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By Shaun Kirby, Director, Innovations Architecture
Internet Business Solutions Group
If anyone still doubts the overwhelming complexity of today’s data deluge, Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google, offers some poignant perspective. In a recent book, “The Human Face of Big Data”, he observes that from the dawn of civilization until 2003 humankind generated five exabytes of data. Now, we produce more than five exabytes of data every two days.
Those torrents of information may be intimidating, but they also promise great opportunities. Indeed, Big Data has been touted as an answer to many problems. Looking for customer buying patterns? Retailers have petabytes of purchasing history. Need to test a new drug? There are terabytes of patient data to be analyzed. Launching a new product? A mountain of social media data awaits you. Read More »
Tags: Big Data, collaboration, Complexity, data analytics, data in motion, Enterprise, H2M, Human to Machine, Internet of Everything, internet of things, IoE, IoT, M2M, Machine to Machine, P2M, people to machine
By Gina Nienaber, Marketing Manager, Service Provider (SP) Marketing Routing and Switching
The theme of this year’s V6 World Congress, happening in Paris, March 19-22, is “Going Mobile.” With the advent of the Internet of Everything and the proliferation of mobile devices well underway, there will be a lot to talk about. And this year, you will have the unique opportunity to hear from leading service providers, including Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile, who have already made the transition to IPv6 in their mobile networks.
Now that IPv6 has solidly claimed the role as the connective protocol of the future, this event is expected to attract a record number of attendees from around the world. As a sponsor, Cisco will have a strong presence on the three-day agenda and is also hosting a technical tutorial, which will give you the chance to meet one-on-one with Cisco technology experts.
Here is the current list of Cisco speakers (and the 3-day agenda): Read More »
Tags: Alain Fiocco, Cisco, Erik Vyncke, Internet of Everything, internet of things, IoE, IoT, IPv6, Mark Townsely, Patisserie Boulangerie Ble Sucre, Service Provider
January 31, 2013 at 2:10 pm PST
Cisco Internet of Things Partner Pavilion
Cisco Live is taking place right now in London, UK Jan 28 -- Feb 1, 2013. Located in front of the Internet of Things area on the Borderless Networks section of the Cisco Campus, the Cisco Internet of Things Partner Pavilion brings together a number of Cisco’s flagship industrial partners and demonstrates key technologies and their application in creating real-world solutions.
Partners in this Pavilion are part of an extensive and growing ecosystem highlighting the value they and Cisco can bring to industrial industries such as Oil and Gas, Mining, Manufacturing, Transportation and Automotive.
Here’s a run down of key Industrial Partners at the IoT Partner Pavilion:
Emerson’s Smart Wireless products and solutions extend PlantWeb predictive intelligence into areas that were previously out of physical or economic reach, opening the door for new possibilities in process improvement. Remote locations, physical obstructions, and the high cost of engineering and integrating new technologies are no longer the barriers they were.
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) is the global leader in process automation and control solutions and has been a pioneer in these areas for more than 35 years. HPS serves the oil & gas, refining, pulp & paper, power generation, chemicals and petrochemicals, life sciences and metals, minerals and mining industries.
PANDUIT is a world-class developer and provider of leading-edge solutions that help customers optimise the physical infrastructure through simplification, agility and operational efficiency. PANDUIT’s Unified Physical Infrastructure (UPI) based solutions give enterprises the capabilities to connect, manage and automate communications, computing, power, control and security systems for a smarter, unified business foundation. Strong relationships with technology leaders complemented with its global staff and unmatched service and support, make PANDUIT a valuable and trusted partner. Come to our stand to see our cabinets developed with Cisco as well as our HSDT (High Speed Data Transport) solutions.
Redline Communications is a manufacturer of specialized backhaul radios that offer a point-multipoint, Layer-2 IP backbone which connects a Cisco Core network to edge devices in the field. Manufactured for industrial M2M applications and offering reliable performance of over 100 Mbps up to 20 miles in extreme environmental conditions.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs over 22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
If you’re visiting Cisco live UK 2013, please visit these Partners!
Tags: #cluk, #CLUS, ciscolive, industrial, Internet of Everything, internet of things, IoE, IoT, london, partners
2012 was an exciting year for Cisco’s Connected Energy business.
Cisco entered the Smart Grid space 3 years ago and we have seen significant customer momentum. We now have more than 250 customers worldwide. These include advanced metering infrastructure, substation and utility data center deployments in North America and wide area, substation, and distribution networks in Europe and Asia. In 2012, we had over 175 production deployments and picked up the UTC Best Smart Grid Products/Solutions for FAN and Substation as well as the Frost & Sullivan innovations awards. Our Connected Grid Cisco Developer Network of partners continues to grow as well and we will be announcing more members in the coming months.
Last Wednesday we announced an expansion of the Connected Grid Portfolio. The new offerings include the Cisco® Utility Operational Network solution, Cisco Connected Grid Design Suite, and Cisco Incident Response and Workforce Enablement solution. These three new solutions will help utilities modernize, manage, and improve everyday grid operations. Read More »
Tags: Cisco Connected Grid, Customer Success, Internet of Everything, internet of things, IoE, IoT, Smart Grid
As a futurist and technologist, I’m an optimist. I view technology through the lens of how it can help people.
From this perspective, there is no better time to be alive than now. That’s because we are entering an era where the Internet has the potential to dramatically improve the lives of everyone on our planet—from accelerating the discovery of cures for diseases, to understanding climate change, to enhancing the way companies do business, to making every day more enjoyable.
Already, the Internet has benefited many individuals, businesses, and countries by improving education through the democratization of information, allowing for economic growth through electronic commerce, and accelerating business innovation by enabling greater collaboration.
So what will the next decade of the Internet bring?
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Tags: climate change, connecting, Connections Economy, IBSG, Internet of Everything, internet of things, IoE, IoT, Metcalfe, network, network effects, unconnected
