Industrial Data Intelligence, Industrial Production Moneyball

Not so long ago in the industrial world, it was common to see gigabytes of data as thousands of sensors in every imaginable part of the industrial process was measured, again and again, relentless in its search to control the complicate processes we have come to take for granted – unfailing jet engines, fail safe nuclear power plants, high speed and faultless power generation and oil production are just a few. Today the power of the industrial data intelligence is the MoneyBall approach taken by these industries which in the past were simply inundated with tremendous amounts of data have the capability to  correct and improve their processes and ultimately profits for the corporation.

General Electric, a pioneer in the jet engine development and manufacturing has been using the power of Industrial Data Intelligence to streamline its many military grade industrial processes from cutting rotors, to blade generation from single crystals and much more in its armory of products and processes. More so, the ability to take a “moneyball” approach has made the most impact in the maintenance and security of its propulsion systems by improving its uptime, reliability, efficiencies and overall cost of ownership for their customers.  In a typical flight, more than several terabytes of data is produced by each engine, and with the sophisticated software from their sister division, Smart Signal they can turn that terabyte into useful information, helping to predict possible failure points along the propulsion continuum and ensuring safety and savings for its clients.  With their premier analytics package, Proficy, users can tame the wild and unexpected fluctuations in their equipment and processes from anywhere across the Internet.  Control and Manage from a world away.  For an overview of the product, go to Proficy. 

The Big Hadoop of Business Intelligence

There are many forms of big data practices today – many of which focus around business intelligence practices, a key area for my own practice.  One key vendor I have found very progressive has been Microstrategy based in Virginia, and who has provided one of the most robust applications for the industry vertical including banking, healthcare, government and manufacturing. For a better understanding of their positioning, see the magic quadrant report.  Reporting Link
Another exciting area is the role of Microstrategy of transforming Facebook recent search engine and data management.  Video

 

Digital Business at the Speed of Light

Without a doubt, Digital Business over the last few years have brought on a hailstorm of changes at lightspeed to the way we live, shop and work. In this mind provoking presentation, we are confronted with the “shifts” in how we conduct and experience business.  Details on what the top ten disruptive technologies and trends show just how far the digital business has evolved.  Users pricing in real time, making decision and purchases with enroute mobility, paying with BitCoin are just a few of the realities discussed.  Digital Business Presentation