Tag: IoT

  • What is the OSIsoft PI System?

    What is the OSIsoft PI System?

    The OSIsoft PI System In the last two blog posts, I spoke about Industry 4.0 and the challenges around working with industrial sensor data. Let me attempt to quickyl summarize the outlined problems: Industry 4.0 initiatives require a ton of time-series data. Acquiring, managing and analyzing this can be extremely challenging. This is where the…

  • Industry 4.0 and the sensor data analytics problem

    Industry 4.0 and the sensor data analytics problem

    That sensor data problem A few weeks ago, I met with a number of IT consultants who had been hired to provide data science knowledge for an Industry 4.0 project at a large German industrial company. The day I saw them they looked frazzled and frustrated. At the beginning of our meeting they spoke about…

  • Industry 4.0 & Big Data

    Industry 4.0 & Big Data

    Industry 4.0 If you work in a manufacturing related industry, it’s difficult to escape the ideas and concepts of Industry 4.0. A brainchild of the German government, Industry 4.0 is a framework that is intended to revolutionize the manufacturing world. Similar to what the steam engine did for us earlier in the last century, smart usage…