I don't know about you, but the busier I become, the "fuller" I become, and stuff slips. This is an interesting article in that it gives you tricks on how to remember things better, using associations, rhymes, pictures, etc.
It's worth a try!
Friday, September 6, 2013
Repost: 7 Tricks To Help You Remember Anything
https://www.openforum.com/articles/7-tricks-to-help-you-remember-anything/?extlink=of-syndication-sb-p
I don't know about you, but the busier I become, the "fuller" I become, and stuff slips. This is an interesting article in that it gives you tricks on how to remember things better, using associations, rhymes, pictures, etc.
It's worth a try!
I don't know about you, but the busier I become, the "fuller" I become, and stuff slips. This is an interesting article in that it gives you tricks on how to remember things better, using associations, rhymes, pictures, etc.
It's worth a try!
Why IT and Automation Go Hand in Hand
I recently responded to a post on LinkedIn in the Automation & Control subgroup. There, a young engineer was asking the question, "if I am in automation, why do I need to know IT."
That is a great question and over the years that I have been in automation, I've experienced first a chasm between IT and automation (one company I visited 15 years ago had a CIO that had never gone on the plant floor!) to a gradual alignment and now, cross over between the two practices.
That is a great question and over the years that I have been in automation, I've experienced first a chasm between IT and automation (one company I visited 15 years ago had a CIO that had never gone on the plant floor!) to a gradual alignment and now, cross over between the two practices.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Repost: 10 Cloud Solutions For Common Business Challenges, with comments
https://www.openforum.com/articles/10-cloud-solutions-for-common-business-challenges/?extlink=of-syndication-sb-p
The cloud is becoming a pervasive delivery mechanism for software. It offers cost-effective, easy to use, on-demand capabilities for scalability and usability. The industrial automation industry has been slowly introduced to the cloud (Invensys was a leader in bringing cloud-based apps to market, partnering with Microsoft for their Azure platform) and after two years we are seeing not only interest, but demand, in solutions hosted on the cloud.
Why the cloud? Firstly, because it's scalable. You can start with one user, or a plant, and then scale on a cost-per-use basis. Secondly, it's portable. You bring your application with you, so productivity and uptime are enhanced. Thirdly, it's light. A browser is all you need. And lastly, it's adaptable--it adjusts to your needs, you pay for only what you use, so access and performance are ensured.
Invensys now offers multiple cloud-based apps. Some are client-based, such as the Wonderware Workflow Mobile Client, others are fully cloud-enabled, such as the smart-device enabled reporting capabilities of SmartGlance. Both offer as-you-need-it capabilities to bring either work tasks (Workflow) or reporting (SmartGlance) to users in an easy-to-use format. Historian in the cloud and other applications will follow, as will services capabilities for application monitoring.
The cloud is now "real" and offers value to both the office worker, as well as the industrial worker. More applications will leverage the cloud's "elasticity" and scalability, and it's the users that are the beneficiaries of this technology, as well as it should be.
Eye Opener SeminarsThe cloud is becoming a pervasive delivery mechanism for software. It offers cost-effective, easy to use, on-demand capabilities for scalability and usability. The industrial automation industry has been slowly introduced to the cloud (Invensys was a leader in bringing cloud-based apps to market, partnering with Microsoft for their Azure platform) and after two years we are seeing not only interest, but demand, in solutions hosted on the cloud.
Why the cloud? Firstly, because it's scalable. You can start with one user, or a plant, and then scale on a cost-per-use basis. Secondly, it's portable. You bring your application with you, so productivity and uptime are enhanced. Thirdly, it's light. A browser is all you need. And lastly, it's adaptable--it adjusts to your needs, you pay for only what you use, so access and performance are ensured.
Invensys now offers multiple cloud-based apps. Some are client-based, such as the Wonderware Workflow Mobile Client, others are fully cloud-enabled, such as the smart-device enabled reporting capabilities of SmartGlance. Both offer as-you-need-it capabilities to bring either work tasks (Workflow) or reporting (SmartGlance) to users in an easy-to-use format. Historian in the cloud and other applications will follow, as will services capabilities for application monitoring.
The cloud is now "real" and offers value to both the office worker, as well as the industrial worker. More applications will leverage the cloud's "elasticity" and scalability, and it's the users that are the beneficiaries of this technology, as well as it should be.
Repost: What Schneider Electric’s Acquisition of Invensys Means for the MOM Software Space
http://blog.lnsresearch.com/blog/bid/186323/what-schneider-electrics-acquisition-of-invensys-means-for-the-mom-software-space?source=Blog_Email_[What%20Schneider%20Elect]
A good and I think fair assessment of the benefits of the Schneider acquisition of Invensys, by Mark Davidson. Mark, for those of you that know him, was a longtime marketing executive at Invensys and a strong industry participant, and he rightly points out the potential strengths of the purchase.
