The Connected Enterprise is helping companies across the globe achieve faster time to market, optimize their assets, and lower their total cost of ownership. This year at Automation Fair, Rockwell Automation has dedicated a track of technical sessions to The Connected Enterprise and its business benefits. Take at look at these Connected Enterprise sessions and view the full Automation Fair session schedule to see what training opportunities fit your needs. The Connected Enterprise: A Day in the Life of a Production Order As manufacturing and industrial operations become connected, they will change more profoundly in the next five years than in the past 20. Historically, the technology needed to enable this change was prohibitively expensive. However, The Internet of Things and other enabling technologies are changing that. This session follows the flow of an actual production order. Enjoy a glimpse into how the accelerated connection of Information Technology and Operations Technology enables unprecedented collaboration across the enterprise – linking processes and facilities to suppliers and customers in new ways that result in improved enterprise, plant and supply chain performance. The Future of Manufacturing in a Connected World Integration of control and information on the manufacturing floor will be essential for manufacturers to remain competitive. In this session, Rockwell Automation® and Cisco will discuss how we are delivering products, solutions and services that use our industry-leading best practices for networking and convergence for organizational efficiency. Topics include: use cases and solution sets for the plant of the future, automation infrastructure, security and compliance, mobility, video and collaboration, industrial computing and cloud, remote expertise and remote services, and energy management. Introduction to Virtualization for Manufacturing Environments Many manufacturers understand the benefits a virtual infrastructure can bring to the production environment, but don’t know where to start. This session covers the use of virtualization in the manufacturing segment, considerations for implementing a virtualized solution and the set of virtualized templates offered by Rockwell Automation® designed to help simplify the transition. We’ll provide a demonstration of virtualization technology and show you how to build an agile, efficient infrastructure with virtualization and deploy highly available applications. Building a Stronger Business with a “Connected” Workforce Prepare for the convergence of Operations Technology and Information Technology fueled by the Industrial Internet of Things. Bridge these traditional disciplines to enable harmonized skillsets, increased analytical knowledge, and a workforce empowered to make valuable business decisions. This session covers the benefits of developing and certifying industrial networking skills, and how to achieve professional success. Secure Network Architectures for The Connected Enterprise Optimization of your Connected Enterprise requires a network architecture that is scalable, robust, secure and future-ready. Learn about the architectural security framework and solutions developed by Rockwell Automation® and our partners to help improve the availability, integrity and confidentiality of the network architecture. A prior understanding of general Ethernet concepts is recommended. Trends in Mobility – The World is Not Flat We all carry smart phones, and have become more mobile, but are we still living our lives as if the world is flat? Mobility is much more than viewing a webpage or report on our phone or tablet, it’s a fundamental shift in how we live our lives. Today’s contemporary software applications are designed with a “Mobile First” approach that drives workflows back to the desktop interface and servers rather than the other way around. In this session, we’ll explore mobility trends, and reference recent product introductions as examples. We encourage you to abandon the flat earth model, and join us in the belief that the world is round, and mobile is everything. New Strategies to Monitor, Optimize, and Support Your Machines – Leveraging the Cloud Maximizing the productivity of your equipment and keeping track of your assets in real time has been an elusive goal for most. We’ll be presenting a case study of how several machine builders are leveraging Cloud technology – and the Internet of Things – to differentiate their offering, and to partner much more closely with their customers to improve the performance of their machines. Join us in Chicago next month to experience how you can accelerate your company’s Connected Enterprise journey. Register today for this free event to learn how The Connected Enterprise can help you achieve faster time-to-market, optimize your assets, lower your total cost of ownership, and improve enterprise risk management.
