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.

Nov
03
2016

Sal Spada — Industry Trends

Remote Monitoring Service Closes the Loop with Maintenance Organizations

For manufacturers, the transition from isolated assets to connected assets is underway. This represents a significant step in the digital transformation of industry.

Nov
02
2016

Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

Random Thoughts on the Digital Transformation of Industry

What are ARC clients talking about? Here is a sampling, in no particular order, of some recent topics of interest to ARC clients who are considering or in the midst of their own digitization and business transformation processes:

Nov
01
2016

Peter Reynolds — Industry Trends

Southeast Asia Downstream Primed for Digital Transformation

Oct
31
2016

— Industry Trends

Analytics Currently Defy “Ranking”

A Drive to Know Who is First and Who is Worst

Oct
28
2016

— Industry Trends

IIoT and Pumps were Front and Center at Hydraulic Institute (HI) Fall Conference in the Big Easy

ARC recently had the excellent opportunity to participate in and present at the CEO Roundtable held during the Hydraulic Institute’s

Oct
27
2016

Mark Sen Gupta — Industry Trends

IIoT Implications of Recent Mirai Malware Attack

Oct
26
2016

— Industry Trends

You Don’t have to be IoT-ish to Love Cybersecurity

For old drones like me, watching the 1960s-focused “Mad Men” TV series brought back a lot of childhood memories. Though I never knew of anyone, even on Madison Avenue, who could survive half the self-destructive behaviors of a Don Draper, I still enjoyed watching him.

Oct
25
2016

Craig Resnick — Industry Trends

MQTT is Gaining Ground as a Messaging Protocol for IIoT

One of the many highlights at Inductive Automation's recent sold out ICC user conference was the use of Message Queueing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) as a machine-to-machine (M2M) data transfer protocol that is growing in it

Oct
21
2016

Sal Spada — Industry Trends

Deep Learning's Impact on Robotics

It is finally resonating with me that incorporating Deep Learning at the Edge has the potential to create a paradigm shift in the way robots are deployed in manufacturing operations.

Oct
20
2016

Peter Reynolds — Industry Trends

IT and OT Convergence: Where and Why?

The convergence of IT and OT technologies has gained traction with the onset of the Industrial Internet of Things and for the technical organizations today that have responsibility for manufacturing technology...