Bridging the skills gap and boosting services will be top priorities for manufacturers in 2017. And IoT? Today, 50% of the costs of IoT projects go on integration. 2017 will see many manufacturers realizing they already have IoT solutions—now they need to integrate them better to leverage the full benefits. Antony Bourne, IFS Global Industry…
IFS recently conducted a survey of more than 1,000 IT decision makers from companies in six countries. The survey showed that 76% of respondents have IT concerns over the Christmas period with the three main worries being availability of staff (selected 41% of the time), risk of security hacks (selected 31% of the time), and…
A Business Review webinar with IDC, Microsoft and IFS was held on November 29, 2016. Learn about trends and how Microsoft and IFS create value propositions. Analytics yesterday, today and tomorrow The webinar, 5 Key trends in analytics, was co-presented by IDC, Microsoft and IFS to look at current trends in the market. The presenters…
Microsoft, IFS and IDC provide expert advice on how to make the most of big data and analytics today—and tomorrow. WEBINAR: 5 KEY TRENDS IN ANALYTICS Tuesday, November 29, 2016 3 PM London / 10 AM New York Microsoft, IFS and IDC provide new information and insight on big data and analytics. REGISTER NOW >…
Mobile workers and mobile processes don’t mean manual processes. Cedar Bay demoed their transactions for capturing end to end data right into IFS.
Antony Bourne Global Manufacturing Industry Director If I had a krona for every time anyone mentioned internet of things (IoT) or digital transformation at this conference, I’d be very rich. Is it all hype? No, but it’s not a single step. It’s a journey and evolution. It’s a gradual process and you can decide…
While Industry 4.0 does revolve around intelligence gathered from a number of places, it spans more than just IoT. Over the past 10 years, 70% of companies on the Fortune 1000 list have vanished. Although this statistic may invoke fear, what it should do is demonstrate the importance of capitalizing on change instead of fearing…
IFS brings customers in targeted sectors closer to their business, helps them be more agile and prepare for what’s next in their industry. What is IFS? That’s a great question with an even better answer. Let’s start from the beginning… The founding of IFS IFS was founded in 1983 by a group of five Linköping…
NEC integrates Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities with its Manufacturing Execution System (MES) extension for IFS Applications. Guest Author: Stefan Gustafsson, Managing Director, Japan and South Korea Stefan has more than 20 years of experience with business development, partner strategies, marketing and sales. He has worked with multi-national companies in United States, Europe and Japan, both…
Servitization offers a viable method of boosting growth for manufacturers’ businesses and the industrial sector overall. The UK is currently the 11th largest manufacturing nation in the world and the sector has increased by 1.4% a year since 1948. However, industrial manufacturing is a highly competitive industry and those working in the sector are constantly…
