The Industrial Internet of Things

By Al Presher – At the end of last year, GE made a huge splash, which is having ripple effects in the national media with headlines such as “New ‘Industrial Internet’ Report from GE Finds That Combination of Networks and Machines Could Add $10 to $15 Trillion to Global GDP.”

The digital energy revolution is underway, but it’s hard to know what will cause it to accelerate and generate the huge benefits that seem within reach. Automation controls suppliers are telling me there is strong interest among its large end-user customers, especially on the issue of cutting energy costs, for example. more> http://tinyurl.com/ahqmna7

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