A good and I think fair assessment of the benefits of the Schneider acquisition of Invensys, by Mark Davidson. Mark, for those of you that know him, was a longtime marketing executive at Invensys and a strong industry participant, and he rightly points out the potential strengths of the purchase.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Industry Week: US Manufacturing Expands for Third Straight Month
http://www.industryweek.com/global-economy/us-manufacturing-expands-third-straight-month?NL=IW-07&Issue=IW-07_20130904_IW-07_93&YM_RID=maryanne.steidinger@invensys.com&YM_MID=1420302&sfvc4enews=42
Good news on the economic front--manufacturing has expanded (gone beyond the magic 50) for the third month in a row. Certainly, we in the industrial automation industry applaud this condition, for it means companies are building, processing and producing goods that consumers want...and it also foretells of expansions, improvements, and additional capacity and capabilities.
We've seen an uptick, globally, in manufacturers desiring standardization, production operations management improvements, and extensions to existing software functionality. And of course, the automation industry (especially Invensys) is there to support your efforts with products such as MES, Workflow, and EMI.
Good news on the economic front--manufacturing has expanded (gone beyond the magic 50) for the third month in a row. Certainly, we in the industrial automation industry applaud this condition, for it means companies are building, processing and producing goods that consumers want...and it also foretells of expansions, improvements, and additional capacity and capabilities.
We've seen an uptick, globally, in manufacturers desiring standardization, production operations management improvements, and extensions to existing software functionality. And of course, the automation industry (especially Invensys) is there to support your efforts with products such as MES, Workflow, and EMI.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Repost: Bring Your Own Software (BYOS), Not BYOD, Is Real Challenge (with comments)
http://mspmentor.net/managed-services/bring-your-own-software-byos-not-byod-real-challenge?utm_source=090313&utm_medium=DAP&utm_campaign=NL&elq=%7E%7Eeloqua..type--emailfield..syntax--recipientid%7E%7E&elqCampaignId=%7E%7Eeloqua..type--campaign..campaignid--0..fieldname--id%7E%7E
An interesting article on new concerns for the CIO--it's not only Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), but BYOS (Bring Your Own Software) that enterprises must now address. Think of the device as a Trojan horse--since once a user brings it inside, it carries not only authorized, but unauthorized access to the network. On the other hand, it does allow a certain level of independence, and innovation, in bringing new technologies and applications into play that may not have had the visibility in the past.
Wonderware's SmartGlance offers smart device-enabled reporting (the BYOD aspect) with rich, intuitive, on-demand information management (the BYOS aspect). It allows users to view real-time data on a tablet or smart phone, to make decisions based on current process status and conditions. SmartGlance brings the best of BYOD and BYOS to users.
An interesting article on new concerns for the CIO--it's not only Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), but BYOS (Bring Your Own Software) that enterprises must now address. Think of the device as a Trojan horse--since once a user brings it inside, it carries not only authorized, but unauthorized access to the network. On the other hand, it does allow a certain level of independence, and innovation, in bringing new technologies and applications into play that may not have had the visibility in the past.
Wonderware's SmartGlance offers smart device-enabled reporting (the BYOD aspect) with rich, intuitive, on-demand information management (the BYOS aspect). It allows users to view real-time data on a tablet or smart phone, to make decisions based on current process status and conditions. SmartGlance brings the best of BYOD and BYOS to users.
Repost: A Shift In Focus: The Value Of Serialization, with comments
http://www.pharmaceuticalonline.com/doc/a-shift-in-focus-the-value-of-serialization-0001?sectionCode=editor&templateCode=Departments&user=2120959&source=nl:38067
Serialization, or the ability to capture individually-identified product elements within a final version, is integral for any product that has compliance requirements. Serialization has always been a foundational function of a Manufacturing Execution System. The ability to track components prior to assembly, or blending, allows manufacturers or processors better visibility into the performance of these components, as well as a firmer handle on quality and any remediation efforts that occur if a product fault occurs.
Wonderware MES, coupled with ArchestrA Workflow, provides the backbone for providing deep and complete serialization tracking of components and lots. It reinforces compliance efforts with closed-loop track/trace/genealogy. We'll be talking more about ArchestrA Workflow in pharmaceutical at our Users Conference-- so join us and see why we say it's a Revolution.
Wonderware MES, coupled with ArchestrA Workflow, provides the backbone for providing deep and complete serialization tracking of components and lots. It reinforces compliance efforts with closed-loop track/trace/genealogy. We'll be talking more about ArchestrA Workflow in pharmaceutical at our Users Conference-- so join us and see why we say it's a Revolution.
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