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How the Hard-won Lessons of IT are Helping IIoT Leapfrog to a Better State of Security
Every industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) customer I speak to wants the strongest possible security. But who inside the customer’s organization will execute and own the process? In meeting after meeting with customers building IIoT capabilities, I encounter a natural but sometimes tense uncertainty between IT and OT/LOB professionals when it comes to IIoT security. That uncertainty is itself a security vulnerability because it delays essential security deployment.In a recent blog, I explored si
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Apr 19th 2018
Increase Operational Insight for IoT
Connectivity
is the key to increasing operational insight and improving general operations for OEMs.
The understandings offered by Industrial IoT join to generate immense
value-creation opportunities.Machine
and Factory Health: The complexity of advanced automation and lean supply chains
greatly increases the likelihood that something will go wrong and of that interruption
having extensive cost repercussions. The
extent of these disruptions may be mitigated with the data mining of machin
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Aug 8th 2017
The Pros and Cons of the Industrial Internet of Things
As a part of the greater Internet of Things, the industrial
version allows for significant strides in operational efficiencies. While IIoT
may present great opportunities in scalability, safety, and preventative
maintenance, it also comes with some potential issues in interoperability and
security.Interoperability between equipment protocols makes adoption
of Industrial IoT a hurdle for many companies. Converting legacy devices with
standardized, open-source technology can bridge different
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Feb 28th 2017