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Hope for Securing the Internet of Things
I talk and write a lot about the benefits of connecting more things to enterprise networks, and the most frequent concern that I hear is the worry that deploying an industrial IoT will open up thousands more security holes to the network. With an understanding of the new threats and important defens…
2015 Predictions: The highest-impact IoE advancements in Retail
Co-Authored by: Shaun Kirby, CTO, Cisco Consulting Services The IoE promises to revolutionize industries by providing access to a wealth of previously hidden information obtained from a myriad of new connected sensors fused intelligently by novel real-time analytics. Retailers have seen early succes…
Go to the Edge to Unlock Value in the Internet of Everything
Now that we are connecting billions of things to the Internet, companies are faced with a huge opportunity and a huge dilemma. Connected things are generating an explosion of data that has the potential to save and earn tremendous amounts of money, time, and resources for companies. However, much of…
Now’s the Time to Deploy Wireless in the Factory
Since manufacturers around the globe constantly have to adapt to ever shifting market conditions, any technology that lends a competitive advantage can be a game changer. Implementing wireless on the factory floor can be just that. And our announcement with Rockwell Automation this week at Automatio…
Four ways the IoT expands the mobile economy
The Internet of Things opens up a wide range of possibilities for businesses, especially in the context of an increasingly mobile workforce and primarily mobile customers. To distill down which aspects of IoT are meaningful for business, I joined panelists from Google Enterprise, AnyPresence, and Op…
Want to take full advantage of IoT for your business? Look at the whole value chain.
This week at the Internet of Things World Forum in Chicago, I premiered Cisco’s blueprint for vertical Internet of Things (IoT) success. When we envision how we can provide value to our customers, we don’t just look at one device or one use case. We want to completely transform how that industry doe…
Cisco Connected Rail: Turning Vision into Reality
The world’s rail transportation systems are going places. From passenger trains that move people city to city at ever increasing speeds to freight trains that do the heavy lifting of global commerce, rail continues to power modern life. Cisco is thrilled to be a part of this dynamic industry and we…
Road to the Connected Factory is made Easier
The road to the connected factory was made easier today by the announcement of new features which will be highlighted in two new design guides for industrial networks. The design guides help manufacturers deploy an industrial network that pulls best practices from operational technology (OT) and IT…
Cisco Positive Train Control: Enhancing End-to-End Rail Safety … and More
Positive Train Control (PTC) is one of many new safety measures mandated by the U.S. Federal Government to help prevent train-to-train collisions, derailments and other human-caused accidents. If warnings to slow down or to stop a train go unnoticed by an engineer, the locomotive’s onboard computer…