A strong school of thought pertaining to the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) revolution is that it’ll happen at the edge and not in the cloud. But what kind of servers and storage technology really supports the large volumes of big data that are a necessary part of the lifecycle of daily IIoT processes? In […]
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By its nature, IoT is open and interoperable. In fact, that’s the very spirit of IoT – and the reason why so many fast-growing companies are driving innovation within an open digital ecosystem. As any startup knows, you may launch with a great use case. But how and where can you scale, both in terms of your application portfolio and market […]
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Network Effects are Powerful Since the early days of TCP/IP, connectivity-driven convergence has created waves of multi-billion dollar markets, seemingly out of thin air. All of the successes thus far have had one thing in common: they created unprecedented network effects. The 1990s ushered in the power of network effects. New levels of connectivity and […]
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Engineers do amazing things every day. Their efforts radically transform our collective future. Imagine describing industrial operations today to someone living just one hundred years ago. Modern manufacturing facilities and energy production systems are downright miracles. All manner of goods are produced more efficiently than ever. Almost anything can be transported effortlessly around, and even off the […]
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Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to optimize profits and efficiencies while simultaneously reducing costs – a daunting challenge. However, the emergence of digitalization and its associated technologies is making this feat possible for the manufacturing industry. Specifically, the market has seen the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) due to advances and […]
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For those concerned about cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, there is nothing more terrifying than the prospect of a successful cyber-attack on a dam or powerplant. The after effects of such an attack could have potentially catastrophic consequences including, but not limited to, bodily injury (and loss of life), environmental damage (including the accidental release of […]
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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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Connected devices and the subsequent birth of the Internet of Things (IoT) have provided businesses a veritable treasure trove of data to mine, understand, and reapply to their own processes. And thus, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) was born. Most enterprises today have only scratched the surface of what their connected device data can […]
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Industry 4.0 is rapidly transforming how businesses across the globe are operating in an ever increasingly commercially competitive landscape. According to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Market Size & Forecast Report, the global market is expected to be valued at USD 933.62 billion by 2025. Whilst IIoT affects many industries, the manufacturing sector is […]
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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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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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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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