The worlds of process safety and cybersecurity are closely intertwined. 

In February, ARC Advisory Group hosted its 22nd Annual Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida. The event featured 48 sessions, and 180 executive speakers. As has been the case in recent years, an entire Forum track was dedicated to cybersecurity, with an extended scope that touched upon cybersecurity for smart cities and the need to coordinate risk management across process safety and cybersecurity.

In the early hours of Sunday December 11, 2005, a number of explosions occurred at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot in the UK. At least one of the initial explosions was massive, engulfing much of the site in a blazing inferno.

Analytic technologies offer new ways to augment the current technology, improve procedures, and better support operators.

Omni-channel fulfillment is all about the convergence of channels to pro-vide a unified brand experience for the customer. Every channel has its own unique characteristics that draw consumers to it.

In this month’s report, ARC Advisory Group looks at a number of different process and hybrid manufacturing industries to identify trends in capital expenditures (CapEx) and their drivers.

Over the last several years, industrial and municipal leaders have become increasingly interested in digital transformation. Most organizations recognize that they need to do something about it and many have some kind of transformation program under way. We see this across all industries and among companies of all sizes.

ARC Advisory Group’s 22nd annual Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida included a well-attended session on “Executing Major Automation Projects.”

Rapid growth in IoT, analytics, and Big Data have dramatically changed the operations and asset management strategies of the rail transit industry.

India’s information technology (IT) services industry continues its upward momentum as most of India’s IT services companies covered in the report exhibited above-average growth.