Designing a modular overlay network for data processing optimisation in the IIoT

Data processing optimisation in Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems to support lean manufacturing can be accomplished through condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) analysis and tracking, diagnostics, and troubleshooting. The problem in many…

The demand for a secure web gateway

The 2021 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) revealed that there was a 300 per cent increase in cyberattacks during 2020. Reinhard Mayr, Head of Information Security and Research Operations at COPA-DATA explains why a secure Internet gateway is crucial for…

Nebulon adds rapid ransomware recovery to Lenovo ThinkSystem rack servers

Nebulon, Inc. announced 4-minute ransomware recovery on LenovoTM ThinkSystem rack server edge deployments. With this announcement, Nebulon provides enterprises with a Lenovo-based 2-server cluster alternative for their edge data centres with near-instant recovery capabilities. This solution occupies a 33% smaller…

Preventing legionella with IoT, automation and digital processes

Organisations across the UK are being held accountable by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to prevent the growth of legionella and other known pathogens in freshwater systems. Healthcare and hospitality are especially under pressure here. But, to achieve…

Northern Ireland Water expands asset monitoring programme with AI technology

Samotics has grown the deployment of its AI-driven SAM4 system across Northern Ireland Water’s submerged assets to support the delivery of a more cost efficient and sustainable service. Samotics was initially selected by Northern Ireland Water to provide continuous insight…

Propelling a smarter path to industry 4.0 – Axiomtek’s eBOX671A

Axiomtek has announced the eBOX671A, its fanless embedded system powered by the high-performance Intel Xeon, 10th generation Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3 or Celeron processor (code name: Comet Lake-S) with the Intel W480E chipset. With its IP40-rated heavy-duty aluminum extrusion and steel case,…

Virtual factory and showroom tours provide access to manufacturing practices

Mitsubishi Electric is opening up access to its factory automation sites and showrooms through virtual tours with the aim of overcoming the restrictions on in-person visits caused by the pandemic. The tours are open to everyone visiting its FA website.…

SEGULA Technologies and Senseye join forces for Industry 4.0

Whether it is a health crisis or a conflict, a shortage of materials or skills, the current context makes it increasingly necessary to be agile and economical in the management of production resources across the five continents. At the heart…

Defining major Internet of Things concepts

The term ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is itself ubiquitous to the point of being hard to define, and accordingly, the countless subsets of the term are likewise often ambiguous and used differently from person to person. This article by IoT…

IoT live attack simulation platform announced

Security company Sternum has announced the release of the first real-world attack simulation and evaluation platform, enabling IoT device designers to evaluate their devices against some of the most severe cyber threats. The threats to IoT devices continue to grow…