[Report] Security Risks Are Slowing IT-OT Convergence
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[Report] Security Risks Are Slowing IT-OT Convergence

Fortinet has worked with Forrester Consulting for a third time to check in on security trends affecting those who manage and maintain critical infrastructure—including the industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that manage everything from factories to refineries to telecommunications infrastructure. Based on a global survey, the report identifies […]

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What is the best way to ingest IoT data to Microsoft Azure?
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What is the best way to ingest IoT data to Microsoft Azure?

Azure is widely considered to be one of the top 2 cloud platforms, along with AWS. Azure is also considered the top cloud platform for IoT applications. HiveMQ and IIoT World ran a survey that showed for companies implementing IIoT strategies, 26.1% are using Azure, 18.5% use AWS, and 17.8% are a private cloud self-hosted […]

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Safer and Cleaner Cities with Innovative & Sustainable Mobility Solutions
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Safer and Cleaner Cities with Innovative & Sustainable Mobility Solutions

With CO2 emissions and road fatalities on the rise, the need for sustainable mobility solutions is now more than ever. Currently, the CO2 emissions in the transport sector are about 30% in the case of developed countries and about 23% in the case of the total man-made CO2 emissions worldwide, according to UNECE. There is a […]

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Accelerating Industrial DataOps to optimize Data Management and IoT Scalability – a catalog of case studies
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Accelerating Industrial DataOps to optimize Data Management and IoT Scalability – a catalog of case studies

IIoT practices are having an impact, but Developers struggle to scale successful AI/ML projects. WHY? Data management is many times the culprit. Industrial OT and Business IT are not the same. For example: Business data is delivered in batches or transaction records complete with metadata descriptors but lacking synchronous time stamps for correlation. Industrial OT […]

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Four pillars of the industrial IoT
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Four pillars of the industrial IoT

The fourth industrial revolution is making manufacturing faster, smarter and leaner. Known as Industry 4.0, this wave sweeping across factory floors takes automation to the next level. Using the Industrial Internet of Things, manufacturers can connect the physical world with the digital and take complete control over systems as never before. Manufacturers can harness data […]

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[Report] ICS cybersecurity for the Electric Utilities Industry
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[Report] ICS cybersecurity for the Electric Utilities Industry

The risk of security incidents is rapidly increasing in the electric industry, which plays a crucial role in critical infrastructure. This is due to the increasing vulnerability of the system caused by the modernization of the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution systems (i.e. digitalization, network connectivity, and the use of generic software and IT). There […]

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Grain Power Station
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Grain Power Station

Grain power station, on the Isle of Grain in Kent, is the newest Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) in Uniper’s UK portfolio, having been commissioned in 2011. The current power station replaced Grain-A, a 1320MW oil-fired station, commissioned in the 1970s, which was closed in 2012 under the EU’s Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) legislation. It once […]

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The Way Forward: A Practical Guide to Achieving IT/OT Convergence
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The Way Forward: A Practical Guide to Achieving IT/OT Convergence

Modern enterprises are faced with pressures for accelerated digitalization while effectively using data from and across their systems. Attend this session to watch a live demo led by industry experts and see how IT/OT data systems can be seamlessly integrated for optimized efficiencies.  This session offers the unique opportunity to learn from real use cases […]

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The 2021 Ransomware Survey Report
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The 2021 Ransomware Survey Report

Fortinet recently surveyed 455 business leaders and cybersecurity professionals worldwide to gauge their state of readiness to defend against the growing challenge of ransomware. Most are very or extremely concerned about the threat of a ransomware attack, with many seeing those attacks as a more significant challenge than other cyber threats. The majority feel prepared […]

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Making the transition to the smart factory: Areas for consideration
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Making the transition to the smart factory: Areas for consideration

IIoT technologies are driving the manufacturing industry to modernize its software infrastructure to create smart factories. A key motivation in this push to modernize is that real-time data and dynamic decision-making yield meaningful performance improvements for businesses. Current manufacturing infrastructure is costly to maintain, creates barriers to data distribution, integrates poorly with other systems, and […]

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