With the increasing use of renewable energy sources at the edge of the power grid, increasing threats of cyber-attacks on the power system and aging infrastructure in the grid, there is an urgent, growing need for a new “smart” grid. This testbed provides a proof-of-concept environment in which to apply new IIoT technologies to challenges in deploying a smart grid.... Read more →
07/28/2016
Applying the IIRA to the IIC’s Microgrid Testbed
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07/05/2016
The Industrial Internet of Things & Industry 4.0 is an “Evolution” not a “Revolution”
By Greg Conary – Schneider Electric’s Senior Vice President & of Head of Strategy. This blog originally appeared on the Schneider Electric Blog Site in May 2016. The next industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) – whatever you want to call it, is one of the... Read more →
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06/29/2016
Managing IIoT Data Chaos with Agile Analytics
By Andrew Miller, Senior Sales Engineer at Bit Stew Systems If we examine the root cause of an IT organization’s pain, it continues to be the inability to integrate data from many disparate and operationally focused systems. A recent survey1 found that only 18% of the respondents had extensively integrated... Read more →
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06/21/2016
The Challenge of Securing the Industrial Internet An overview of the IIC Security Framework
An overview of the IIC Security Framework by Jesus Molina, Security Consultant, Fujitsu & Co-chair IIC Security Working Group Find Jesus Molina on Twitter: @verifythentrust or LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molinajesus Let’s get this out of the way: Industrial systems are getting networked. Your house appliances will get networked as well soon... Read more →
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06/09/2016
Solving the Data Integration Challenge for the IIoT
The IIC congratulates Bit Stew for recently being named as a finalist for the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) BCTIA 2016 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) in the 'Company of the Year' category. This blog contributed by: Mike Varney, Executive Director, Product Management & Strategic Initiatives, Bit Stew Systems Pervasive... Read more →
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05/23/2016
How IIoT and “Smart Pumping” can Contribute to Solving the Global Water Crisis
By: Hussain Ahmed – OEM Segment Program Manager, Schneider Electric, & Eric Vatonne - HVACR Pumping OEM Segment Leader, Schneider Electric This blog originally appeared as a Schneider Electric Blog on March 14, 2016. Scarcity of water resources, growth in urban population, environmental regulations and process inefficiencies are all contributing... Read more →
05/09/2016
BC Hydro shares insights on the Future of Smart Energy – a BitStew Case Study
By Karen Dosanjh, Senior Director, Marketing & Communications, BitStew Systems. This blog originally appeared on the BitStew Systems’ Blog Page: Insights on the Industrial Internet of Things. BC Hydro is the primary electric provider in British Columbia, Canada, with more than 18,000 km of transmission lines, 260 substations, 41 dam... Read more →
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05/02/2016
Cyber Security: The Cornerstone of IIoT Adoption
Cyber Security: The Cornerstone of IIoT Adoption by Greg Conary – Schneider Electric’s Senior Vice President of Strategy This blog originally appeared on the Schneider Electric Blog Site. Over the past decade or more the need for cyber security in industrial automation and control systems has been accelerating at an... Read more →
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04/22/2016
Smart Factories: a Symphonic example of the Industrial Internet in Action
By Cheryl Rocheleau, Verticals Marketing Manager at the Industrial Internet Consortium. As the world of traditional manufacturing fuses with digital manufacturing, organizations are tapping into a level of technical orchestration never attainable before. Symphonies of systems facilitate real-time interactions between machines, assets, systems and things. This is the Smart factory... Read more →
04/19/2016
Intelligently Automating the Data Integration Process for the IIoT
The data integration challenge is leaving many industrial enterprises feeling like they are drowning in data. This article by Alex Clark, Chief Software Architect at Bit Stew, shares insights on the heavy-lift involved in supporting your data management strategy. This Blog originally appeared on April 13, 2016 on Bit Stew... Read more →
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