Manufacturing

There’s no better example of the recent trend of “Made in America” products than this year’s Ralph Lauren’s Olympics uniforms. But Ralph isn’t the only one leading the “Made in America” charge. Photo Credit: Fortune Walmart is also capitalizing on the trend. According to them, “Made in the USA” is…

This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Next week we’ll reveal part 2. Manufacturers who are better at connecting factory systems with enterprise networks undoubtedly create a more agile, efficient, flexible and profitable business, as exemplified in a recent case study we had with Daimler Truck N…

It’s been a couple weeks since Cisco Live wrapped up. With roughly 25,000 attendees each year, it is a gold mine for new content, hands-on learning, IoT discussions and…well, fun. While I spent a fair amount of hours perusing the show flow, ogling the astonishing 250 booth displays, I also spent a l…

The best way to succeed is to identify how to fail, then adapt accordingly. So, here’s how to lose: Focus on technology, not psychology. 2. Think that cyber security is an IT-only problem. 3. Believe that an air gap will save you. We live in a connected world and that’s not about to change. Actual…

Cisco Live has come and gone and now is a time to reflect on the incredibly crazy few days and see what was discussed. Business outcomes were top of mind for our customers and analysts, and we had no shortage of them. We kicked off the week talking to our analysts at CSCAPE and the big theme was cus…

Co-Author: Scott Lapcewich, Rockwell Automation Note: This blog features content from a Connected Futures podcast which has been edited due to space limitations For today’s manufacturers, data is every bit as important as supply chains, trucks, and industrial machines. Data is useless if you don’t t…

Cisco Live is coming up on July 10-14, 2016 in Las Vegas. Will you be there? The event is geared to help IT, networking, and communications professionals capture the value of the Internet of Things (IoT). At the event Industrial IP Advantage will show its new eLearning courses focused on designing I…

Tribal knowledge rules! As more millennials enter our companies and our existing workforce retires, we must share not only best practices but also our best information and processes with them. “Many large, older companies are caught up in a tsunami of baby boomers retiring and are unaware of how mu…

Cisco Live is coming up fast and it promises to be the best yet. Digital Business Transformation will be in the spotlight this year in Las Vegas and our world-class experts will be sharing how the factory of the future is already here: There’s so much to see and do that you might find it a little o…