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.

Jan
09
2017
— Industry Trends

Carnival Launches IIoT Platform for Cruising

Carnival Corporation generally launches cruise ships, but at the 2017 CES show last week it launched an IIoT approach to cruising. Does it have industrial applications?  Probably not in its present incarnation.
Jan
04
2017
— Industry Trends

Salt River Project Uses IIoT to Prevent Losses

Andrew Johnson, Engineering Supervisor, Salt River Project, presented “Performance Monitoring Center” for asset monitoring and diagnostics during the ARC Forum session, “Moving to Predictive Maintenance with Industrial IoT (IIoT).”  Salt River Project (SRP), the oldest multipurpose federal recl
Jan
03
2017
Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

The Year Ahead: IIoT Goes Mainstream

Welcome to 2017, the year when IIoT goes mainstream!  The pieces have been falling into place for some time now, a trend that accelerated in the last half of 2016 and will certainly characterize 2017.  A host of large software and automation suppliers to industrial companies have developed