What to do if you cannot patch in ICS environments
Given the variety of technological tools at our disposal, installing software updates is often part of the daily routine. Whether it is a phone, laptop, or firmware – all these require updates to ensure the latest versions of software and patches are installed. While some may see this as annoying and time consuming, this procedure […]
Transforming frontline operations with augmented reality technology
The Industrial Workforce of the Future is already here, driven by several macro trends that have produced critical industry-wide talent and skills shortages. Remaining competitive in this environment requires companies to re-imagine how they hire, train, and retain employees as they undertake Industrial Transformation (IX) initiatives. The frontline workforce plays an increasingly central role in […]
Plotting the path to a 5G future
Industrial 5G opens the door to the comprehensive, wireless networking of production, maintenance, and logistics. High data rates, reliable and robust broadband transmission and ultra-short latencies will significantly boost efficiency and flexibility in industrial value creation. According to ABI Research, organisations that embrace Industry 4.0 and private cellular have the potential to improve gross margins […]
Nokia brings AI to network edge for superior 5G experience
Nokia has announced the AVA QoE at the Edge service to enable communications service providers (CSP) to deliver a superior customer experience. This new service deploys Nokia AVA AI at the edge, close to the customer, allowing automated actions to fix customer issues instantly. Thirty-five per cent of telecom operators say that the top objective […]
Siemens industrialises additive manufacturing
Under the motto ‘Partnering for the next step to industrialize Additive Manufacturing’, Siemens is launching its digital enterprise portfolio for the industrialisation of additive manufacturing as well as innovations with partners around new achievements in various additive manufacturing technologies. One highlight is the partnership with EOS and DyeMansion. Together, the three companies will deliver the […]
Why businesses need to stop tinkering and start making fundamental changes to IT
Ezat Dayeh, SE manager UK&I at Cohesity explains why modern business demands a modern approach to data management, not a Frankenstein’s monster of legacy IT products Few will admit it but up to a third of the IT employed by the average business is likely to be based on legacy technologies, be that hardware, software […]
The installed base of connected building automation systems continues to grow
According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of connected building automation systems in Europe and North America reached an estimated 20.5 million systems in 2019. This includes building systems that are connected to the Internet and can send data to a back-office platform. Around 3.2 million connected […]
Siemens adds multiscale chemistry modelling with acquisition of Culgi
Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Culgi, a computational chemistry software company with a focus on multiscale simulations in the process industries. Culgi will join Siemens Digital Industries Software, where its solutions will expand simulation capabilities of the Xcelerator portfolio with quantum and molecular chemistry models that seamlessly couple with the continuum approach in […]
Digital transformation is still fundamentally human
The human factor is widely recognised as an essential component to digital transformation success. In fact, over a quarter (27 per cent) of companies acknowledge that despite being key, people are often overlooked when planning and executing transformative projects, according to a research study from global enterprise applications company IFS. The study goes on to […]
Resources funnelled into digital product development to lead UK out of pandemic recession
Over lockdown, businesses have shifted resources into digital product development to keep pace with a spike in demand for digital platforms, according to new data released by Pendo. Pendo’s cloud platform has been tracking the usage and behaviours of users of 1500 digital platforms in the past six months, and has identified a huge increase […]
Escaping from data lockdown with a digital evolution
With data amassing at an exponential rate, digital transformation continues to be throttled as businesses struggle to achieve the insight they need from the data. To achieve value from data, businesses need to be able to access what they need, when they need, by the right people, in a usable format. Peter Ruffley, CEO, Zizo has […]
The digital future for B2B businesses is here (and likely to persist)
The pandemic has reduced in-person sales meetings in the UK to around 15 to 25 per cent of all sales interactions and has accelerated the adoption of remote (with a sales rep) and digital self-service by customers and sellers. The research shows that 14 per cent of business leaders would be prepared to make £750K […]
Bentley Systems expands alliance with Microsoft to accelerate infrastructure digital twin innovations
Bentley Systems and Microsoft have announced an expansion of a strategic alliance focused on advancing infrastructure for smart city urban planning and smart construction. The alliance will combine Microsoft’s Azure IoT Digital Twins and Azure Maps with Bentley Systems’ iTwins platform, enabling engineers, architects, constructors and city planners to work within a comprehensive city-scale digital […]
Small cost, big improvement
A precision engineering SME has been shown how an investment of just £20 could bring about a huge improvement in its manufacturing process and unlock significant savings following a free R&D intervention by the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). “We were able to show the management at CBE+ that with a new […]
Advanced network segmentation keeps business-critical threats at bay
Trend Micro Incorporated has announced an intent-based industrial intelligent IPS array for industrial environments, designed to protect large-scale industrial networks from critical attacks whilst reducing OPEX and CAPEX. EdgeIPS Pro, developed by TXOne Networks, has been specially architected to meet the needs of global smart factory owners in industries like automotive and semiconductor manufacturing, who […]
Ten per cent process energy usage improvement at world’s most energy intensive sites
Schneider Electric has launched EcoStruxure Power and Process to unify engineering design, operations, maintenance and optimise enterprise-wide decision making. Developed in partnership with AVEVA and already implemented at several energy intensive production sites globally, EcoStruxure Power and Process allows a medium to large oil refinery producing 450,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) to attain 10 per […]
5G set to add $8 trillion to global GDP by 2030
5G-enabled industries have the potential to deliver $8 trillion in value to the global economy by 2030 according to new research from Nokia and Nokia Bell Labs. The 5G Business Readiness Report surveys 5G adoption among businesses around the world, providing a cross-sector view of the path to full 5G deployment. This landmark report from […]
Overcoming the legacy ball-and-chain
New research shows the inadequacy of current technology investment for digital transformation ambitions of UK plc. The research highlights this legacy technology as a direct obstacle for ten per cent of enterprises. More than four in every ten enterprises in the UK report significant financial obstacles in their quest to realise digital transformation ambitions, according […]
AWS announces general availability of Amazon Timestream
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of Amazon Timestream, a new time series database for IoT and operational applications that can scale to process trillions of time series events per day up to 1,000 times faster than relational databases, and at as low as 1/10th the cost. The thinking behind Timestream is […]
Majority of UK firms now looking to AI to bolster their business
A new survey of 430 UK companies has revealed business leaders’ perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) and how COVID-19 has changed their attitude towards the technology. The coronavirus pandemic is set to trigger greater investment into artificial intelligence from UK businesses, new research by Fountech.ai has revealed. The AI think tank commissioned an independent survey among 430 senior decision-makers […]
Digital technologies essential for UK manufacturing to power international competitiveness but SMEs still lagging behind
British manufacturing companies have taken significant steps in adopting digital technologies with some 80 per cent confident that Industrial Digital Technologies (IDTs) will be a reality in their businesses by 2025, according to new research, ‘Bouncing Back Smarter: Innovation Monitor 2020’, published today by Make UK – the manufacturers’ organisation – and Infor. The use of […]
