It’s estimated that IoT applications in operations optimisation have the potential to create value of $1.2 to $3.7 trillion per year in the factory setting in 2025. Manufacturers and equipment builders are in a position to jointly create this value, thanks to new IoT technology advancements. Equipment builders now have a clear product-oriented value offering, in the […]
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Irrespective of industry or activity, when a human is performing a task, there is a possibility for error. There are numerous studies showing the impact of inadequate procedures towards human error, which led to severe incidents, significant downtime and overall operational losses. As companies begin to embrace digitalization via IIoT, a key challenge still remains: […]
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I do not know what precipitated the issuance of the May 1st, 2020 Executive Order. However, this new Executive Order is long overdue, and addresses many longstanding concerns. The Executive Order demonstrates a high level of technical details and detailed knowledge of existing gaps and vulnerabilities in bulk power equipment and Operations including identifying a […]
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In 1958 Leonard E. Read wrote an essay that was to become one of the most famous – and eloquent – treatments of free market economics. Written somewhat jovially from the first-person perspective of an inanimate carbon(-filled) rod, that essay was I, Pencil. If you haven’t read it then I would urge you to or […]
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Many industrial businesses today see IIoT as a solution to the 21st century business issues they face. There’s ever-increasing pressure from shareholders for better financial results, to generate greater returns on the considerable amount of capital invested in production facilities. New generations of workers, customers and investors are emerging. They have different expectations (e.g. flexibility, […]
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Welcome to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) data problem series. The goal of this series is to help leaders understand the data problems that industrial businesses face when deploying IIoT networks. Cybersecurity in productivity was saved for last, as it is perhaps the most prevalent and relevant issue to many organizations. A recent Financial […]
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The COVID-19 coronavirus and the human suffering it has wrought are rapidly changing the way we live and work. In the near term, staying at home and practicing social distancing are vital to ‘flattening the curve’. We must all do what we can to protect the most vulnerable, and to bring closer the day when we […]
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is key to getting the global economy, and our lives, back on track Preventive measures implemented by countries worldwide to halt the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in its tracks are forcing us to make fundamental changes to how we live, from work to play, business to education, policymaking to legislation. How long […]
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Badr Al-Olama heads the Aerospace Business Unit at Mubadala Investment Company which invests in high-tech manufacturing and integrated industrial services, including Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), Turbine Services and Solutions (TS&S) and Sanad Aero Solutions (Sanad). Nominated as a Young Global Leader for the Middle East and North Africa region by the World Economic Forum, Badr […]
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5G is going to change the game for industrial operations. We’ll be able to access more data than before, faster than ever before. For manufacturers, though, one of the primary advantages will come in the form of IoT devices. IoT devices like industrial smart sensors on a 5G network will operate thanks to the improved […]
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To maximize IIoT device profitability and customer satisfaction, users can take a few simple steps to augment yocto’s robust platform with tooling to increase security and decrease update frequency, while still maintaining aggressive delivery timelines. Yocto is quickly becoming the de facto standard build environment for embedded devices. Its configurability and wide range of supported […]
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