In the realm of industrial digitization, two themes consistently emerge: a focus on asset-level data collection and an uncompromising commitment to confidentiality. IBM’s Al Opher, General Manager for the US Industrial Market, Sales & Distribution, shared these insights at last week’s Industrial IoT

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ATLANTA — At its Innovation Summit North America, Schneider Electric announced the launch of Schneider Electric Ventures, a €300‑500 million fund designed to evaluate, incubate, and guide industrial technology startups toward successful exits, whether through IPOs or acquisitions. Rooted in a 2010 p

“Right now, the IIoT platform market is a zero‑billion‑dollar market,” says Sean Parham, corporate vice president of product management at ABB Ability. “I’ve heard others use that line. It’s not like I came up with it.” Yet, with roughly 450 industrial IoT platforms in the marketplace according to A

While the Internet of Things promises unprecedented operational efficiency, it also introduces a vast attack surface that many manufacturers now regard with caution. Recent data‑breach headlines confirm that the risk is not theoretical—connected devices are growing at a breakneck pace, with estimate

In this authoritative study, ABI Research evaluates 11 leading smart manufacturing platform providers across critical criteria—including Augmented Reality (AR)/Mixed Reality (MR), digital twins, edge intelligence, protocol adaptability and connectivity, and robotics integration.The methodology, grou

In a groundbreaking partnership, Samsung and AT&T are creating the United States’ first 5G‑enabled “Innovation Zone” at Samsung Austin Semiconductor’s fab in Austin, Texas. The collaboration will demonstrate how 5G can elevate smart‑factory operations, from immersive AR/VR training to real‑time indu

Derek Chin has built a reputation as a serial entrepreneur and innovation strategist. He launched his first startup at 13, co‑founded a media company, served as entrepreneur‑in‑residence at UnitedHealth Group, and consulted for Prime Therapeutics and Bright Health. As director of innovation strateg

Purgatory is a suspended state where a person or object hovers between two definite states of being. Last year, Cisco revealed that most IoT pilots end up in this liminal space—not necessarily failing, but lacking a clear path to full deployment that justifies the initial investment. Today, many IoT

According to new Forrester research highlighted in DC Velocity, spending on IoT solutions tailored for inventory and supply‑chain management is set to grow at an annual rate of 20.2%, reaching $113.5 billion by 2023 and surpassing all other IoT verticals. Supply‑chain leaders are turning to IoT to s

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has unveiled a new user interface designed to streamline access to IIoT resources, featuring an AI‑enabled project assessment tool.With a growing library that includes testbed documentation, standards, case studies, reference architectures, white papers and m

Four Proven Strategies to Simplify Industrial IoT Network Design Industrial IoT (IIoT) systems are evolving rapidly, becoming more distributed and gaining new capabilities. Ericsson’s Mobility Report forecasts 20 billion connected IoT devices by 2023, underscoring the scale and complexity of today’s

Vibhoosh Gupta, the product‑management leader of GE Automation & Controls – a division slated for acquisition by Emerson – draws strategic lessons from Tesla. He sees the carmaker’s forward‑looking design ethos as a template for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions that satisfy today’s dem

Technology often feels stuck between its analog roots and its modern smart potential. Last year I moved from a 1920s home to a 2005 build. I still can’t fully decode the thermostat’s digital panel—its interface resembles an old Casio watch—yet it governs the entire house climate. The previous owners

At Dreamforce 2021, IoT was a dominant theme, with exhibitors showcasing everything from asset tracking to field‑service automation and smart‑speaker integration. A standout trend was conversational user interfaces—once the domain of Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant—which Salesforce has

“The world is the totality of facts, not of things.” —Ludwig Wittgenstein In 1993, the promise of internet wealth seemed fanciful. Yet the mid‑1990s birthed Amazon, eBay, Google, Netflix, and PayPal—platforms that reshaped the global economy. Today, tech firms account for 26% of the S&P 500, a testa

In an ambitious move, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) are launching a grand challenge to end world hunger by 2030, inviting partners and cutting‑edge technologies to join the effort. Our core purpose is to advance how we live and work, said HPE Chief Technology Of

Traditional insurance adjusters faced perilous climbs and painstaking measurements to gauge roof damage after hurricanes, with injury rates nearly four times higher than typical construction workers. They relied on ladders, cameras, tape measures, and manual extrapolation to estimate total property

During a keynote at Dreamforce, CEO Ian Smith emphasized that the only way for enterprises to stay relevant over the next decade is to become both data‑driven and collaborative. Smith and VP of Technology Reuben Thompson acknowledge that achieving these goals is far from simple. The right mix of pre

In late 2017, a sophisticated cyberattack known as Triton (also called Trisis) targeted the safety shutdown system of a Middle‑East facility. Discovered by cybersecurity firm Dragos in November 2017, the malware could have triggered catastrophic failure—potentially killing personnel and releasing ha