Industrial IoT and the Cloud: Why Data is Only Half the Battle
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Industrial IoT and the Cloud: Why Data is Only Half the Battle

Regardless of whether you are retrofitting or purchasing new IT systems to remain competitive in manfacturing, you should develop a digitized, data-driven production strategy based on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). It’s important to recognize the collection and storage of production-relevant data is only half the battle. A networked production line will only realize its full […]

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Cybersecurity for Shared Cloud Environments
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Cybersecurity for Shared Cloud Environments

In its recent Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) research note, Gartner identified memory exploit protection as an essential component of any organization’s CWP strategy (Gartner, Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, 2020):  “Exploit Prevention/Memory Protection–application control solutions are fallible and must be combined with exploit prevention and memory protection capabilities…”—Gartner CWPP 2020 Cybersecurity Considerations for the Cloud Cloud deployments […]

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Is Cloud Storage a Good Option for IoT Big Data?
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Is Cloud Storage a Good Option for IoT Big Data?

When it comes to suggesting the best storage option for IoT big data, there’s a divide in the industry. Some say the next IoT revolution won’t happen in the cloud, it’ll happen on the edge. Following that trail of thought some enthusiasts (myself included) suggest that Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) will offer a good storage option […]

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Unleashing IoT’s true potential – the power of in-memory analytics databases
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Unleashing IoT’s true potential – the power of in-memory analytics databases

We’ve all heard the industry chatter around IoT and how it can enable businesses to unlock and deliver commercial success. By extracting real-time data from connected endpoints, IoT helps businesses to make more informed and intelligent decisions that can directly impact their bottom line. However, far too often, these organizations are getting swept up by […]

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In Security, Process is as Reliable as Luck
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In Security, Process is as Reliable as Luck

Lately, I have seen two common themes whenever IoT security is brought up; 1) complete acceptance that IoTs pose unique security challenges, and 2) how they have an IT/OT collaboration process to address them. Everybody knows what IT is, but as a reminder, OT, or operationalized technologies, are network/Internet-connected technologies whose primary function is not […]

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Top 10 reasons to implement a remote monitoring system leveraging IIoT
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Top 10 reasons to implement a remote monitoring system leveraging IIoT

Does your company struggle with maintaining SCADA systems, want more efficient services for your customers, or want to save money by having a company set-up a cloud-based remote monitoring solution? What is a remote monitoring system? Remote monitoring and controling system are designed to collect data about the operations of any given unit and transmit […]

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6 Myths about IIoT Implementation Debunked
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6 Myths about IIoT Implementation Debunked

The Internet of Things (IoT) is ushering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While the need for digitalization is understood across-the-board, there are still many misconceptions that deter Industrial IoT (IIoT) implementation. Many organizations are postponing their IIoT initiatives or hesitate to move beyond pilots due to complexity and cost concerns. Preparing for the worst isn’t […]

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Edge or Cloud? The Six Factors That Determine Where to Put Workloads
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Edge or Cloud? The Six Factors That Determine Where to Put Workloads

It’s predictable as continental drift: the center of gravity in computing moves every few decades from the center and the edge and back again thanks to changing demands and technological advances. From 1948 to the 70s, centralized mainframes ruled because that’s all there was. Then Intel invested 4004 in 1971 which brought processing power to […]

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Combine Crosser Edge Streaming Analytics and Azure IoT Edge
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Combine Crosser Edge Streaming Analytics and Azure IoT Edge

Based on customer requests we have implemented support for running Crosser Edge Streaming Analytics on Azure IoT Edge. Now you can innovate much faster and without the cost, risk and developer dependencies that come with writing code. Crosser Edge Streaming Analytics vs Azure IoT Edge solution The Crosser Edge Streaming Analytics solution allows non-software developers […]

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Staying secure in the smart era: Three rules for cybersecurity
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Staying secure in the smart era: Three rules for cybersecurity

Almost half of the manufacturers have fallen victim to cybercrime, according to the Cyber Security Manufacturing Report 2018, published by EEF. One of the biggest challenges for manufacturers is choosing from the range of products and services available to protect against these crimes. Here, I’ll explain three cybersecurity rules that manufacturers should abide by when […]

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Legal Issues in Smart Manufacturing
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Legal Issues in Smart Manufacturing

Two lawyers walk into a smart manufacturing conference. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, right? Well, no, actually, it was the reality last month when lawyers Matt Pollins, partner and head of commercial/TMT at legal firm CMS Singapore, and Wong Hong Boon, manufacturing and supply chain legal counsel at 3M Singapore, joined a […]

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How to Build an Industrial IoT Project Without the Cloud
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How to Build an Industrial IoT Project Without the Cloud

Contrary to what you might think, you don’t need cloud providers or platforms to run your enterprise IoT project. In fact, it might be to your advantage to just stick to edge computing. If you’re considering an industrial Internet of Things (IoT) project then you’re probably wondering how to integrate it with the cloud. After […]

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