Deciding under complex conditions
Considering the number of decisions we make every day in our private and business lives, it's amazing how many people don't even know how to make good decisions.
Considering the number of decisions we make every day in our private and business lives, it's amazing how many people don't even know how to make good decisions.

The IoT ecosystem io-key brings sensor data to the cloud. Based on open standards and a plug-and-play approach, the sensor data is made available in the cloud without any programming effort or intervention in the IT infrastructure. Philipp Boehmert from Autosen explains how this works in practice.
Advanced analytics applications can reveal hidden patterns and correlations in past data and project these onto future events. This makes business planning much easier and faster. However, the technology also has its limits: Its potential can only be exploited if certain conditions are met.

"Etherline Access" switches from Lapp Kabel
The "Etherline Access" switches from Lapp are available in versions with 4 to 16 ports, also in combination with ports for fiber optics and as a variant with Power over Ethernet.

With version V1.20 of Softing's Datafeed Secure Integration Server, certain OPC UA information models can be loaded.

Basics - Artificial intelligence
What is artificial intelligence? This basic article explains the origins, explains subcategories such as machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning and provides an overview of current applications of the technologies.

Deutsche Messe is postponing its new digitalization trade fair for German SMEs, Twenty2X, until the summer. The reason: a comprehensive review of the trade fair participants is not feasible in the short time available.

Digitalization potential analysis
For many large companies, buzzwords such as big data, smart data and smart industry have long been part of everyday life. Small and medium-sized companies, on the other hand, often still doubt the feasibility and benefits. Yet they too can benefit from the competitive advantages. Initiatives and projects offer the right support if required.
Many familiar, traditional structures in industrial automation are currently undergoing change. Information technology and automation are no longer separate areas, but are gradually merging. Suddenly, printers, surveillance cameras and energy management systems are communicating via the same network as machines and systems. The resulting increase in workload requires a structural rethink.
New "Ready to Go" cloud box solutions enable companies to regain power over their data by evaluating it directly on the production line, i.e. in the edge device, using machine learning algorithms. The decision on forwarding is also made here.