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Mobile Devices will hit the Factory Floor
Jim Pinto Technology Futurist
Presented Sep 11, 2013
Accelerating Future
n The future is coming fast n Technology acceleration taking
twists and turns n Leadership needs agility n Being competitive demands
change
Paradigm Shift
Digital Technology Shift
n PC to Thin-clients n Tethered to mobile devices n Wired to wireless connectivity n Client-server to cloud-based n Centralized to Distributed n Industrial Internet n Machine-to-machine (M2M)
Factory Computing
Factory Floor Computing
n Becoming "mixed use" computing environment n Mobile devices rapidly gaining largest share of
the client computing power
Post-PC Era
n PC-centric winding down n Thin-client computing
delivers vastly improved productivity at lower cost
n Information and displays accessed from anywhere with smart-phones or tablets
n Widespread security threats
The State of PCs
Source: Gartner, IDC, Enders
Security – Primary Issue
n Post Stuxnet awareness n External & Internal virus insert n PC USB ports primary problem n Wireless creates new access
Tablets Overtaking PCs
Source: Gartner, IDC, Enders
Mobile Devices
n Exploding commercial use n Reduced costs n More functions n Improved operating
efficiency n Boosts productivity n Increased throughput
Fool-proof Security
n Mobile Devices have Embedded IP-cameras
n Rear-facing camera disabled n Image-recognition before
access n Device is wiped if lost or stolen
Fundamental Change in Use
n PC Internet n 2012 350 million PCs sold n Shared or Used at work n Semi-portable (Laptops) n Web & websearch
n Mobile Internet n Personal n Taken everywhere n Web, websearch, Apps,
Social, Location, Service, Integration, Prediction, APIs, Image-recognition, Contactless transactions, data exchange
Fundamental Change in Scale
n PC Industry n 2012 350 million PCs sold n 1.6 Billion in Use n Replaced every 4-5 years n Shared
n Mobile Industry n 1.7 Billion sold in 2012 n 3.2 Billion mobile users n Replaced every 2 years n One per person (BYOD)
The Future is Mobile
Source: Gartner, IDC, Enders
Tablets in 2013
n Over 200m in 2013 n Driven by size & price n Flood of cheap Chinese
Androids n Prices under $150
Business Move to Mobile
n Google buys Motorola $ 12.5 Billion
n Microsoft buys Nokia $ 7.2 Billion
Fast Changing World
n Mobile computing is the future
n Tablets outselling Desktop PCs & notebooks combined
n Driven by the personal use - creating mind-share all types of users
n Mobile phones and tablet based computing driven into work environments
Fundamental Change
n Internet & Mobile world merging
n Industrial world driven by Productivity
n Tablets are accelerating change
Needs-based Information
n Old : Data recorded – but not used
n New : Information when and where needed
n Relevant information
Adaptive Mobile Computing
n Applications (content) will be delivered to users and devices with relevance to their location, skill set and the events occurring around them
Relevant Information n Organize applications,
data, and users n Information delivered to
users based on login credentials, location, or specific events
n Operators react and solve problems from virtually anywhere.
Relevant Info Delivery
n Information n Location n Job n Experience n Availability n Diagnostics
n ACP is first to market with "complete" mobile computing solution
n Addresses needs of mobile users in Factory
n Leverages geo-positioning and scanning n Resolve location and deliver relevant
content.
Breakthrough Software By
Automation Control Products, Alpharetta, GA
Release: February 2014
n Paradigm Shift n Post-PC Era n Wireless Everywhere n Mobile Devices n The Cloud n M2M n Industrial Internet
n Mobile Devices in the Factory
Pinto's Pointers
Related Links
n Mobile Devices in Automation: http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/mobiledevices.html
n Post-PC Era: http://www.jimpinto.com/enews/22feb2013.html#5
n Industrial Automation and the Cloud: http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/indautocloud.html
n Automation Internet of Things: http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/automationiot.html
n Automation Infotech Futures:http://www.jimpinto.com/writings/infotechfutures.html
n JimPinto.com: http://JimPinto.com e-mail: [email protected]