Cisco Connected Factory
Manufacturers Are Following the Crowd to ‘Drive’ Innovation
The appetite for the latest new products and services is growing exponentially driven by the 24 hour, on demand, social media driven, next day delivery expecting, ‘selfie’ posing with the new shiny object, hyper informed consumer. Satisfying the demand for this fast-paced consumer cycle requ…
Internet of Things – The Technical Reality
Internet of Every(thing)s – Confusing for sure. IoT. IoE. Same thing some say. Only different. Too much for any one show really, but we did our best. Internet of Things (IoT) is difficult to define as it represents multiple protocols and so many different ideas. We will all cont…
Business Scenarios for a Connected Factory
In a recent blog post, Tony Shakib, VP of the IoT Business Unit here at Cisco, described how the “Road to the Connected Factory is made Easier” with some enhancements to validated designs and network guides. At the Cisco booth at the SPS/IPC/Drives Industrial tradeshow in Nuremberg this…
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…
Join Cisco at Rockwell Automation’s Largest User Event
Automation Fair is a can’t miss conference for leading automation, controls, operations and IT professionals. This year’s event will be held in Houston on the 13th and 14th of this month at the George R. Brown Convention Center. As in previous years, this year’s Automation Fair will again feature i…