Misunderstood Robots
Two things I know--First, this is, and always has been, a blog. That means that it's personal and written by me. On the other hand, I'll gladly quote anyone relevant. Second, people who work for PR agencies are under great pressure. Evidently they get paid per...
Industrial Internet Consortium Releases Endpoint Security Best Practices White Paper
Security comes first to mind whenever we begin discussing connecting things in an industrial setting. And, of course, nothing connects things like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). One place we often fail to consider in our security planning is at the endpoint...
Industrial Internet of Things Becoming a Reality According to Survey
Industrial Internet of Things and Augmented Reality technologies and applications have progressed from curiosity and exploration into the realm of maturing applications. At least, a snapshot of PTC’s customer base alludes to this. PTC has released its bi-annual “State...
Industrial Internet of Things Think Tank
Think Tanks are an interesting type of gathering of technologists and business leaders. Dell introduced me to them when I moderated two for it. Then the end of January I heard about another one. This one organized by Optel Group—a supplier of traceability software. It...
Feedback on My AVEVA and Schneider Electric Software Post
There were some good responses to my post on LinkedIn regarding the AVEVA software / Schneider Electric Software deal. Check out Sandy Vasser’s comments. Those remind me of a conversation I had with a Schneider executive many years ago following a small acquisition. I...
It Is Official – Schneider Electric Software Joins AVEVA
Calling the action “transformational”, AVEVA completed the incorporation of Schneider Electric Software (Wonderware, Avantis, and so forth) proclaiming “a new software leader is born.” Of course, now the hard part starts. How do they get all these different parts to...
Edge Computing and IIoT Platforms and More At ARC Forum
Let me try to summarize a number of other news items gleaned from the ARC Forum featuring edge computing, IIoT Platforms, and technology. When ARC's Paul Miller told me it would be the best ever, he turned out not to be exaggerating. More people, more news. Stratus...
Maintenance, Simulation, Safety Highlight Honeywell Announcements at ARC Forum
Honeywell released three announcements while I am still recapping the ARC Forum. There are one or two more to go. Thèse regarded maintenance management, simulation, and safety under the umbrella of Connected Plant. The first is a new offering as part of Honeywell...
Benefits To Humanity Industrial Automation Have Brought
We are presently vacationing in Amsterdam. Yesterday was the completion of travel day with an afternoon of sightseeing before a long sleep. A visit to the Amsterdam Museum took us through 700 or so years of history. Most remarkable to me, perhaps, were the paintings...
Schneider Electric Asset Performance Management Offering Shows Growth
So last week I shared an update on Schneider Electric from the ARC Forum--mostly on cybersecurity. A helpful marketing person guided me to the press release with all the data that updated the software side of the week's news--specifically asset performance management....
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