Industry 4.0

October 19, 2018

MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing Technical Workshops Return

Earlier this year, we introduced a series of technical workshops for manufacturing in a few cities. The free workshops focus on real-world applications and best practices for manufacturing with an emphasis on how to improve operations, drive innovation and reduce risk. I am happy to share that we wi…

August 20, 2018

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Laying the Foundation to Secure Critical Infrastructure

We know critical infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Widely discussed for more than a decade, the risk is well known to both the public and to risk management and cybersecurity experts. With the rising wave of global Digitization, Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)…

July 26, 2018

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…

June 15, 2018

MANUFACTURING

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…

April 16, 2018

MANUFACTURING

Industrial System Integrators converge at CSIA

The month of April is a busy month for manufacturing. In Europe, the annual Hannover Messe event kicks off in a few weeks and is one of the largest international events focused on industrial technology. If you would like to read more on Hannover Messe and Cisco’s participation, my colleague Scot Wlo…

March 7, 2018

MANUFACTURING

See Cisco at Hannover Messe – The Super Bowl of Industry Events!

The big game is coming!  Which game?  Although the American football season is over, the super bowl of industry events is coming – Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany April 23-27, 2018.  With 200,000+ attendees, and 6,000+ exhibitors across an enormous set of trade show halls, you can be sure to see…

January 24, 2018

MANUFACTURING

IIOT – How Ready are You (Really)?

Manufacturing executives all over the world are looking at IIoT/Industry 4.0 (Industrial Internet of Things) as a way to transform their business. They understand the potential of the technology that can drive better overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), drive process improvements and reduce waste…

October 31, 2017

MANUFACTURING

One Secure Network for Industrie 4.0

SPS IPC Drives 2017 – Nuremberg Germany November 28-30, 2017 – Location: 10.0-320 (HOPF booth) I’m excited to announce that Cisco will have a presence at SPS Drives this year to showcase our network solutions with our partner, HOPF.  HOPF is a solution provider based in Germany that offe…

July 24, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Industrie 4.0 in Action at Viva Technology Paris 2017

[Editor’s note:  One of the most exciting things about Industrial IoT and smart manufacturing are innovations happening all around the globe.  The blog below is from our Cisco France colleague, Talyana Cunningham] Viva Technology 2017, which took place last month in Paris, aims to be on the scale of…