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How AI Is Reshaping the Edge Computing Landscape
- December 15, 2022
- News
To tackle AI tasks at the edge, we’re bridging the gap between the edge and the data center.

Industry IoT Consortium Updates Industrial Internet Reference Architecture
- November 16, 2022
- News
Version 1.10 of this foundational document reflects the latest industry trends.

Societal Megatrends Drive Opportunities and Requirements
- by Bill Lydon
- November 11, 2022
- Feature
From workforce changes and supply chain disruptions to evolution of semantic data models, socioeconomic trends push industry to respond. This feature originally appeared in Bill Lydon's 7th Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report.

Evolving Industrial Edge Computing Architecture
- by Bill Lydon
- November 9, 2022
- Feature
The traditional strict hierarchy architecture is giving way to a more responsive and direct model, bringing manufacturing into a real-time manufacturing business model.

Essential Industrial Communications: Getting to the Edge
- by Benson Hougland
- November 4, 2022
- Feature
Developments in automation have brought us from using Windows to proprietary SCADA and HMIs to edge computing and powerful software, promising new levels in industrial communications. The feature originally appeared in the Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report 2022.

IIoT Technology Applications Addressing Critical Need to Feed a Growing Global Population
- by Henry Martel
- November 4, 2022
- Feature
Agriculture technology or “AgTech” will play a pivotal role in alleviating the building pressure on farmers to produce more by providing improved control and real-time data insights of farming operations for more efficient management of crops, resources and livestock.

SCADA Systems Get a Boost From IIoT and Digitalization
- by David Murphy
- October 31, 2022
- News
With the advent of IIoT, modern SCADA systems have been updated with several appealing parameters such as scalability and data analytics.

Digi-Key Launches Factory Tomorrow Season 2 Video Series
- October 31, 2022
- News
Second season explores Industry 4.0 technologies including AI, edge computing, connectivity and more.

NEMA’s Steve Griffith Named to Federal Internet of Things Advisory Board
- October 28, 2022
- News
This week, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo named Steve Griffith of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) as an official member of the Federal Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board.

Siemens Brings Two Innovations to Smart Production Solutions Trade Fair in Nuremberg
- October 26, 2022
- News
In the field of energy-efficient and sustainable drive technology, Siemens is bringing two innovations to this year's Smart Production Solutions (SPS) trade fair in Nuremberg.
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