industrial,” a recent research by Intel, represents the most comprehensive view of Industry 4.0, the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector. The research uncovered a serious skills gap that most Western industrial production training programs and government investment initiatives fail to address. The study found that today’s leaders in the industrial sector need to create tomorrow’s […]
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Craig Hobbs’ experience with keeping systems performant over the years has helped to shape the kind of engineer he is today — one who enjoys solving complex problems and fighting for users. His specialties include Solution Architecture, Project Management, Proof of Concept Design and Development, Software Customization, Technical Training, ETL Automation, and Application Integration and […]
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Rob van Kranenburg is the Founder of Council_IoT and #iotday. He is in the Top 100 #IOT Influencers list. (10) He wrote The Internet of Things. A critique of ambient technology and the all-seeing network of RFID, Network Notebooks 02, Institute of Network Cultures. He is co-founder of bricolabs. Together with Christian Nold he published […]
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As the formidable threat of cybersecurity looms over the majority of the world’s municipal governments, Leading Cities launched AcceliGOV. This global competition offers municipalities around the world the chance to compete for a pre-paid pilot of a globally sourced, expert-vetted cybersecurity solution. Interested cities may complete a brief application found at AcceliGOV.com by March 31st. AcceliGOV […]
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Almost half (40%) of manufacturers surveyed recently by Deloitte and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity & Innovation (MAPI) said their operations were impacted by a cyber incident in the past 12 months, and yet one in four have not performed a cyber risk assessment in the last year. This preparedness gap is becoming increasingly striking as manufacturers adopt more Smart […]
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Almost 60 percent of utility executives in 20 countries rank distributed generation as the biggest disrupter to their operations, according to a survey by Accenture, the global services company. Distributed generation, the executives predict, will reduce their revenues, increase grid faults and erode their business models. But is distributed generation a threat or an opportunity? Virtual […]
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Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, announced that it will collaborate with Baker Hughes’ Nexus Controls operational technology (OT) security experts through a strategic framework agreement, signed in late 2019. Together the companies aim to provide comprehensive, industry leading guidance and support for enterprises running critical OT environments. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) […]
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