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Join Cisco at Rockwell Automation’s Largest User Event
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Automation Fair is a can’t miss conference for leading automation, controls, operations and IT professionals. This year’s event will be held in Houston on the 13th and 14th of this month at the George R. Brown Convention Center. As in previous years, this year’s Automation Fair will again feature industry forums that present examples and […]
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Leads Global Innovation through ICT
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There is no sphere of life today that is not impacted by information and communication technology (ICT). ICT fuels innovation, efficiency, and economic growth, both in the ICT-producing and ICT-using sectors – in other words, the whole interconnected world. The ICT industry is complex and forward-thinking by its very nature. From a standardization perspective, this […]
BYOD with Flair – Cisco Customer Vitra AG has Designs on Manufacturing.
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Having just moved into a new house, my wife and I are looking to see how all our old furniture can be re-used – with her eye on the best design (she’s a designer by trade), and my eye on cost. We’ll end up somewhere in the middle I expect, slightly geared towards ‘design’ […]
The Gold Value of a “Connected Mine”
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By Tony Shakib, Vice President of IoT Vertical Business, Cisco I’ve been in IT for a long time and I often hear that data is worth its weight in gold. Well, I recently spoke with Canadian-based Dundee Mining Company about how the data generated from their mines is now “connected” and helping […]
Industrial Grade SDN
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The software defined network has become all the rage lately for reasons that seem to vary and are caught up in interesting perceptions. One view was that it allowed a single network to be controlled centrally and divided up logically to prevent different groups from interfering with one another, well that’s true. Another view is […]
Cisco Manufacturing Honored by Frost & Sullivan
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I am happy to share the great news that the Cisco team received industry accolades last week when it was recognized by Frost & Sullivan for delivering a seamlessly connected enterprise collaboration solution across industry verticals. The award, based on Frost & Sullivan’s Vision of the Future of Manufacturing Production 2.0 (Visi-MAP 2.0), identified the […]
Welcome Dave Cronberger to the Manufacturing Industry Blog
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Welcome Dave Cronberger to the Manufacturing Industry Blog It is with great pleasure that I introduce a key member of the Cisco Customer Global Enterprise Solutions Group. Dave is a customer solutions architect, working with and supporting key global customers, especially in the automotive industry. As an Infrastructure architect he is focused on physical and […]
Krones AG – Connected Manufacturing for Data Center and Operations
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Krones boosts production efficiency in data center and executes safe migration from RISC platforms for mission-critical applications Here’s a great story about the Machinery and Engineering company Krones Group, out of Neutraubling, Germany. The company manufactures machinery and complete plants for process, bottling, and packaging technology. Millions of bottles, cans, and specially shaped containers are […]
Internet of Things – What is Cisco doing for Business with IoT?
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I recently had the pleasure of talking to Tony Shakib and Navdeep Johar at a recent Cisco Live event, and asked both to talk about The Internet of Things and what it means for business, particularly industrial businesses. After a great session presented by Tony Shakib at Cisco Live, I talked to Tony and Navdeep […]
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