Opportunities and Value Through Data Science (Part 1)

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I recently attended the Strata + Hadoop World Conference in San Jose, and came away impressed with the accelerating pace of innovation in the world of Big Data. Companies and startups are innovating in every area of the Big Data value chain – from automating how data is collected, cleaned, and organized; to data governance […]

The Internet of Things: What Does It Take to Make the Internet of Everything Real?

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I recently delivered a keynote address called “The Internet of Things: What Does It Take to Make the Internet of Everything Real?” at the IoT Global Innovation Forum in Dallas. I talked about the important linkage between the Internet of Things (IoT) and the next wave of the Internet — the Internet of Everything (IoE). […]

IoE-Powered Business Transformation Boosts Agility and Efficiency for Oil and Gas Companies

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This week I’m attending CERAWeek, the premier international gathering of energy industry leaders, experts, government officials, policymakers, and innovators. While this is the 34th annual CERAWeek conference, the...

The Internet of Everything Will Help Solve Problems That Lead To Recalls

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Product recalls can be a headache for customers and consumers, but a financial nightmare for manufacturers. Just look at the auto industry. An air-bag recall will cost one manufacture up to $235 million. While a gas pedal problem will hit another manufacture with upwards of $2 billion. Yes, billion. But recalls aren’t isolated to the auto industry. […]

20 Years Hence – What Do Oil, Dating, Digital, and Analytics Have In Common?

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How often do you think about the linkage of today’s digital Internet technologies with the gas that we put into our cars and the fuels that heat our homes? Probably not very often. In fact, for many years, I envisioned them as two separate worlds. Here’s why… Back in 1995, when I met my wife and we […]

How Banks Can Begin the Journey to IoE Readiness

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Cisco’s recent survey of 7200 banking customers in 12 countries left me with a crystal-clear takeaway: consumers are ready for the Internet of Everything (IoE) — and they want...

The Digital Factory: Real Solutions and Real Outcomes

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I recently participated in a Cisco advisory board meeting attended by some of our leading manufacturing customers. There was a lot of discussion about the tough challenges the industry is facing. Flexibility, agility, and managing costs were hot topics. Traditional manufacturing environments with manual processes, independent systems, and siloed data create a lack of visibility […]