Industry IoT Consortium
Early in the evolution of the IoT, analysts and pundits were obsessed with the ability to connect billions of IoT “things” to the Internet. Not only were most of these predictions proven overly optimistic, but the linkage between sheer connectivity and meaningful business outcomes was loose, at best. We now witness a similar data deluge campaign: given enough data and clever computational techniques, we can make learning systems more “intelligent.” But is it enough?... Read more →
An early definition of artificial intelligence was one of “thinking machines” that could make decisions like humans, and with some people, elicited a fear that these thinking machines could actually replace humans in the manufacturing world. Today’s perception of AI, however, is geared more towards machines that exhibit human reasoning as a “guide to provide better services or create better products rather than trying to achieve a perfect replica of the human mind.”... Read more →
A big part of Industry 4.0 requires the successful integration of the supply chain into the manufacturing process. In the ideal vision, a close cooperation, with rapid information sharing, is established between suppliers, the manufacturer and end customers. But this vision demands a major paradigm shift from traditional manufacturing infrastructure.... Read more →
On May 17th, the Edge Lab is hosting a special conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Lab on the Princeton campus. “Edge10: A Conference on Edge & Fog” is open to the public and represents an important milestone for the edge industry. The conference will feature prominent leaders from the nation's leading research universities and industry, including large, established players and vibrant startups.... Read more →
Initiated in 2010, IoT Day is about sharing anecdotes to help raise awareness about the many ways the industrial internet impacts the world. This year, the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) celebrates our 5th anniversary, and we are participating with a social media campaign (#IoTDay) featuring member success, testbed results and the value of participating in the IIC ecosystem.... Read more →
Happy Anniversary to the Industrial Internet Consortium!... Read more →
The new organization combines two deeply talented pools of technical architects, researchers, engineers, security experts and market experts. Take advantage of an opportunity to join the the world's go-to organization for the new distributed computing paradigm connecting devices, fog, edge and cloud.... Read more →
The upcoming union of the Industrial Internet Consortium and the OpenFog Consortium, announced this week, will transform the future of industrial networks. The two organizations’ combined talents will enable us to capitalize on the undeniable momentum of the two largest and most influential international consortia in Industrial IoT, 5G and AI computing.... Read more →
The merger of the OpenFog Consortium and the Industrial Internet Consortium is a win/win/win for end users, Consortium members, and the industry overall. Both consortia share a pragmatic approach of developing specifications and testbeds and aligning the interests of a diverse set of stakeholders from throughout the broader community.... Read more →
On the 26th of November, the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) announced the publication of results for the Smart Manufacturing Connectivity for Brown-field Sensors Testbed. The testbed demonstrates a retrofit solution for brown-field manufacturing cells that allows for higher-level IT systems to retrieve a high volume of sensor data to enable advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms.... Read more →
Trustworthiness in the context of an industrial system is a relatively new term intended to provide a better understanding of the meaning of trust in such a system and how this trust can be approached by the operational user as well as the planner and designer of the system. While industrial systems vary greatly in their purpose and scope, their stakeholders share an important common element, and that is a deep-rooted trust.... Read more →
On October 16th, IIoT industry stakeholders from throughout the world met in Barcelona, Spain for the fourth annual IoT Solutions World Congress. With 300 exhibitors and a Congress boasting 400 top-level speakers, the 2018 IoT Solutions World Congress explored the latest industrial IoT innovations to bring visitors the necessary cutting-edge expertise and strategies to capitalize on IoT.... Read more →
Helder Antunes, Founder and Chairman of OpenFog Consortium, bids farewell to the organization.... Read more →
In 2016, the Industrial Internet Consortium gained agreement upon an understanding of the term “trustworthiness” and its effect on design and operation of an industrial system. At the core of that understanding was a definition of trustworthiness and the designation of five characteristics that define trustworthiness.... Read more →
So why are businesses talking so much about IoT? Well, in simple terms it supports the process of getting information more quickly, it embraces different technologies to collaborate, and the purpose is to deliver more value than the previous process before it. Sounds exciting, right? But why are people and businesses still confused about what IoT can do for them? In my opinion, many technology businesses believe they can do everything, and the reality is that they can’t! IoT is about an ecosystem, teamwork and capable systems.... Read more →
The volume of data being generated by genomics research per day is doubling every seven months – comprising critical dosage and formulation information along with trial safety signals. The current IT infrastructure is incapable of handling this flow, let alone store and share it securely. Having recognized this problem, organizations are developing cloud-based platforms as clinical and medical data repositories with embedded analytics capabilities.... Read more →