Industry 4.0 and the pursuit of resiliency
5 min read - Downtime can cost a manufacturer upwards of USD 21,000 per minute. Fortunately, AI has evolved to accurately identify issues and take action. This advanced technology allows companies to easily add intelligent “eyes” to their operations with standard mobile devices —…
Bringing hybrid cloud technology to the network edge
3 min read - Lumen Technologies enables enterprises to capitalize on the 4th Industrial Revolution. Using our 450,000 route-mile fiber network connected to more than 180,000 on-net fiber locations in 60 countries, we power transformative data and analytics-intensive use cases in manufacturing, financial services,…
Edge computing and hybrid cloud: scaling AI within manufacturing
2 min read - Industry 4.0, or the fourth Industrial Revolution, promises higher production volumes, lower costs and better quality products. Most manufacturers pursue such gains through digitization with big data, AI and the Internet of Things. Often, however, they build solutions in isolation—AI…
Blockchain newsletter for July: Blockchain and other technologies make for powerful solutions
3 min read - With blockchain’s growing maturity, innovators of all stripes are finding new opportunities in combining blockchain with other technologies. Blockchain + AI. Blockchain + IoT. Blockchain + confidential computing. In all these synergistic combinations, the formula adds up to greater value…
Data is the engine: Powering a smart manufacturing edge appliance
2 min read - Data is the engine that will drive adoption of Industry 4.0, an industrial revolution for automating production and producing better products. Yet several factors prevent manufacturers from fully exploiting operational data. Traditional operational technology (OT) architectures tend to be monolithic…
Win the fourth industrial revolution with artificial intelligence
3 min read - The Industrial sector is undergoing its fourth major revolution right now, popularly known as Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 aims to leverage the latest technological advancements, including cognitive computing, hybrid cloud and advanced analytics, to deliver information transparency, infuse human expertise…
How quality control automation kicked off an Industry 4.0 journey
3 min read - SMART Modular Technologies manufactures memory products in a nearly 300,000 square-foot factory in Malaysia. Like a lot of companies that have started down the path toward AI-driven automation, also commonly known as Industry 4.0, we weren’t following a lofty ambition…
Uncover real savings from enterprise asset management no matter the industry
2 min read - This is the final installment of a three-part series. We first explored how OT and IT are driving Industry 4.0. We next looked at the role that enterprise asset management plays in driving greater efficiencies. Now we’ll examine how those…
Use Information Technologies and Operating Technologies to get the most from your enterprise asset management system
2 min read - This is Part Two of a three-part series that explores the critical role of IBM Maximo in many of the world’s asset-intensive industries, and what it can do for your organization. There are petabytes of data generated by intelligent, interconnected…