If enterprise blockchain adoption were a baseball game, wed be in the first inning, but the stands are packed. After attending SAPs media and analyst event in San Francisco on September 4, the company’s latest survey of roughly 250 customers reveals that 92% see opportunity in blockchain and 84% are

At its core, the Internet of Things (IoT) digitizes physical assets, while blockchain—celebrated for enabling decentralized cryptocurrency transactions—provides a tamper‑proof ledger that eliminates the need for a central authority. Both technologies, individually or combined with artificial intelli

Partnership OverviewThis summer, mechanical engineering leader Voith announced a strategic alliance with Siemens Mobility to deliver a condition‑monitoring solution for the Scharfenberg coupler, a widely used automatic railway coupler. Voith will develop the monitoring software, while Siemens will e

According to Mike Campbell, PTC’s Executive Vice President of Augmented Reality Products, more companies are deploying industrial AR, demonstrating a shift from hype to tangible business value. Campbell notes that the next six to twelve months will see a surge of AR solutions across service, sales a

Bluetooth SIG’s Director of Developer Relations and Evangelism, Jim Katsandres, explains why Bluetooth mesh is a perfect fit for smart lighting, buildings, and industrial environments. Over two decades ago, tech giants Intel, Ericsson, Nokia, Toshiba, and IBM collaborated to establish a standardized

GE’s journey from a traditional conglomerate to a technology-focused enterprise began in the mid‑2010s, when former CEO Jeff Immelt announced a bold vision to transform the company into a “top‑10 software firm” by 2020. To lay the groundwork, GE invested heavily in its industrial‑IoT platform, Predi

Rigorous inspections are indispensable in the oil and gas sector. They uncover maintenance issues early, pinpoint operational bottlenecks, and—most importantly—safeguard personnel, communities, infrastructure, and the environment. There has long been a touch of irony in the inspection process: the p

Named after Mount Pelion, the mythical hill where the centaur Chiron mentored heroes, Arm’s new IoT platform Pelion signals a fresh surge in the industry’s platform wars. Pelion marries Arm’s proven Mbed IoT device platform with cutting‑edge capabilities acquired from Treasure Data and Stream Techno

Forrester Wave Report Identifies Top Industrial IoT Platform Providers Forrester’s latest Wave analysis ranks C3 IoT, Microsoft, PTC, and SAP as the leading industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform vendors. The study evaluated 15 software providers with a global footprint and clear, demonstrabl

According to new research from Georgia Tech, the Internet of Things is expanding into distinct industry clusters, each developing its own vertical standards that will eventually interoperate and converge. Alain Louchez, co‑founder and managing director of Georgia Tech’s Center for the Development an

You might have felt the buzz around digital transformation is a vague promise, yet many companies have successfully digitized their core. Take Amazon, which evolved from an online book retailer to a dominant cloud provider, or Netflix, which shifted from DVD rentals to streaming revenue. According t

Shell’s Digital Vision: How IoT, AI, and Data Are Shaping the Energy Future In the coming century, our descendants will look back on how we digitized the world. That is the sentiment of Sanjay Bakshi, Shell’s India‑based Head of Digital Transformation and Ventures. Speaking at the upcoming IoT World

Microsoft Azure IoT Recognized as Industry Leader in Forresters Latest Industrial IoT Wave Forrester’s latest Wave, evaluating 15 Industrial IoT (IIoT) software platforms, highlighted how Microsoft Azure IoT stands out among competitors. The report awarded top scores to IBM, startup c3 IoT, SAP, and

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has unveiled a comprehensive white paper that delves into the foundational networking components—what it calls the “plumbing”—of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The document lays the groundwork for the IIC’s upcoming, industry‑wide networking framew

Rockwell Automation announced a $1 billion equity investment in PTC, cementing a partnership that will fuse Rockwell’s FactoryTalk MES, FactoryTalk Analytics, and Industrial Automation platforms with PTC’s ThingWorx IoT, Kepware connectivity, and Vuforia AR solutions. The collaboration aims to deliv

Edge computing is everywhere—from IIoT events to vendor press releases—but its definition often remains vague. The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) white paper cuts through that ambiguity, providing a clear technical foundation for edge deployments.Launching a successful edge computing project d

At IOT World 2018, we spoke with Michael Schuldenfrei, Chief Technology Officer of Optimal+, about how the company’s partnership with Vertica empowers customers to optimize manufacturing through advanced big‑data analytics. Learn more at vertica.com/iot or try it free at vertica.com/try.

While industry chatter suggests the industrial IoT market has fallen short of expectations, HPE’s Global Industries Manufacturing and Distribution leader, Volkhard Bregulla, disagrees. In a recent interview at HPE Discover, Bregulla explained that the term Internet of Things has expanded far beyond

Industrial IoT connections are projected to eclipse consumer connections by 2025, a new GSMA Intelligence report reveals. While consumer devices currently dominate the global IoT landscape, the trend is poised to reverse, according to Sylwia Kechiche, principal analyst for IoT at GSMA Intelligence—t

Industrial IoT (IIoT) promises significant operational gains, yet many projects falter before they reach production. According to analysts, the expected 50 billion IoT devices by 2020 now sits closer to 20 billion, highlighting a slower-than‑anticipated adoption curve. At the upcoming Sensors Expo &