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The Future of Work is Blended: How CIOs Can Prepare for the World of Work Post-Pandemic
Seemingly overnight, CIOs were tasked with the responsibility of getting entire organizations ready to work remotely. Now, as many states are in the process of reopening, CIOs now have the herculean task of preparing for what work looks like post-COVID-19. From reassessing the benefits of remote work to tackling the challenges of remote work policies,…
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Ignite Interns 2026-2027
Working with our high school interns from the Ignite Institute is always a great reminder of the value of education and real-world experience. Last week we had a chance to work hands on with our interns using a #Multimeter which was a great opportunity to take what they are learning in class and apply it…
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Memory Supply & Edge Computing
Memory supply is becoming a much more practical consideration when we plan edge computing deployments. A system that looks right on paper can become difficult to support if the hardware depends on components with unpredictable availability or short product lifecycles. In #SmartManufacturing that matters because equipment and infrastructure often need to remain reliable for years,…
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Manufacturing Cyber Security Needs Tested Recovery Plans
A recovery plan that has never been tested is really just an assumption. When a #CyberSecurity incident affects manufacturing systems, the question quickly becomes how fast the operation can safely resume, not simply whether backups exist. #ERP, manufacturing systems, network infrastructure, and production data all have dependencies that can make recovery more complicated than expected.…
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Digitalization Connects Design, Manufacturing, and Operations
The most useful digital investments are often ones that remove friction between what was designed and what was built. Great examples from Katharina Westrich on how connected data can reduce the gaps that develop between design decisions, production requirements and operational results. In #Aerospace manufacturing, we face similar challenges where an engineering change can have…
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Rethinking Identity Governance and AI Agent Security
AI agents introduce a different identity problem because software can increasingly take actions instead of simply providing information. In #SmartManufacturing environments, that raises practical questions about what an agent can access, what it can change, and how those actions are recorded. Existing identity controls were largely designed around people and applications, so extending them to…
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Quantum Cyber Attacks
Quantum computing still feels distant if we are focused on keeping production systems running, but the security decisions being made now have much longer lifecycles. In #AerospaceManufacturing, sensitive data can remain valuable for years which makes encryption decisions part of long-term risk management. Replacing systems and certificates takes planning, testing, and coordination that cannot be…
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Why Data Control is the Key to Industry 5.0
Data control sounds like a technical issue until you see what happens when the wrong information makes its way into a manufacturing process. A revision, specification, or production record can carry consequences well beyond the system where it was entered. That becomes especially significant as manufacturing systems become more connected and the information moving between…
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Cyber Resilience as a Critical Priority for Manufacturing
Cyber Security has a different weight in a manufacturing environment when a system going down means production goes down with it. The conversation has increasingly shifted from protecting information to protect the ability to keep operating. That includes #ERP and manufacturing systems, connected equipment, engineering data, and the infrastructure underneath. In environments where schedules and…
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Supply Chain Strategy for Industrialized Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing is changing the supply chain in many ways, as more production moves toward highly specialized and qualified processes, the traditional relationship between material suppliers, production planning and manufacturing capacity starts to look different. There is also a lot more data tied to the history of a part, from material and machine parameters to…
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Legacy IT Forces Enterprises to Delay AI Projects
One thing that stands out with #LegacyIT is how closely it can become tied to the way a business operates. A system that may have been a limitation for years can still be supporting critical production processes, historical data, and integrations that are hard to replace. That helps explain why some modernization projects take longer…