Industry 4.0
Cisco and Rockwell strengthen OT/ICS security with visibility for converged plantwide ethernet (CPwE)
3 min read
Industrial cybersecurity needs granular security policies. This requires visibility into what assets are connected. Learn how Cisco and Rockwell are enabling OT visibility into CPwE with Cyber Vision.
Is it time to virtualize your factory floor?
6 min read
Virtualization of control systems in a manufacturing environment can be hugely beneficial provided you build a flexible, scalable, deterministic, and secure network to ease transition to a centralized pool of virtual machines.
Forward Thinking – Critical Infrastructure Outcomes In 2023
3 min read
Over the past year, companies operating in critical infrastructure and industrial industries have faced numerous business challenges: labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical conflicts, cybersecurity threats, extreme weather events, and the urgency of implementing sustainability and net zero strategies, to name more than a few.
Industrial Processes and Wireless Communications – Part III: Process Automation Monitoring
5 min read
In the final segment of this three-part series, I put an advisory lens on process automation monitoring, dissecting the application flow, and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it.
Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics
4 min read
This blog is the second in a three part series, bringing a lens on manufacturing logistics, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it.
Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part I: Robots and AGV
4 min read
The Internet is littered with articles about Industry 4.0. Adoption of digital industrial processes is facilitated when these processes run over wireless infrastructure, but the communications technology must deliver against strict application requirements for performance and reliability.
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing is Bridging the Gap to Productivity, Security Resiliency, and Sustainability
2 min read
For over a decade, manufacturing leaders and technology partners like Cisco have worked to accelerate industry 4.0 and digital transformation strategies to deliver business outcomes: operational efficiency, reduced downtime, security resiliency, environmental monitoring and sustainability.
Modern manufacturing—does your network have what it takes?
3 min read
Digitization brings visibility and agility. Four essentials for manufacturing networks ensure your network is up to the task.
A blueprint for the modern industrial network from Cisco and Rockwell Automation
3 min read
Static manufacturing operations are going obsolete. Smart manufacturing is the future. Learn how manufacturers become more agile, minimize risk, and optimize production yield.