Internet of Things (IoT)

October 7, 2016

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

Top 5 Security Threats for Retailers in the Digital Age

3 min read

As more information goes online, it is more vulnerable to certain types of threats. The challenge is to align networks, systems, and company cultures to support secure practices in this new arena.

October 6, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Can You Handle a Manufacturing Knuckleball?

2 min read

One of the charms of baseball is that the best players make the game look easy. But it’s more difficult than it seems—especially hitting.

September 29, 2016

INNOVATION

Building Blocks for Your Own Innovation Disruption (Part 3)

5 min read

Are you ready? It’s time to complete the foundation and launch your own innovation disruption—companywide. This is the last of my three-part series. I lay out the final three building blocks needed to shake up bureaucracies and turn them into startup-like cultures. To transform employees into entrepreneurs. To fire up innovation. And to jumpstart disruptive, […]

September 29, 2016

SECURITY

Going back to school on IoT security – personal reflections from a cybersecurity product marketeer

3 min read

Has anybody ever actively encouraged you to hack your own car?  Did you know that hacking your car could mean diagnosing problems easily and for a lower cost than you would find at the local dealer? Did you know that the aviation industry has built in both safety and security from the ground up? How […]

September 22, 2016

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Cisco Delivers Industrial IoT Network Management for Operations Teams

2 min read

Today Cisco announces a new software product purpose-built for operations teams to manage industrial Ethernet networks across their Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. The Industrial Network Director...

September 21, 2016

DATA CENTER

Viva Las Vegas: Doubling down on Data Center Solutions at SAP TechEd

1 min read

They go by names like Blackbeard & Basis-Pro. They’re the best of the best. The top of the SAP cognoscenti food chain. The SAP Mentors, an elite group of gurus from customers, consultants, and SAP. They’re in their element here, prowling #SAPTechEd for the slickest, tastiest new technologies, judging who has the stuff to impress. […]