The top 5 reasons to avoid unmanaged switches on your machines
What many manufacturers don’t know is that managed switches can protect against major security risks, guarantee your machine performs its best, and maximize uptime.
Cisco Industrial IoT (IIoT)
Bring Harmony into your Digital Manufacturing Journey
Learning lessons from music producer Rick Rubin can help you start your Digital Manufacturing journey.
Made in America…Again!
If manufacturers can drive unnecessary cost out of their processes, they can bring back the jobs. Here are 8 innovative strategies to help.
The Security Seven: 7 Ways to Defend Your Factory from Today’s Threats
As they say, the best offense (i.e., growth) is a great defense (i.e. security). And while seven is considered a lucky number in many cultures, luck is NOT a security strategy.
7 Use Cases for Wireless Technology in Oil & Gas
I often meet with customers about the first and easiest way to use IoT in an industrial domain: by deploying wireless technology. We have identified 7 main Oil + Gas use cases for the deployment of RF technology (especially WiFi).
A Recap of Digital Manufacturing at Cisco Live
Cisco Live has come and gone and now it is a time to reflect on the incredibly crazy few days and the Digital Manufacturing highlights.
The IoT train is leaving the station. Don’t get left behind.
There’s been a lot of big talk about IoT for the past several years, and I admit, I’ve been skeptical. Thermostats. Toasters. Fitness trackers. So what? Why is this so transformative for Cisco’s customers? I wanted to understand this “transformation”
Experience Robots, Flying Objects, and Shooting Stars in Virtual Reality
Did you know that about 60 years ago, “Sensorama” the first virtual reality (VR) machine was invented by Morton Heilig? And 50 years ago, the first VR and augmented reality HMD (head-mounted display) was created by Ivan Sutherland. [Source: Timeline