Digital Transformation Viewpoints

Featured here are original and timely articles from ARC analysts and guest writers on topics such as Digitization, New Business Models, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, and Smart Manufacturing. We dive into technologies such as additive manufacturing, machine learning, asset performance management, device connectivity, IIoT architecture, cybersecurity, augmented reality, and more related to digitization and transformation of industries, infrastructure, and cities. Our goal is to provide readers with clear and concise analyses, opinions, and discussion of these trends, technologies, and services.

Jan
19
2018
Guest Blogger: Asish Ghosh — Industry Trends

From Theory to Fabrication: An Inflection Point for Quantum Computing

The year 2017 was a transition period for quantum computing when it moved from theoretical research to engineering and development. Though there is no quantum computer today that can beat conventional supercomputers, yet the rate of progress indicates that it will be able to outperform them in the next five to seven years.
Jan
12
2018
Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

Optimize Operations and Business with IIoT: Are we there yet?

Many industrial, energy, and public sector organizations are already progressing along their own  digital transformation journeys.  They often started by focusing on asset uptime and asset performance.  Recently, we see that that many organizations are now actively seeking to

Jan
12
2018
— Industry Trends

Improved Facility Energy Management with IIoT Case Story

End-user presentations at the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida in 2017 provided convincing case stories on how emerging technologies, including Industrial IoT (IIoT) and analytics, benefited users.  In his presentation “Making EAM and IIoT Work as One,” Stephen Tatton, Director of Busi

Jan
11
2018
Bob Gill — Industry Trends

IoT (and more) on Show in Asia in 2018

The IoT wave of the last few years has clearly not gone unnoticed by conference and exhibition organizers, and that should not be too surprising, given the plethora of new products, new companies, new thoughts on what this is all about, and a newly curious audience eager (or required) to understa

Jan
10
2018
Craig Resnick — Industry Trends

Top Technology Trends in Automation for 2018

Over the last several years, there has been significant advances in and adoption of new automation technologies.  This rate of change and subsequent adoption will continue to ramp up in the coming year.  Many of the recent advances include industrializing some popular consumer technolog

Jan
09
2018
— Industry Trends

Marine Industry - Trends to impact in 2018

Owing to the rise of emerging countries, new consumer classes, and high resource demand, the marine industry is set to experience the impact of several trends and challenges. The central question is what it will be like? Will it be an industry with multiple players or will it be consolidated?

Jan
09
2018
Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Industries

The next several years will bring about the “digital Transformation” of manufacturing industries.  This will touch nearly every aspect of business as existing systems, jobs, and business processes are instrumented, redefined, and optimized with artificial intelligence.