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.

Dec
21
2015
Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

10 IIoT Predictions for 2016 and Beyond

As we enter a new year, ARC's IIoT team has been thinking about developments we expect to see in the Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 space.  The top ten ideas are an interesting mix of positioning and technologies, but taken together, they point to continued momentum and accelera
Dec
18
2015
— Industry Trends

Windows 10 IoT Core Goes After the Maker Audience and More

When Microsoft launched Windows 10 back in the Summer of 2015 they created a converged platform with multiple hardware support capabilities.  Windows 10 was designed to support  a range of devices from PCs, laptops, tablets to Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Dec
17
2015
— Industry Trends

Machine learning for IIoT: 4 tips to get you started

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will bring large volumes of fast-moving data.  This brings both challenges and opportunities.  At the risk of stating the  obvious, one challenge is making sense of large complex data sets.
Dec
16
2015
— Industry Trends

Smart Sensors Are the “Tip of the Spear” for IIoT

Over the last year much has been written about IIoT enabled solutions adding real business value across all industries (in my case upstream and midstream oil & gas operations specifically) and it helping to not only improve companies’ operational performance but also open up the opportunity for
Dec
11
2015
— Industry Trends

Analytics catch-up this week...

Plenty of interesting developments over the last couple of weeks that I can see impacting Industrial IoT analytics over the next couple of years:
Dec
10
2015
Peter Reynolds — Industry Trends

IIoT Re-Shaping Plant Information and DCS Architecture

Through IIoT-enabled technologies and strategies, industrial users can collect and store data from almost anything at an extremely high frequency and incredibly low cost. This enables efficiencies in work and business processes that were not possible in the past.
Dec
09
2015
Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

IIoT is building momentum across the industrial landscape

Here's an end-of-the-year tip for you:  Watch for some upcoming research by my colleague, David White, who is putting the finishing touches on some interesting research about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).  Among the findings, it turns out tha