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.

Sep
13
2017
Inderpreet Shoker — Technology Trends

Do you Digitize or Digitalize?

For our upcoming report on Asset Integrity Management, we interviewed several leading participants in the space. During our discussions, one leading trend that came up in nearly all conversations is digitalization. The term digitalization, seems self-explanatory, right? Well, I thought so too.

Sep
11
2017
Guest Blogger: Alain Dedieu — Industry Trends

Creating Jobs and Money with IIoT

Often termed the fourth industrial revolution, it’s easy to conclude that the progress being generated by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will result in job losses.

Sep
08
2017
— Industry Trends

New Sources of APM Competition Emerge

Among the many prevailing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) predictions ARC and others have made, is the emergence of new sources of competition and new business models.  The market for asset reliability software and services and APM is no exception.  IIoT is rapidly reshaping how as

Sep
04
2017
Guest Blogger: Dr. Shi-Wan Lin — Technology Trends

IIoT for Smart Manufacturing

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and smart manufacturing are two parallel developments driven by the same core technology advances - the ubiquitous connectedness and widespread computation - that drive and are driven by the internet, and the seamless information sharing and optimal decisi

Sep
01
2017
— Technology Trends

HP, Deloitte Team-up for Additive Manufacturing

HP Inc. and Deloitte are taking aim at the burgeoning additive manufacturing market. Last week the two companies announced an alliance to accelerate the adoption of HP’s 3D printers in large-scale manufacturing environments.