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Nov
07
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

From Co-Pilots to Humanoids: Mapping the Entire Industrial AI Battlefield

From engineering co-pilots to humanoid robots, Colin charts the full battlefield of the Industrial AI Wars, revealing how ARC’s Industrial AI Models Taxonomy and the Industrial Data Fabric connect every front of intelligent industry.

Nov
07
2025

David Humphrey — Industry Trends

Will Virtual PLCs Succeed Where Soft PLCs Failed?

Virtualized edge/cloud automation architectures will be the topic of a session at the ARC European Industry Forum in Barcelona on May 4-6, 2026. For now, let’s look back at the precursor to the virtual PLC and try to understand why it never really took off.

Nov
07
2025

Craig Resnick — Company and Product News

Penguin Solutions Adds Oracle Linux OS Support to Stratus ztC Endurance Fault-Tolerant Platforms

Penguin Solutions announced support for Oracle Linux OS on its Stratus ztC Endurance fault-tolerant platforms, enabling organizations to run Oracle Database applications with up to seven nines reliability and enhanced data protection.

Nov
07
2025

Colin Masson — Industry Trends

Energizing Industrial AI: Why the Data Fabric is the Foundation for your AI, Supply Chain, and Sustainability Strategy

Colin and Mike Guilfoyle launch ARC’s “Energizing Industrial AI” webinar series, exploring the paradox between AI’s energy demands and its sustainability promise, and revealing how Industrial Data Fabrics are bridging the data divide between Pacesetters and Laggards.

Nov
07
2025

Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership

Rockwell Automation and SLB Restructure Partnership, Dissolve Sensia Joint Venture

Rockwell Automation and SLB will dissolve their Sensia joint venture, with each company regaining full ownership of the businesses they originally contributed.

Nov
07
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Technology Trends

LoRaWAN Data Rate Increased to Improve Smart City, Building, Homes, Industrial, and Logistics IoT

The LoRa Alliance’s new RP2-1.0.5 specification boosts LoRaWAN data rates, reducing power use and transmission time while improving network scalability and device efficiency across IoT applications.

Nov
07
2025

Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership

Hitachi Energy and Blackstone Partner to Strengthen Power Grid Services in North America

Hitachi Energy and Blackstone Energy Transition Partners announced a strategic partnership to expand service capabilities across North America, including a minority investment in Shermco and a global one-billion-dollar service expansion plan.

Nov
06
2025

Colin Masson — Technology Trends

The Industrial AI Wars: Germany's New Industrial AI Cloud "Sovereign-By-Origin" Battle Line

The launch of the Industrial AI Cloud marks a major escalation in the Industrial AI Wars, redefining digital sovereignty through a new alliance between Deutsche Telekom, NVIDIA, SAP, and Siemens.

Nov
05
2025

Chantal Polsonetti — Industry Trends

October US ISM Report Documents Slight Backlog Improvement, Lower Production Levels, and Larger Share of Manufacturing Industries in Strong Contraction

The US ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 48.7 percent in October, marking the eighth straight month of contraction as tariffs and economic uncertainty weighed on production and employment.

Nov
05
2025

Craig Resnick — Acquisition or Partnership

TPG to Acquire PTC’s Kepware and ThingWorx Businesses

TPG will acquire PTC’s Kepware and ThingWorx businesses to expand its industrial software portfolio, while PTC sharpens its focus on its Intelligent Product Lifecycle vision.

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