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Join Cisco at Automation Fair 2018
The city of brotherly love will become the center of manufacturing this fall as Automation Fair comes into town, November 14-15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Just like in the past, the two days will be packed with be vendors, forums, hands-on labs, technical sessions and an…
Manufacturing Technical Workshops Return
Earlier this year, we introduced a series of technical workshops for manufacturing in a few cities. The free workshops focus on real-world applications and best practices for manufacturing with an emphasis on how to improve operations, drive innovation and reduce risk. I am happy to share that we wi…
Manufacturing CIO’s – Build your blueprint for transformation at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Orlando 2018
From IoT to security to modernizing the plant floor and increasing support for business applications, manufacturing CIO’s have a lot coming at them. The enterprise is extending, and barriers that were once clearly defined as operation technology (OT) and information technology (IT) are increasingly…
Data Management Fuels Machine Learning and A.I. in IIOT
Go to any conference, webinar, or talk to analysts in the manufacturing space and two of the biggest buzzwords you’ll hear are “machine learning” and “artificial intelligence” (AI). Here at Cisco, we’re exploring and investing in these areas as well and are actively driving machine…
Manufacturing In the Middle: Growth, Opportunity and New Challenges
There is no one size fits all view when it comes to manufacturing. Large, advanced plants are using a plethora of advanced manufacturing processes, robots and data as a core part of their operations. There are emerging startups who are lean and able to respond to changing customer demands quickly. T…
How to Evolve your Manufacturing Environment to an Ultimate State
Cisco Live just wrapped this week, and we had a lot of great conversations with customers who are looking to evolve their manufacturing operations and achieve an “ultimate state.” Many of these conversations revolved around how to improve their factory network and reduce downtime, taking…
Industrial Security and the Art of Defense
Sun Tzu’s the Art of War is a famous book known for insights from the Chinese philosopher with a guided focus on leadership, strategy and military theories. While the book is renowned for many insights into warfare tactics, it also provides some good insight into defensive strategies that are…
Industrial System Integrators converge at CSIA
The month of April is a busy month for manufacturing. In Europe, the annual Hannover Messe event kicks off in a few weeks and is one of the largest international events focused on industrial technology. If you would like to read more on Hannover Messe and Cisco’s participation, my colleague Scot Wlo…
Coming Soon to a City Near You – Manufacturing Technical Workshops
The month of March ushers in warmer temperature as Spring weather begins to emerge. College basketball season kicks into high gear with March Madness and St. Patrick’s day turns everyone Irish for a day. The month of March also brings the Cisco Connect events to the Midwest and this year inclu…