June 20, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Your Guide to Manufacturing at Cisco Live

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Check out the top Manufacturing demos and sessions you won’t want to miss at Cisco Live.

June 7, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Don’t make this mistake with vendor contracts

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This is a continuation of this blog on remote access. Has your organization signed up for remote management of critical infrastructure without your knowledge of the details? Many customers I work with were not aware of the contractual obligations they agreed to regarding remote access. Many customers I work with were not aware of the […]

May 4, 2016

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Vendors as Attack Vectors – The Risk You Take with Partner Services

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About the Author: Mr. Albach is the Sr. Product Line Manager of IoT Security and joined Cisco in 2010 when he defined and delivered three network security solutions with the most recent – Cisco’s first Industrial Security Appliance. Did you know you can be contractually obligated to let people you don’t know access your critical […]

April 27, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Making the Factory of the Future a Reality with FANUC

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FANUC announced a collaborative effort with Cisco, Rockwell Automation, and Preferred Networks (PFN) to jointly develop the FANUC Intelligent Edge Link and Drive (FIELD) system.

April 26, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Digitizing Your Factory Gets Easier for PROFINET Customers

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We’re excited to be at Hannover Messe this week and even more excited to announce that our network architecture now supports the PROFINET standard. This is...

April 21, 2016

MANUFACTURING

How to Use IoT to Improve Plant Profitability

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There is great potential in manufacturing with the Internet of Things – the challenge is realizing that potential and getting started on your journey.

April 15, 2016

MANUFACTURING

What You Missed at the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit

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I was fortunate to attend and present at the N.American Manufacturing Excellence Summit (NAMES) last week.  It was an excellent chance to listen and learn from industry leading manufacturing executives around their best practices for lean/six-sigma, attracting and training the next generation workforce, and improving operational excellence. I was very impressed with BMW’s vision, specifically […]

April 14, 2016

MANUFACTURING

1 Easy Method to Cut Costs Out of Your Business

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For years I’ve seen manufacturing executives search for innovative ways to lower costs and drive more profits. In my travels, I’ve finally found a process and methodology that works every time.