Planning a Smart City – a podcast by ARC Advisory
· Smart Cities

Planning a Smart City – a podcast by ARC Advisory

ARC Advisory started a series of podcasts focused on Smart Cities. The first episode focuses on Planning a Smart City and looks deeper into the needed technology, actors, and the development of such a complex infrastructure. Larry O’Brien, Vice President of Research at ARC Advisory Group and Jim Frazer, Vice President of Smart Cities, discusses […]

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Shaping the future of digitalization in Egypt
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Shaping the future of digitalization in Egypt

We are all experiencing the impact of the digitalization. Name any tech buzzword – be it artificial intelligence, Fourth Industrial Revolution (4.0), big data, Internet of Things (IoT) – and you will see a ripple effect on different industries, opening up new opportunities, rethinking new business models, but also creating new challenges for societies. In […]

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The latest trends in IIoT micro-segmentation in the Smart Buildings
· Smart Buildings

The latest trends in IIoT micro-segmentation in the Smart Buildings

Find out how Penn State securely connected and isolated their building controls across 640 buildings in record time, using IIoT micro-segmentation. Download this case study sponsored by Tempered Networks.  Tom Walker, system design specialist, leads the FAS group which is responsible for maintaining the high availability, integrity, and confidentiality of building systems supporting nearly 150,000 students and University employees. […]

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How to Regulate Cybersecurity of the Internet of Things
· Cybersecurity

How to Regulate Cybersecurity of the Internet of Things

I had the honor of speaking on IoT security policy at the annual CyberNextDC conference organized by the Cybersecurity Coalition.  As the number of connected devices grows and these devices are increasingly used to perpetrate “botnets”, global policymakers are under pressure to regulate the cybersecurity of the Internet of Things (IoT).  Below are just a […]

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Why smart buildings represent a great business opportunity
· Smart Buildings

Why smart buildings represent a great business opportunity

Buildings are an integral part of everyday life. With people spending an estimated 90 percent of their lives indoors, the drive to ensure that those buildings are comfortable, safe, secure and provide the functionality that we want is more important than ever. But how do we take what are essentially inanimate, silent and passive structures and turn them into living […]

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Navigating the Connectivity Challenge in an IIoT World
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Navigating the Connectivity Challenge in an IIoT World

What is the Connectivity Challenge for IIoT, and why will it persist? The challenge is pretty straightforward … and fundamental.  Simply stated, computing and connectivity obey different laws.   The law of computing is one of exponential power, Moore’s Law. From the dawn of computing to the present day, it’s the driving force behind Gartner’s recent […]

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Six criteria to consider when evaluating industrial cybersecurity solutions
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Six criteria to consider when evaluating industrial cybersecurity solutions

Converged infrastructure is only as valuable as it is secure. Attacks on critical infrastructure have grown in frequency and sophistication as bad actors, including nation states, seek to disrupt or disable essential services or to gather intelligence into strategic operations and planning.  The damages of a breach have been well documented. Billions of records have […]

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IoT in Oil & Gas: Exploring the New Digital Frontier
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IoT in Oil & Gas: Exploring the New Digital Frontier

IoT in Oil & Gas brings the same challenges and opportunities as in other industrial sectors. However, organizations seeking to drive better business outcomes in this segment with new digital strategies and tools face an additional set of problems, matched with the potential for even greater benefits. Certainly many aspects of IoT already exist across the […]

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The Winner in the Race for Industrial IoT Data — Manufacturer or Distributor?
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The Winner in the Race for Industrial IoT Data — Manufacturer or Distributor?

IIoT and the Changing Supply Chain It’s becoming more common to view the changing supply chain landscape of the linear, traditional supply chain, as a digital supply network (DSN). Introducing IIoT as one of DSNs underpinnings, and implementing this concept in the context of digital transformation – although necessary – is a massive undertaking. The resistance […]

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5G and IoT: Unlocking Next-Gen Manufacturing
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5G and IoT: Unlocking Next-Gen Manufacturing

5G is grabbing headlines across consumer markets with mobile network operators generating buzz on the power of new content delivery services for ground-breaking smartphone applications. There is undoubtedly potential there, but 5G’s impact on commercial markets, especially industrial, will be of equal magnitude. There is an array of connected ‘things’ existing and entering industrial environments […]

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Giving Human Relevance to Digital Transformation
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Giving Human Relevance to Digital Transformation

Digital transformation does not start with technology, but with the people and processes it enables. Envision the enormous possibilities and high impact that digital transformation can have in the production process by enabling you and your workforce. Giving human relevance to digital transformation allows technology to be successfully adopted and fully realize the benefits. As […]

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