Manufacturing
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…
Cisco Partners: Digital Systems Integrators Modernizing Industrial Networks
Strategy, Technology and Operations Delivering business outcomes for enterprise and IT buyers requires a new approach, new capabilities, and new relationships. An entirely new business solutions practice. Digital Systems Integrators (DSI) represent that new business practice as follows: These DSI’s…
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…
The Factory: A Living Organism for Wireless and Mobility
We live in a wireless world. We almost never plug our computers into a network. Our mobile phones and tablets provide constant connectivity. Some of us wear health tracking devices like Apple Watches, Fitbits, and Garmins. These devices count our steps, measure our heart rates, and log the number of…
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…
See Some “Magic” at Cisco Live – Orlando
Although there’s magic and wonder to be seen at Walt Disney World, and Universal Studios, there is also magic and wonder to be experienced June-10-14 at Cisco Live-US in Orlando! Well, maybe not “magic” per se, but there will certainly be some “wonder” in the World of S…
Cisco is Downstream!
Coming up in Galveston, Texas on May 31-June 1, 2018 at the Galveston Island Convention Center is the Downstream Conference & Exhibition. This event is positioned at the forefront of the booming Downstream industry in North America, and is regarded as the most significant meeting place for Down…
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…
Intent-based security in manufacturing
Industrie 4.0, offers great promise for manufacturers to optimize business operations. The key to any successful I4.0 project lies in the factory data. Industrial customers need seamless, secure access to this data to make better business decisions in their plants, which can only happen with a reli…