Try A New Source of News
While I scan a number of sources for news each day (never TV news, though), I have found a new source that I really like called Morning Brew. It's a short read and gets you up to date quickly. Links for more in-depth reading if you care to.
Harting A Partner for Industry 4.0 and IioT
Once again, in lieu of attending Hannover Messe in person, we attended a Web briefing. Harting held this one last week. I picked deeper information about a couple of technologies—especially “single-pair Ethernet (SPE).” It’s hard to do a complete Industrial Internet...
HPE Technology and Finance Counter COVID-19 Impacts
Partners benefit from HPE Partner Ready revenue threshold suspension, accelerated liquidity for distributors, as well as virtual training, demonstrations and briefingsHigh-performance computing (HPC) is playing a leading role in our fight against COVID-19 to support...
OSIsoft Launches Edge Data Store as Part of Its Pervasive Data Collection Strategy
In brief: IIoT edge software allows industrial organizations to store and send data from remote assets to PI Server or OSIsoft Cloud Services for full edge-to-cloud connectivity. The spring “conference season” has either been cancelled or gone virtual. The first...
Ohio Roofing Manufacturer Pivots To Parts for Masks Responding to Covid 19
The press release came just now, and as I looked at it I thought, “I know that guy in the picture.” It was Todd Miller, CEO of Isaiah Industries in Piqua, OH. We used to attend the same church. I put one of his metal roofs on my house (which helped me sell it quickly...
Secure Remote Service for the IIoT Age
The age of the Industrial Internet of Things opens a better pathway for OEMs to provide enhanced remote service. However, words such as “Internet” and “remote” conjure visions of cybersecurity holes in the minds of IT professionals. It seems as if every few months for...
Ecosystem strategy essential for CSP success in B2B 5G
Platforms and value-add are crucial for not only success, but also survival, in many software categories today. I’ve done a bit of advisory and promotional work in this area. A platform with open APIs supporting a thriving ecosystem (think a healthy pond and wetland...
Industrial Products and Services News Briefs
We might be on various types of stay-at-home orders globally, but companies continued to churn out new products and services for the industrial market. These cover the month of April. I’ve gotten behind, there has been so much coming out. These all deserve some time....
Burke Named Global Strategic Advisor to CLPA
CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA, Nagoya, Japan) has named Thomas Burke to the new position of Global Strategic Advisor position. Burke founded and led the OPC Foundation to successful industry adoption until late last year. He concurrently holds the roles of Global...
Book Review: Build Your Own Business
Blog Review Start from Zero The other day, I received a review copy of Start From Zero: Build Your Own Business, Experience True Freedom by Dane Maxwell....