Manufacturing

August 2, 2016

MANUFACTURING

The Security Seven: 7 Ways to Defend Your Factory from Today’s Threats

4 min read

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.

July 28, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Closing the Manufacturing Skills Gap at Cisco Live

2 min read

By pursuing eLearning opportunities, employers and their employees can help bridge the manufacturing skills gap one training course at a time.

The IoT Journey: Are We There Yet?

3 min read

The Internet of Things (IoT) is accelerating the digital world at a pace the industry has never seen. Businesses are faced with the ever increasing number of smart things interacting with their line of business (LOB) operations in a manner that was never fully realized. This trend of needing contextual insights from intelligent IoT information […]

Experience Robots, Flying Objects, and Shooting Stars in Virtual Reality 

2 min read

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 of Virtual Reality]. Today, virtual reality technology is becoming reality. How do I know? For […]

June 30, 2016

MANUFACTURING

How Manufacturers are Unlocking the Value of Data

4 min read

We explore how manufacturers are approaching digital transformation on a podcast with Scott Lapcewich, Vice President and General Manager of Customer Support and Maintenance for Rockwell Automation.

Huge Demand for Cisco Selfie-Sticks at Esri User Conference!

1 min read

A really fun day was held by all at the Ersi International User Conference in San Diego. Over one hundred and fifty delegates lined up to use a Cisco selfie-stick to take a ‘selfie’ against a Cisco San Diego photo back drop. Then they had to Tweet it to their followers with the hashtag ‘#NeverBetter’. […]

Cisco Digitizes Industrial Solutions with IoT

5 min read

Today Cisco announces the extension of scalable industrial solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio with new IoT products. With these new technologies, Cisco continues to extend its leadership in the Industrial IoT space. Enhanced Cisco Solutions Support Three Major IoT Use Cases: Connected Machines: With 92 percent of today’s 64 million machines not connected […]