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Future-Proofing Solutions for Industrial IoT | Joe Biron, Chief Technology Officer of Internet of Things Technology at PTC | E053 #IoTMakers

IoT For All Podcast · 19 Feb 2020 · 42m

What this episode covers

Joe Biron, CTO of IoT Technology at PTC, discusses the evolution of industrial IoT and the strategy behind PTC's ThingWorx platform. He explains how PTC shifted from selling flexible infrastructure to providing prescriptive, high-value use cases like remote service and manufacturing efficiency, leveraging strategic alliances with Microsoft and Rockwell Automation. Biron also covers the integration of AI and Augmented Reality (AR) to make data actionable for non-technical users and emphasizes the importance of industry standards like OPC UA for future-proofing IoT initiatives.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
PTC, Exeda, Microsoft, Rockwell Automation, Kepware
Products
ThingWorx, Azure IoT, FactoryTalk InnovationSuite
Also
OPC UA, MQTT

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