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Extracting value from industrial IoT using a higher level of thinking 

I have discussed before that in order to talk about the value of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in manufacturing, we need to have a holistic view that includes the Industrial Internet of Things, the Internet of People and the Internet of Services (IIoT/P/S). I was recently asked by a client about the role of IIoT in the context of digital transformation of the enterprise.

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The future of design engineering 

Just as today’s technology innovations are helping transform products into a new world of connected solutions, they are also ushering in a new era of how we design. Simon Floyd explains how Microsoft HoloLens is unlocking new possibilities in design engineering

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A new way of thinking 

Microsoft’s Enrique Andaluz discusses how manufacturers today are transitioning from offering products to offering those products as digital services.

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How IoT enables smart agriculture 

In my last blog, I shared a powerful story of how ThyssenKrupp Elevator is driving an Industry 4.0-type transformation. We are observing similar kind of digital transformation within industries like agriculture, too. The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way we grow and cultivate our food.

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No smart factory without the right gear 

The concept of Industry 4.0 and the idea of the smart factory have been discussed so often that you might have started to tire of all the ‘buzz’ around it.

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Intelligent engagement 

The manufacturing industry has always embraced change. Examples of this include Henry Ford driving the introduction of the assembly line to automobile manufacturing,