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Larry O'Brien

November 2, 2018 BY Larry O'Brien and Alex Chatha

Smart City Operations Platforms

This ARC research report provides a concise analysis of the market for enterprise level platforms developed for cities that provide centralized operations and collaborative city-wide solutions.

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Jan
04
2019
Ralph Rio — ARC Report Abstract

Effective Supply Chain Track and Trace with Blockchain Must Include MES and WMS Data

Emerging blockchain technology enables members of a consortium to share data in a secure and trusted environment to enable improvements in operational performance. To maximize the effectiveness of a blockchain-enabled supply chain track and trace solution and help ensure that the goals of the consortium members are met, the processing nodes of the supply chain must be included.
Jan
03
2019
Ed O'Brien — Industry Trends

Advancing Digital Transformation: Analytics for Business Users

As today’s companies strive to better understand their businesses, insight from all organizational levels are needed to get a complete view of organizational health and business drivers with the use of analytics. There is an ongoing challenge of making sense of disparate data so it can be interpreted as actionable information.
Jan
02
2019
Harry Forbes — Industry Trends

Industrial Automation and IoT Software: Common Threads

Last month ARC published a report I wrote on the future of software for industrial automation and embedded systems. It was entitled “The End of Industrial Automation (as we know it)”. Here I’ll make some observations about some of the many common threads between future automation software and future software for the Industrial IoT.
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Jan
16
2019
Larry O'Brien — Industry Trends

Convergence of Cybersecurity and Safety at ARC Industry Forum

We have a comprehensive series of workshops and sessions dedicated to cybersecurity at the annual ARC Industry Forum in Orlando this year, and the convergence of cybersecurity and safety is an important topic.  
Jan
11
2019
Harry Forbes — ARCView

Integrating HART Field Devices Effectively

The vast majority of the tens of millions of field instruments in process plants today support the HART protocol. Though dating from the 1980s, HART can provide a number of important and valuable services for end users if they were Integrating HART Field Devices.
Jan
11
2019
Mark Sen Gupta — Industry Trends

Improve Manufacturing Safety with Analytics

Improving safety continues as a concern in manufacturing companies. Automation has helped alleviate some problems, but also allowed companies to push the boundaries of the safety envelope.  Over the years, the industry’s safety record has improved overall, but when things go wrong, the consequences are often more severe. It's time to improve manufacturing safety with analytics.
Jan
10
2019
Mark Sen Gupta — ARC Report Abstract

Protecting Automation’s Success while Facing Automation's Vulnerability

Automation’s success can be attributed to the value it delivers.  As technology has progressed, manufacturing automation has proliferated from basic control on the plant or factory floor to today’s advanced applications, thus opening the door to automation's vulnerability.  
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Jan
17
2019
Smart Cities Team — Industry Trends

Learn About the Cybersecurity Challenge for Smart Cities and Infrastructure at the ARC Annual Forum February 4th – 7th Orlando

For over twenty years, ARC Advisory Group has hosted the ARC Industry & City Forum, where over 1000 private and public sector leaders gather to discuss Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, and Smart City topics. In its 2019 Forum, ARC Advisory Group is expanding the Smart Cities track – filling it with thought-provoking talks and discussion on topics that matter to you. One such meeting is: The Cybersecurity Challenge for Smart Cities and Infrastructure.
Jan
16
2019
Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership

Schneider Electric Partners with Nozomi Networks to Provide Enhanced Solutions to Secure and Protect Critical Infrastructure

Schneider Electric has signed a global partnership agreement with Nozomi Networks, a leader in industrial cybersecurity and operational visibility.  Under the terms of the agreement, Schneider Electric will collaborate with Nozomi to secure and protect critical infrastructure for customers in the industrial manufacturing and critical infrastructure segments.
Jan
16
2019
Larry O'Brien — Industry Trends

Convergence of Cybersecurity and Safety at ARC Industry Forum

We have a comprehensive series of workshops and sessions dedicated to cybersecurity at the annual ARC Industry Forum in Orlando this year, and the convergence of cybersecurity and safety is an important topic.  
Jan
09
2019
Larry O'Brien — Company and Product News

Owl Cyber Defense Webinar for New OPDS-Talon Core Software 

Owl Cyber Defense, one of the leading data diode suppliers for secure unidirectional communications, released the latest version of its recently productized core software platform, Version 2.0.2.0 of OPDS, otherwise known as OPDS-Talon.
Jan
08
2019
Sharada Prahladrao — Industry Trends

Startups and India’s Unicorn Club

The last decade in India belonged to startup companies; and 2018 saw eight startups enter India's unicorn club (private companies valued at over $1 billion), ushering in an era of unprecedented growth.
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Jan
17
2019
Smart Cities Team — Industry Trends

Learn About the Cybersecurity Challenge for Smart Cities and Infrastructure at the ARC Annual Forum February 4th – 7th Orlando

For over twenty years, ARC Advisory Group has hosted the ARC Industry & City Forum, where over 1000 private and public sector leaders gather to discuss Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, and Smart City topics. In its 2019 Forum, ARC Advisory Group is expanding the Smart Cities track – filling it with thought-provoking talks and discussion on topics that matter to you. One such meeting is: The Cybersecurity Challenge for Smart Cities and Infrastructure.
Jan
16
2019
Smart Cities Team — Industry Trends

Learn About Smart Parking Systems at the ARC Annual Forum February 4th – 7th Orlando 

For over twenty years, ARC Advisory Group has hosted the ARC Industry & City Forum, where over 1000 private and public sector leaders gather to discuss Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, and Smart City topics.  In 2019, we are further expanding our Smart Cities track – filling it with thought-provoking talks and discussion on topics that matter to you. One such session is: Smart Parking Systems.  
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Logistics Viewpoints

Jan
18
2019
Ralph Rio and Tim Shea — ARCView

Unlocking Value with Blockchain in Oil & Gas

Blockchain enables independent entities with shared pain points and related interests to form a consortium.  The typical objective is to improve operational performance by sharing trusted data with rapid visibility. What about blockchain in Oil & Gas?
Jan
18
2019
Ralph Rio — Company and Product News

TCS Debuts Connected Intelligence Data Lake for Business on AWS Marketplace

Tata Consultancy Services has launched the TCS Connected Intelligence Data Lake for Business on AWS Marketplace.  The newly launched software captures and manages all types of data in a central Hadoop repository from where business users can pull elements using a simple drag and drop interface to quickly generate analytics and gain insights to solve business challenges.
Jan
18
2019
Shin Kai — Company and Product News

Yokogawa to Release a Real-time Cavitation Detection System

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a cavitation detection system as an OpreX Asset Management and Integrity family solution and will be releasing it for sale on January 31.
Jan
18
2019
Ralph Rio and Tim Shea — ARCView

Unlocking Value with Blockchain in Oil & Gas

Blockchain enables independent entities with shared pain points and related interests to form a consortium.  The typical objective is to improve operational performance by sharing trusted data with rapid visibility. What about blockchain in Oil & Gas?
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