Industrial, Cloud, AR, Subscriptions
I am often asked about what industrial digital transformation really means and about technologies such as cloud, edge, AR/VR, and so forth. This press release from AVEVA promised to answer much of that—until I sat down to parse it and figure out what to write. After...
Don’t Be Replaced By AI
There are linchpins; and there are cogs. I'm not talking mechanics. It's about people. Some people fit in. They find their place in an organization or team. They do the quiet, repetitious work. Work that can eventually be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). Or...
I Am Featured on a New Podcast On Thin Clients
Several companies are beginning to get on the podcast bandwagon. Good for them. I've subscribed to a few. Here's one I just found out about. Actually, I found out about it because I'm featured on its latest podcast called The Plant. This podcast is from the Thin...
How To Read a Book
Just to keep you on your toes, I occasionally throw in a post on personal growth or productivity. Listening to a recent Tim Ferris's podcast, reference was made to a book a read a long time ago. It brought back memories. How To Read a Book is a book by Mortimer J....
Open Source Automation Development Lab OPC UA and TSN Project
Kalycito, a software company in India and the Fraunhofer Institute announce Phase #2 of the Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) Kalycito – Fraunhofer project. This project is to develop the standard for OPC UA pub/sub over TSN. My interest in OPC UA and TSN...
Hiring Woes Beyond Helicopter Parents
Director of hiring to job candidate, "Congratulations. I would like to offer you this position. Can you start Monday?" Candidate, "First, before I accept, my mother must interview you." She didn't get the job. Have you fund an increasing number of job applicants...
AI Module Provides Predictive Analytics
Don’t get all worked up over the hype of a dystopian future about Artificial Intelligence (AI). We’ve been using pieces of it for many years. I had a junior programmer in the late 80s who was going off to become an expert in AI as our company was shutting down. Much...
Flexibility In Changing Circumstances
Heraclitus lived even before Socrates in Ancient Greece. He perceived that everything changes. "You cannot set foot in the same river twice." Indeed, we see in our lives constant change. The kids grow. Jobs change. We must learn to adapt and, in this sense, go with...
Dell Revamps Manufacturing on Agile ERP
This manufacturing story was an odd press release. It came about the time of Dell Technologies’ annual user conference Dell Technologies World. But it has no relationship to that event. It deals with implementing Lean with an MES, but doesn’t really mention the...
Too Many Decisions
For decades, the most popular magazine in America was devoted to helping people decide what to watch on TV from among three choices (TV Guide). How do you decide today? There are too many shows, yet not enough quality. And the quality is spread among too many...
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