The Complexities of Scaling IoT Projects
Analyst firm IDC predicts that by 2019, 45 percent of IoT-created data will be stored, processed, analyzed and acted upon close to, or at the edge of, the network. The challenge is that many companies want…
Articles tagged as IIoT
Ten ways IoT differs from IIoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) enables disruptive transformation across multiple market segments, from consumer, enterprise, agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing, utilities to government and cities. Industrial IoT (IIoT), a subset of the larger IoT, focuses on the specialized…
Advanced Predictive Analytics versus Traditional Historical Forecasting
Traditional forecasting, using historical observations estimate future business metrics such as inventory requirements, asset performance, budgets and revenue. Compared to predictive analytics, this practice fails to deliver the precision and agility required of leading enterprises and…
5 Steps to begin or advance a Digital Transformation Strategy
A smart, connected enterprise can embrace the digital transformation in the coming Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) world by collecting data that could result in new levels of collaboration, operational excellence, agility and profitability. But the…
Major Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in ICS Mobile Applications
Two years ago, mobile technologies were widespread, but IoT mania was only beginning. Today, no one is surprised at the appearance of an IIoT. The idea of putting your logging, monitoring, and even supervisory/control functions in…
Decreasing Industrial Inefficiencies through Asset Management and IoT
Most people don’t associate the IoT (Internet of Things) with earth movers, dump trucks and other heavy industrial equipment. But for construction, oil and gas, waste management and other industrial businesses, IoT has become an increasingly…
IIoT Efficiencies to Consider
The use of industrial automated machinery and control systems continues to grow as factories and plants implement sensors and actuators to monitor environments and the machines in these spaces. The adoption of technology in these environments has been…
Industrial Augmented Reality offers a way to bridge the skills gap
As outlined in our previous story on Industry 4.0, the challenges and opportunities facing the manufacturing sector are significant and global. They include: Tackling the skills shortage that manufacturers are increasingly facing due to an aging…
Eminence at the Edge
Since Internet of Things technology started to gain mainstream traction, multiple platforms, solutions and strategies have been developed. At the moment there are more than 450 ‘platforms’ commercially available. Yet, realistically speaking, most of these have…
IIoT is grabbing headlines for all the right reasons
Since the inception of the Internet of Things (IoT), a slew of connected products is emerging resulting in a drastic change in the way consumers interact with home appliances, cars, electronics, and other types of equipment.…
7 best practices for selling IIoT as a Service
IIoT or Industrial Internet of Things solutions, built on a cloud-based infrastructure, create opportunities for new business models and value delivery methods. While many IIoT solutions are usually sold as a “product”, many vendors are now…
Selection criteria for a self-driving industrial vehicle vendor
Manufacturers are increasingly turning to automation to solve their materials handling challenges. But as many are realizing, not all self-driving industrial vehicle companies are alike. The various robotic solutions on the market have vastly different degrees…