OT

October 31, 2019

PARTNER

Cisco IoT Design-In: Tailor Made for Industrial Ecosystem Partners

2 min read

When it comes to partner programs, one size does not fit all!  Cisco IoT Design-In is a new program that supports the growing demand from Cisco’s IT partners to build capabilities and provide IoT solutions to IT buyers.

October 31, 2019

INDUSTRIAL IOT

Cisco empowers IT & OT partners to create and grow their IoT business

4 min read

Going into Cisco’s Partner Summit, one thing’s for certain: Cisco IoT offers a great opportunity for partners to build profitable, growing practices.

April 4, 2019

INNOVATION

A guide to maximizing your chances of success with IoT

4 min read

When embarking on an IoT project, you need to do some careful planning to yield tangible results. Here are 10 steps I recommend organizations take to successfully implement their IoT projects.

March 12, 2019

INNOVATION

Cisco Live! Melbourne Abounds with Co-Innovation Opportunities

4 min read

The digital opportunities were endless last week at Cisco Live! Melbourne for Cisco’s APJC co-innovation teams. A steady stream of customers and partners visited the Co-Innovation Pavilion where we showcased solutions co-developed with industry leaders and startups, and live streamed celebrations in Tokyo to commemorate the 500-day countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

February 28, 2019

INNOVATION

Diving Headfirst into the Co-Economy

4 min read

Given the complexity and pace of change in today’s digital economy, you can no longer operate in a silo – you must build an ecosystem of customers and partners, large and small, and start co-innovating with them.

OT Intent-Based Security Policies

4 min read

When implementing security on the plant floor, the friction between IT and OT is mischaracterized as a problem of “control”. The solution depends on two factors – visibility and automation.

September 28, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Watch now: Top 5 business expansion strategies for system integrators

1 min read

Earlier this month, I was involved in a webinar in partnership with CSIA and Panduit that focused on system integrators and expanding their business. The system integrator role is evolving from being project-centric into a long-term solutions partner who can help manufacturing clients in critical areas such as: Security considerations on the factory floor IT/OT […]

June 22, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Industrial applications: What does a successful deployment look like?

1 min read

I recently took part in a plant tour with a manufacturer in the early days of modernizing its plant floor. Two decades old, this factory had always relied on manual data collection. The team hand-carried operational data back to the office to be correlated and analyzed. Then they would make improvements or address issues they […]

February 16, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Come Together: Cost Savings Unite IT and Operations

2 min read

IT and OT use many of the same terms; however, they do not speak the same language. Our research shows not only do IT and OT not speak the same language, each organization prioritizes the same terms in the opposite order of each other.