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.

Mar
04
2016

— Industry Trends

Back to the Future: Wearable Technologies and IIoT

It has been over 30 years since the movie Back to the Future captured the hearts and minds of audiences and catapulted Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson to greater stardom.

Mar
03
2016

— Industry Trends

Dassault Systemes IoT Strategy: The Internet of Experiences

At the recent Dassault Systemes (DS) ENOVIA day, which ARC attended, one of the most interesting presentations, along with all the product updates and industry segment briefings, was the DS IoT strategy.

Mar
02
2016

Peter Reynolds — Industry Trends

IoT Benefits For Process Manufacturing Are With Servitization

I often am asked about the benefits of the industrial internet of things and to articulate what might be different today from the way industries have traditionally used technology. One colleague recently offered his opinion that IIoT is really about improving the discrete industries.

Mar
02
2016

Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

A Big Step Towards International Standardization of IIoT Reference Architecture

Today, two influential IIoT organizations - Plattform Industrie 4.0 and the Industrial Internet Consortium -announced alignment of their architectures, and a plan to collaborate moving forward. This removes another potential source of confusion for global industrial companies seeking to develo

Mar
01
2016

— Industry Trends

IIoT Requires Network Reliability

When considering asset performance management, one generally thinks of the asset without considering the reliability of the asset’s communication network.

Feb
26
2016

— Industry Trends

Using ITIL to benchmark outsourced IT and OT services

The cost and quality of IT Operations

Feb
25
2016

— Industry Trends

Round up of IIoT analytics news

A few stories that caught my eye in the last week or so, including the end of the world as we know it...

Feb
24
2016

— Industry Trends

Smart Connected Products Are at the Heart of IIoT and the Digital Transformation

As is usually the case, some very interesting, and sometimes revealing points come out of the sessions at the ARC Forum. Dr.

Feb
24
2016

Craig Resnick — Industry Trends

IIoT and Industrie 4.0, It Takes a Village

The adoption and traction of any emerging technology in the marketplace is directly proportional to the size and strength of the technology’s ecosystem, which ranges from developers to sales channels. That is certainly the case with IIoT and Industrie 4.0. ARC has always been a strong pr

Feb
23
2016

Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

IoT Standards Get a Big Push: Meet the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF)

With the goal of accelerating industry innovation by unifying IoT standards so that companies and developers can create IoT solutions and devices that work seamlessly together, the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) has been established.