Hannover Messe Was All About Internet of Things Platforms
Internet of Things platforms were all over Hannover Fair last week as I put on more than five miles a day walking checking out as much as I could see. A few years ago, Industrie 4.0 was unveiled. Last year it was Digitalization. This year Industry 4.o is assumed....
Internet of Things Platform Architecture
If enthusiasm means anything there will shortly be what could be described as an Internet of Things operating system. I reported Monday about a press release I received from the Linux Foundation about a “unification platform for interoperability of protocols for the...
Augmented Reality and Internet of Things Meet In Hannover
Let's talk augmented reality and Internet of Things (IoT) today. The first day of Hannover Fair began with much buzz about the Dell / Linux Foundation announcement (see yesterday's post) about the open source "unify the IoT" project. But that buzz died off after...
EdgeX Foundry Unifies the IoT Marketplace to Accelerate Enterprise IoT Deployments
The Linux Foundation announced launch of EdgeX Foundry, an open source software project to build a common open framework for Internet of Things (IoT) edge computing and an ecosystem of interoperable components that will unify the marketplace and accelerate enterprise...
Are We Too Old To Be Creative?
Are we too old to be creative? I don't even know you, but I know the answer. No! When I reached 30, I was really bummed. Over the hill. No great mathematician, so they said, ever had a significant discovery after age 30. But then, I was no mathematician. But still,...
Podcast–Benefits of Internet of Things Projects
Companies really are deriving benefits from Internet of Things projects. In this podcast I discuss projects, a teaser for what IoT is, and a look at some benefits and applications. Next week I will be at the Hannover Messe in Germany. Should have a report of many...
PAS Announces Investment to Fuel Its Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Business
Keep watching the cybersecurity space for more action. Already this week, I wrote about two different approaches to industrial cybersecurity. Here is the story of an investment so that a company with history can pivot and go deeper into this market segment. PAS has...
Are We Ready For Time Sensitive Networking (TSN)? Belden Is.
Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) will be the most important addition to Ethernet and networking since WiFi. The standard has not yet been adopted, but it is close. So Belden is jumping into the fray early with a “TSN ready” product. While I’m in Hannover in a couple of...
Research Reveals Real Company Benefits From Internet of Things
I received report recently from Altizon (www.altizon.com). It is an interesting look at some Industrial Internet of Things implementations. The distribution of projects was (out of 62 companies reporting): • Condition based maintenance 30 • Productivity improvement 62...
Industrial Cyber Security Becomes Increasingly Important
Cyber Security is always the “elephant in the room” at Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) conferences. The latest edition of the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando featured many cyber security firms. Most were monitoring network...