“Data is the new gold” can be heard everywhere. Outside the production world, no one would disagree, however, can this be also true for all the production lines all over the world? Millions of Process-Data are being generated during production cycles on the OT (Operation Technology) level by sensors, controllers, cameras, contactors etc. Most of […]

Ever since IBM’s Deep Blue chess computer defeated the reigning champion Garri Kasparov in 1997 humans are in fear of being outsmarted, overpowered, and put out of work by intelligent machines. These breakthroughs in machine learning mingled with the doomsday infatuation of the closing millennium. Even though the media still profusely tap into this dystopian storyline a lot has changed in the last 20 years. As industrial use cases of AI-algorithms and machine learning are on the increase we now have a much more specific picture of future human-machine collaboration. Intelligent machinery will change the way we operate machines, produce goods, and solve tasks.

Working with Digital Journey Management for Siemens Power Services’, my clients are interested in winning in the digital age- so my first priority is really understanding the challenges our customers are facing today, and how Digital can help them achieve their business goals. That said, there are a lot of misconceptions about Digitalization, and during this journey we spend a lot of time and effort discussing and working with topics that are often overlooked or misunderstood as we seek to grow and scale our enterprises- here are my personal  ‘Top 5 things we all need to understand about Digitalization’.

The industrial Internet of Things is not a product, but an approach toward greater digitalization and automation. So how can you profit from what is possible with the IIoT today? In my opinion there are 7 signs of highly effective strategies. I have teamed up with Andrew Crowley, systems engineer for our partner DMC Inc. to define and share these stragegies. Feel free to get involved here, share thoughts, and ask questions, or contact us on LinkedIn (Christoph Inauen).

You wake up in the morning with that one Bon Jovi song in your head. Lucky for you it is the year 2018: you don’t have to go through your music collection anymore hoping that you once bought the song; a streaming platform of your choice will make sure you can listen to it whenever and wherever you want.

During my last visit to Newcastle, I had the chance to sit down as a team with some true experts and engage in a vivid discussion about energy storage and its points of convergence with the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing. Siemens’ drive for innovation in the digital realm has lead to the initiation of various MindSphere Application Centers throughout the world to develop new business models, digital solutions and services based on IoT.

Digitalization in industrial plants is fully underway: Already today, production facilities are automated and networked. Intelligent machines control and monitor their own operations independently, recording data and sending information into the cloud. A decisive contribution to digital transformation takes place within the field of electrical power distribution while it is integrated into the digital world.

A British Airways A380 flight from London to Los Angeles was 1000km northwest of Ireland when the crew decided to turn around and return to London due to the failure of all lavatories. The aircraft landed safely about 5 hours after departure.

During this year’s Hannover Messe one topic stood out extraordinary and far beyond the actual tradeshow booth. I am talking about the first occurrence of the IoT MindSphere Open Space Challenge for developers.