Hannover Messe 2018 : The Diego and Allan Show!

Posted on by Allan Behrens

As of Monday 23rd April 2018, this is the page where you’ll find Diego Tamburini and my observations, videos, photos of our time at Hannover Messe 2018.

These posts may well be contentious, possibly interspersed with questionable humour and off-topic anecdotes; but always to presented with the (debatable) flair you’d (probably) expect from the two of us!

For Day 1 – Monday 23rd April, go here

For Day 2 – Tuesday 24th April, go here

For Day 3 – Wednesday 25th April, go here

For Day 4 – Thursday 26th April, go here

For Day 5 – Friday 27th April, go here

For our summary of the week go here

Siemens up-shifts their digital gears – Insights from Innovation Day 2017

Posted on by Allan Behrens

This years’ Innovation day in Munich (15th December) reinforced, to me anyway, Siemens’ increasing focus on (industrial) things digital. Siemens’ digital revenues are now at €5.2Bn, and growth rates of 20% in software and services reflects the success (first documented in 2014) of their 2020 vision. Importantly, digital investments (including more than $10Bn software acquisitions over the past 10 years) are showing good return.  Siemens PLM Software, being one case in point; CEO Joe Kaeser brags of 29 of the top 30 Automakers using their PLM software, not to mention the fact that Siemens can honestly admit being a company that (successfully) eats their own (digital/PLM/MES/IIoT) dogfood. Continue reading →

Exploiting new technologies in areas of robotics and vision systems – Is that innovation or invention?

Posted on by Allan Behrens

I recently read an article about Diego Taburini (Autodesk) speaking on the evolution of 3D printing (posted here). One of his most important observations, to me anyway, was that companies might think to spend more time “exploiting the unique capabilities” of 3D printing technology. Continue reading →

IBM Genius of Things summit 2017 – The Internet of Things (IoT) moves beyond (any supposed) peak of inflated expectations.

Posted on by Allan Behrens

For many of us engaged in the world of Internet of Things (IoT), anyone suggesting that the IoT paradigm is merely a passing fashion might be considered at best ill-informed***. Proof, if I can call it that, are the many, many practical use cases that IoT and it’s sister acronym, the Industrial IoT (IIoT) (and Industry 4.0) have in the market today. Indeed (if any more were needed), the many customer stories presented at IBM’s foremost customer IoT event, the IBM Genius of Things (IBMGoT) on February 18th in Munich, Germany only serve to re-confirm my sentiments; IoT is here, it’s practical and it’s valuable. Continue reading →

IBM Watson – The rise of the (thinking) machine

Posted on by Allan Behrens

I remember a few years ago, speaking on topics of AI and thinking machines, only to be critiqued (by some, not all) of my analyst colleagues for having expectations well beyond accepted realms of timescales and possibility. Visiting IBM’s World of Watson event in November proved that not only was I right, but even (dare I say it) not aggressive enough on my expectations. Continue reading →

Autodesk University 2016 – What’s shiny and new…and a transformation from products to platforms

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The key insights that I took away from Autodesk University this year were not solely centred on what’s ‘shiny and new’, but also to ‘what’s yet to come’. Continue reading →

Autodesk – Aiming to Accelerate ahead of their competitors.

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Autodesk’s 2016 Accelerate event – Cloud led, positive customers, excited prospects and approachable employees. In my eyes a positively transforming business. Continue reading →

Developing thoughts and strategies for the next big thing – (IoT) Thinking, ‘innovating outside the traditional box (or in this case, dustbin)’

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Following on my train of thought on how the IoT is transforming products and business models, I took the opportunity to visit another IoT innovator during a recent trip to the Boston area. Their story is as insightful and thought provoking to those interested in IoT innovation as was my last example. Continue reading →

Siemens PLM Analyst event 2016 – A focus on making customers successful

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Two and a half days of PowerPoint presentations (one session being 3 hours long), videos, demonstrations and numerous conversations with executives of one of the engineering software’s largest companies, Siemens (PLM). That’s a lot of information to process! Continue reading →