Internet of Things

March 14, 2013

MANUFACTURING

Cisco Connected Industries at Hannover Messe! Hannover, Germany, 8-12 April, 2013

Join Cisco at Hannover Messe Faire Internet of Things is a hot topic this year, and the HANNOVER MESSE 2013 show is no exception.  This year’s theme, “Integrated Industry” focuses on the growing integration of all areas of industry:  “Machines, industrial equipment, work pieces and syste…

March 12, 2013

MANUFACTURING

Cisco Live Australia 2013 a success for Connected Industries and IoT

I just caught up with some colleagues who were present at the Cisco Live 2013 event just held in Melbourne, Australia, 5-8 March, 2013. “It was a great success for both Cisco and the Connected Industries Group”,  said Guy Denis, one of the experts who has just returned from Australia. Y…

March 7, 2013

MANUFACTURING

Security, IoT and Risk Management for Industrial Networking

Isn’t it great to meet your respected peers all in one place to share ideas on improving industrial business performance? Executives, engineers, developers and analysts did just that at the ARC World Industry Forum in Orlando recently.  And Cisco representatives were there to discuss the chall…

February 18, 2013

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Cisco Sizzle – January Edition

Welcome to the Cisco Sizzle! Each month, we’ll be rounding up the best of the best from across our social media channels for your reading pleasure. From the most read blog posts to the top engaging content on Facebook or LinkedIn, catch up on things you might have missed, or on the articles you just…

February 13, 2013

MANUFACTURING

Initial impressions of the Cisco Industrial Smart Solution at ARC Forum

In Monday’s blog, Maciej Kranz, Cisco VP/GM for the Connected Industries Group introduced the Cisco Industrial Smart Solution which converges factory automation, control systems and enterprise business systems onto a common, standards-based IP network. Yesterday, Maciej and many others wrapped…

February 11, 2013

MANUFACTURING

Introducing Maciej Kranz, VP/GM of Cisco Connected Industries Group.

I am very pleased to welcome Maciej Kranz to the Manufacturing Blog community. Maciej is the VP and General Manager of the Connected Industries Group (CIG) here at Cisco. He drives the vision and strategy for a business unit that’s focused on developing  intelligent networks for process and d…

February 7, 2013

MANUFACTURING

Speaking of Convergence – Cisco at ARC World Industry Forum

Every year, ARC Advisory Group hosts forums and conferences in major cities around the world.  Topics range from automotive, CPG, aerospace, biotech, chemicals, mining, oil and gas and other sectors.  The forums allow corporate executives to network with peers and gather industry intelligence. Cisc…

February 6, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Extrasensory Enterprise: Turning Data Complexity into Advantage

By Shaun Kirby, Director, Innovations Architecture Internet Business Solutions Group If anyone still doubts the overwhelming complexity of today’s data deluge, Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google, offers some poignant perspective. In a recent book, “The Human Face of Big Data”, he observes that fr…