Industrial Internet of Things (IoT)

The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is the use of smart sensors and actuators to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. See complete definition.

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New Trend in IoT: Digital Twin Tech

Digital twin tech, or a virtual representation of a product, is a critical concept in IoT that’s still being sorted out. Explore its benefits to IoT, 7 use cases and why it’s important for manufacturing’s future.

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Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) News

February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19
Carbon Relay debuts AI-based software for data center cooling

Newcomer Carbon Relay has introduced two products that use artificial intelligence to help IT pros manage data center efficiency.
March 12, 2018 12 Mar'18
IIC addresses industrial IoT security on endpoints

In a new document, the Industrial Internet Consortium abridges IEC and NIST publications, offering clear, concise guidance to ensure IIoT security in connected plants.
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
Particle Mesh brings mesh networking to IoT

With the Particle IoT mesh network, the company aims to help customers solve connectivity challenges and improve the collection of IoT data.
November 09, 2017 09 Nov'17
Industrial IoT adoption rates high, but deployment maturity low

While IoT adoption rates in manufacturing, transportation, and oil and gas are on pace to reach 98% in the next year, many deployments are in early stages.

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Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) Get Started

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Industrial IoT design insights: Five factors to consider

When deploying an industrial IoT system, security is critical and downtime is unacceptable. IPS' Mitch Maiman outlines five critical things to consider in the life-or-death IIoT space. Continue Reading
Where can we see internet of nano-things applications?

Nanotechnology in IoT -- sensors, antennas and devices -- are all around us at work and at home, even if you can't see them, says IEEE member Saumya Sharma. Continue Reading
industrial internet of things (IIoT)

The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is the use of smart sensors and actuators to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. Also known as the industrial internet or Industry 4.0, IIoT leverages the power of smart machines and real-time ... Continue Reading

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Scaling the industrial internet of things

While bullish for the long term, research finds that customer IIoT expectations are dampened over the next few years. Bain & Co.'s Michael Schallehn, Peter Bowen, Christopher Schorling and Oliver ... Continue Reading
The edge of trust relies on an open source, interoperable IIoT framework

To realize the full value of IIoT and edge computing, says OSIsoft's Richard Beeson, open, common frameworks and languages along with seamless interoperability are key. Continue Reading
IoT and blockchain bring transparency to logistics, supply chain

IoT and blockchain offer supply chains a solution to traceability and transparency problems. MobiDev's Serge Koba discusses five main benefits of the duo, outlining how the two provide companies ... Continue Reading

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Where do IoT and nanotechnology intersect?

Nanotechnology in IoT has an effect not only on the size of the physical devices, but also the way data is processed and communicated. IEEE member Saumya Sharma discusses. Continue Reading
Book excerpt: Building blocks of an IIoT security architecture

The following is an excerpt from 'Practical Industrial Internet of Things Security: A practitioner's guide to securing connected industries' by author Sravani Bhattacharjee and published by Packt. Continue Reading
Strong security can unleash the promise of the industrial internet of things

Industrial IoT is set to make a worldwide economic impact. However, without strong security, IIoT efforts are for naught. DigiCert's Dan Timpson explains why PKI and digital certificates are key to ... Continue Reading

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Limiting bias and inexperience in AI-powered factories of the future

Bias and inexperience can greatly limit the success of AI-powered factories. Petuum's Saranyan Vigraham outlines why and offers tips to reach the full potential of industrial AI systems. Continue Reading
Competing at the industrial edge

Generating business value from IoT requires well-architected technologies at the edge which cloud developers may be unfamiliar with. Bright Wolf's James Branigan outlines how to get it right at the ... Continue Reading
How the equipment rental industry is rethinking maintenance with IoT

IoT is about more than just collecting real-time data. ThingTech's Tim Quinn explores how IoT enables predictive maintenance, and offers three key checkpoints to include as part of your predictive ... Continue Reading

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