industry digitalization

The transformation of the industrial sector has begun.  Whether it's called Industrial Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, or Digitization, companies have begun to use available technologies to completely reimagine their business model. For companies with the right mindset, Internet of Things platforms and technologies will open up major opportunities for improved asset performance, new service offerings, improved operational efficiency, and completely new ways of offering value to customers.   In this... [Lire la suite]

In many cases, IoT devices are dependent on sensors to sense what is going on in the world and then the data is processed to continue the work. These sensors are most important part of devices and hence used extensively in IoT setup. In this article, we will discuss some of the commonly used types of sensors and what they are used for. Temperature Sensors These sensors allow an IoT device to know the temperature of objects and function according to it. Once installed, these sensors use different methods to determine the heat or... [Lire la suite]

Think your industry or your business won't be impacted by the internet of things? Consider this your wakeup call. Roughly half of the audience informally polled at last month’s CIO 100 event said they had attended an IoT event in the last 12 months. "So what were the other half [of you] doing on the most hyped word on the internet today?" asked Vernon Turner, senior vice president of enterprise systems & fellow for the internet of things at IDC. "Be careful of the internet of things because it may not seem like it, but believe... [Lire la suite]

One eye on today, the other on the future  Far more manufacturing executives than not think that the Industrial Internet of Things will provide the path to future success. Far fewer have a good idea of how to get there. Those are just two of the numerous findings from “Transforming Industrial Businesses with the Internet of Things”, a new research study from the Genpact Research Institute and IndustryWeek, in conjunction with GE Digital and the Industrial Internet Consortium. Stick around for the next 11 slides and glean... [Lire la suite]