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Imagine the Possibilities with IoT and IoE
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Cisco customers have asked me how the Internet of Everything and the Internet of Things are going to affect their everyday life. My answer: it can be mind-boggling how interconnected sensors and devices are going to impact our daily lives. Specifically, in the industrial space, I get to work daily with our manufacturing and mining […]
An Update on Recent Industry Events and IoT in Manufacturing
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It has been a crazy past three weeks with IoT and IoE for myself and also Cisco. We recently hosted Cisco Live where we had over 25,000 attendees onsite and over 200,000 more attend virtually. By the end of that week, I felt I had met each and every one and had at least a […]
Cisco Supply Chain Operations Places in Top 10 of Gartner Ranking
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Congratulations to the Cisco Supply Chain Operations (CSCO) team. For seven consecutive years, Cisco has placed in the Top 10 of Gartner's prestigious ranking! Led by Cisco Senior...
The 2014 Automation Conference – IoE and Beer
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The 2014 Automation Conference (TAC) was held March 20-21, 2014 in sunny Chicago (Yes, sunny Chicago!! I made sure to pack some California sunshine for the Windy City) attracted...
Don’t Miss this Mfg.net Webcast on IoT and Manufacturing
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For many manufacturers, understanding how industry trends impact their business and learning about peer best practices are top priorities. Once current area of focus — tapping into the transformational value of the Internet of Things (IoT) on manufacturing — is top of mind for best-in-class companies. A vision of IoT and its impact on manufacturing […]
Manufacturing in America – Turning the Corner
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What does manufacturing mean to America? While there may be no quantitative right answer to that question, in my opinion, manufacturing is the creation of new jobs, the empowering of individuals, and teamwork that helps make dreams a reality. Manufacturing has long been wrongly perceived as a dirt and grime industry that lacks the appeal […]
Cisco At Hannover Messe 2014
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Hannover Messe is once again upon us. The world's premier industrial technical showcase will be held in Hannover, Germany from April 7-11, 2014. Last year's faire had a clear focus...
Attending The Automation Conference Should be an Automatic Decision
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Last week, I got a great response to a blog on ‘Making Smarter Manufacturing and IoT a Reality Today’, where I illustrated some use-case business scenarios and strategies to leverage the IoT industry trends now. One way savvy manufacturers, industrial companies and supply chain and operations teams stay current with evolving trends like IoT is […]
Technology- The Paintbrush Enabling the New Manufacturing Renaissance
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Welcome to the New Manufacturing Renaissance driven by a collage of sensors, robots, servers, clouds, tablets, machines, people and …things. The Internet of Everything (IoE) is serving as the canvas that connects and integrates all those “things.” Over the last few years we have been inundated by industry pundits and scholars predicting the efficiency gains, […]
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