Partnerships, Open Connectivity, OT Expertise Highlight Rockwell Automation Perspectives Day
Yesterday was the media/analyst kick-off for the 28th Automation Fair event sponsored by Rockwell Automation. Piecing together information from my 1:1 interviews and presentations to the group, major themes for the week seem to be importance of partnerships, open...
LF Edge New Projects, Members Collaborate at Open Source Edge
The Linux Foundation and its LF Edge project continues to gain momentum. Here are two new open source announcements. In short: “Baetyl” and “Fledge” join LF Edge ranks as newest projects, expands LF Edge’s reach across geographies and industries IOTA Foundation, SAIC...
AVEVA World Conference All About Digital
I'm at the airport with my brain shot from all the (non-digital) information I picked up during the past two days of the AVEVA World conference in Orlando. To be sure, this is the "New" AVEVA. It was formed when the existing engineering and design software company...
Taking a Digital Journey
Keynoters have a tough time with originality these Digital Days with everyone emphasizing Digital Transformation. Steve Lomholt-Thomson, chief revenue officer of AVEVA, took us on a Digital Journey this morning. Setting the tone of the three days of AVEVA World...
Vision Inspection Powered by AI
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is not necessarily the dystopian technology portrayed in books and movies. Although neither artificial or intelligent, AI can be a powerful tool in the engineer’s kit. Recently Carl Palme of Neurala chatted with me introducing the...
Bloomberg Global Economic Index
Several companies send a variety of economic research data. I appreciate a broad view of what's happening in the world even though we are in a period where many think nations can survive alone (note: check your history; hard to find a time that didn't exist without...
PwC’s Q3 M&A Analysis of the Manufacturing Sector
I have received news of PwC’s Industrial Manufacturing Deals Outlook. I guess you have your good news and your bad news. From the report’s summary: While disruptive factors are prevailing and point to an economic downturn, many of the positive factors we have...
EdgeX Foundry Reaches 1 Million Platform Container Downloads
Many engineers and programmers like open source projects combined with open APIs. Some open source catches on and quietly becomes widely used. Others languish. The Linux Foundation’s Edge project, especially EdgeX Foundry, keeps quietly growing. What are the odds that...
IoT and Control Systems Soft Targets for Cyber Hackers
Internet of Things installations along with industrial control systems constitute well known cybersecurity vulnerabilities within industrial plants and operations. CyberX, the IoT and industrial control system (ICS) security company, announced the availability of its...
Acquisitions Bolster Incumbents Further Consolidate Industry
The IT architecture of industrial / manufacturing applications increasingly boosts the role of cloud and edge. These technologies have become core to Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and improved Software as a Service (SaaS). These recent acquisition news items...
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