IoT

There are plenty of historic and technological reasons why utilities’ industrial networks have been disconnected from their enterprise IT networks. As utilities continue to plan for and invest in new infrastructure for the coming decades, they have a critical opportunity to transform their networks.…

Simplifying the IT architecture is super important for retailers — for scalability and technology efficiency to name a few reasons. The challenge that presents itself is the core foundation and the network that all the digital touchpoints rely on. Many times, it’s just not there. The good news…

Connected vehicles are considered to be one of the major drivers for investment in cellular communications technologies with forecasts projecting every new vehicle produced being ‘connected’ by 2025. What does this mean with respect to the impact on communications networks? What are the applications…

It is an exciting time in wireless networking. The two most-used wireless technologies in the world are getting an upgrade, and the changes could affect nearly every technology-using human on Earth. Wi-Fi, or local wireless, is undergoing a major advance, to Wi-Fi 6. Cellular, or mobile networking,…

“Dream big, start small.” This may sound like a clichéd phrase from a motivational poster, but it’s actually a very valuable piece of advice for enterprises to heed when deploying Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. By now, we all know that IoT has the power to drive digital transformations across…

My time at Hannover Messe 2019 has confirmed: Manufacturers recognize the value of investing in Industry 4.0. They see the potential of pushing the Internet to the edges of the machines in their production environments. And they’re eager to gain access to data and data-driven insights that can help…

As I look around the show floor here at Hannover Messe 2019, I’m impressed by the variety of companies in attendance. You can find everything from industrial sensors. Cables. PLC. Software. Applications. Cloud. Vendors from every sector have come together in Hanover, Germany. And what ties it all to…

One thing about Hannover Messe that is unmistakable? The huge SCALE of the event. Thousands of exhibitors. Hundreds of thousands of the world’s smartest people in manufacturing. A massive exhibition footprint. Scale is something that is very familiar to us in IoT. Scale sits at the intersection of p…

The excitement is building as the Cisco IoT team continues preparing for Hannover Messe, April 1 – 5, 2019. With this year’s event focused on the intersection of Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence, we’ll be showcasing our strengths in factory networking, industrial security, edge computing and…