The new rise of time-series databases
Time-series data storage and management has long been an interesting—if quiet—market category. It’s been a multibillion-dollar business for years and a mainstay in process-manufacturing plants since the 1980s. But recently, the category has been getting another look…
Solid State Batteries – The Smartest Link for Industry 4.0
With Industry 4.0, the manufacturing world is embracing the very significant efficiencies and cost benefits to be gained through sensing, collecting and analysing data through many disparate sensors out in the field. The advantages are clear:…
Azure IoT vs AWS IoT – Read Before Building your Industrial IoT Platform
We have been building industrial IoT systems since 2009. Back then, we worked with our customers to build almost every component needed at the edge and in the cloud. Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)…
The Ultimate Guide to Smart Manufacturing
Cisco Live just wrapped last week, and we had a lot of great conversations with customers who are looking to evolve their manufacturing operations and achieve an “ultimate state.” Many of these conversations revolved around how…
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…
Industrial IoT and the (Data) Sharing Economy
Where is the real money in IIoT? Industrial IoT (IIoT) is a huge business opportunity. According to IndustryARC research (June 2016), the IIoT market is estimated to reach $123.89 Billion by 2021 at a high CAGR.…
The IIoT Success Formula: Leverage software to convert new workplace capabilities into business value
Several years ago, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) era launched with a big bang. Much talk was generated regarding how the industry would be forever changed. Although the speculation was somewhat overhyped, most of the industry had…
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…
Predictive Analytics for Manufacturing session at LiveWorx in Boston, June 20th
IIoT World’s co-founder, Lucian Fogoros, will be moderating a panel discussion “Predictive Analytics & Industrial IoT for Manufacturing” during the LiveWorx in Boston June 20th, 2018. The panel discussion will include four other senior executives representing promising…
Case study: Practical ways to drive efficiency in transmission manufacturing
It’s a little known fact that nearly every Toyota Camry (75%), Tacoma (96%), Tundra (85%) and Sequoia (100%) on the road in the U.S., Canada and Mexico contains a transmission that was built in North Carolina. AW…