OPC group responds to Kaspersky claims, Rockwell intros OPC UA support
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe OPC Foundation has said security vulnerabilities found by Kaspersky Labs in its OPC-UA framework, designed for secure data transfer between clients and servers in industrial systems, were in fact …
The IIoT interview (pt2): “Three is the magic number for digital ROI,” says Hitachi
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailManufacturers should treble their money on digital transformation, at least, reckons Greg Kinsey, vice president of Hitachi Vantara. If the digital ROI does not stack up, before starting out, then they …
When does XaaS make sense for industrial operations? (Reader Forum)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail The use of software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is well established in the enterprise data center. Now, industrial organizations are beginning to make …
From Accenture to Software AG: the top 10 industrial IoT platforms
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailAnalyst house Gartner has put the leading IIoT platforms through their paces, and named the best in the business. Here, Enterprise IoT Insights reviews the Gartner review, and orders the …
The IIoT interview (pt1): “It’s a two-speed market; the US doesn’t get it,” says Hitachi
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe industrial ‘internet of things’ (IoT) market is geographically skewed, reckons one of its leading protagonists. Greg Kinsey, vice president of Japan-based Hitachi’s Vantara business, says the US is way …
Three ways to make (new) money from enterprise IoT data
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailA great number of enterprise IoT projects remain stuck in pilots, put aside for another day. Before they even start, the challenge is how to make money from, at least …
PTC, Hitachi, SAP top Gartner review of IIoT platforms, but major challenges remain
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailPTC, Hitachi and SAP have come top of Gartner’s inaugural ‘magic quadrant’ for IIoT platforms, ahead of IBM, Software AG and Accenture. But the analyst house warned also that major …
From factory floor to shop floor – four ways to be a smart manufacturer
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail“There are three ways to be smart in manufacturing,” says Michael Yost, president of manufacturing association MESA International. Three, it seems, is the magic number when it comes to categorising …
Samsung announces new customers for its IoT platform
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCustomers using Samsung’s ARTIK IoT platform for manufacturing, remote asset monitoring and smart buildings Smart factories, intelligent buildings and asset managers are currently using Samsung Electronics’ ARTIK IoT solutions to …
Smart city providers exploring value-based pricing to make NB-IoT pay, says Cisco
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe ‘internet of things’ (IoT) market is moving towards new value-based and event-based pricing, led by smart cities and industrial operatives, according to Cisco. Until now, device-as-a-service, and latterly anonymised …
