AI-ready at the Edge – Siemens Industrial Automation DataCenter with AI computing power and advanced cybersecurity
It had to happen. An industrial-strength data center designed for the industrial edge. From Siemens, of course. They’re unveiling at Hannover next week. I will unfortunately not be in Hannover next week. I need funding to cover the expense, and all my past contacts...
Do We Really Need To Know?
Most of the time this blog traces new technologies or products. Sometimes I come across thinking about current events that troubles me. These are things I’d like to pass on as thought experiments for you. Or perhaps bring to realization something you just pass by. One...
Smart Manufacturing Second Take With No AI
I wrote (sort of) a long post Friday defining strategy and practice definitions of Smart Manufacturing. I used Claude.ai to research. I also wanted to see what Claude would write if I told it to put all the research together in an essay in the style of The...
Smart Manufacturing: A System of Systems, a Holarchy of Value
During a recent conversation, the concept of the definition of Smart Manufacturing was broached. I began to think about just what is Smart Manufacturing. I hoped it wasn’t like Clark Griswald’s definition of Christmas talking with Ruby Sue (National Lampoon’s...
Cal Newport On Why AI Isn’t Making It Easier
Cal Newport, Computer Science PhD and Professor at Georgetown University, explains AI, LLMs, and the like better than anyone else I follow. His newsletter from last month, Why Hasn’t AI Made Work Easier?, explains some of the reports we’ve begun hearing through the...
Benedict Evans on OpenAI Business
I have cued up a couple of analyses on AI. Referring to Om Malik’s observation about generating news velocity, it’s hard to keep up. But the two I have remain relevant. The first from an analyst I’ve followed for many years, Benedict Evans, End of Network Effect essay...
Example of Velocity Media
Om Malik wrote about a new marketing phenomenon—velocity. This is how the new announcement economy works. You declare a massive number. The headlines write themselves. The stock moves. Mission accomplished. Whether the deal actually closes becomes almost irrelevant....
Potential AI Business Progression
I receive great value from the wisdom and generosity of Seth Godin. He thought out this progression of business value. As you create products and companies and personal value, consider this deeply and seriously—Create value by connecting people. From Seth Godin Feb 13...
Woodchuck Partners with Walbridge to Help Advance Customers’ Construction Sustainability Goals
I have been involved with recycling since the mid-80s. I hate waste—whether as in Lean or as in throwing stuff away. This news came to me from a company called Woodchuck—a clever play on words since they recycle wood. Also a good example of effective use of AI. Grand...
Webinar: High Availability, Simplified
AI may be the sexy new kid on the block. High availability servers still keeps business running. This webinar from DH2i discusses its newest releases and how to ensure SQL Server high availability across Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes. This demo-driven event on April...
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