In reply to Ram Ramasamy.

Hi, Ram. Thank you for taking time to read the post and comment! I would be hard-pressed to determine whether IoE/IoT have greater impact with the Process Industries than with Discrete Manufacturing. The multi-factor, typically non-linear interaction of inputs (chemicals, temperature, pressure, flow rate, etc.) that yield output for continuous process might indicate a greater impact of IoT by being able to sense with more precision and scale, However, there is so much opportunity to optimize against energy consumption and quality, for example, with discrete operations (including cutting, welding, sorting, assembly, torquing, etc.). Furthermore, the impact of IoE/IoT within discrete is expanded by applying new abilities to connect and create valuable "product-as-a-service" offers, for example. At Cisco, we've estimated that between Manufacturing and Energy (O&G, Utilities) the incremental value at stake (impact potential) is almost $5T (Trillion, with a "T") and crosses five main use case archetypes: Asset Utilization; Employee Productivity; Supply Chain/Logistics; Process/Product/Business Innovation; and Customer Experience/Engagement.