NOVEMBER 2018CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM6NOVEMBER - 26 - 2018NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS SPECIALCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Volume 03 - 48Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIO ApplicationsVisit www.cioapplications.com Graphics & ArtAjay K DasDeclan ColeSalesTom Francistom@cioapplications.comEditorialPlatform for a Specialized IoT WorldJoe PhillipManaging Editoreditor@cioapplications.comJoe PhillipWhat do all engineers have in common? They are all driven by a profound desire to build, design, and create everything from the simplest of devices to immensely complicated rockets and supercomputers. Transforming ideas and concepts into products is an attribute that can never be taken away from engineers. With a constantly evolving technological landscape, the tools that engineers use are now increasingly being designed for specific purposes. These legacy tools may be well-suited for one task and might not work with others at all, which restricts engineers from functioning across various disciplines and also doesn't allow them to augment their toolsets as new technologies emerge. As a result, a software-based platform that supports multiple applications and hardware platforms, instead of a singular tool, can do wonders for engineers in today's world of the internet of things (IoT) and several other advanced technologies.The National Instruments (NI) platform that comprises all the aforementioned capabilities is built on a foundation of three key elements--productive software, modular hardware, and an expansive ecosystem. NI solutions, based on an open, software-centric platform, are capable of accelerating engineering success for companies by building systems that precisely meet these companies' business requirements. As the NI platform provides seamless connectivity across both hardware and software along with being easily extensible, NI solutions can help companies significantly reduce their need to rebuild core tools from scratch for every new business requirement.With the growth in more specialized markets, it has become increasingly necessary to package some of the raw capabilities usually found in more general-purpose tools into more specific application frameworks focused on various industries. For instance, the telecommunications industry is in the midst of a transition from 4G to 5G networks, which calls for multiple specific engineering requirements in this space. NI solutions can help engineers devise new strategies to handle more users as well as more data in the existing infrastructure, and at the same time, develop new algorithms.Providers of NI solutions continue to upgrade their capabilities to assist engineers in tackling even more challenging problems in a more efficient and effective manner on a unified, software-based platform. In this edition of CIO Applications, we are featuring a list of NI solution providers to aid the decision-making process of selecting the most suitable solution.Do let us know your thoughts.Managing EditorJoe PhillipSenior WritersAmitav HaldipurClara MathewKaran KariappaRoyce D'SouzaEditorial StaffArijit SarkarBen JacksonDaniel HolmesNaomi DaleVinutha Dayanand*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffEmailsales@cioapplications.comeditor@cioapplications.commarketing@cioapplications.comContact UsPhone: 510.330.5174Fax: 510.894.8405This special edition on National Instruments is an initiative of CIO Applications magazine. The selections for this Top 10 National Instruments Solution Providers is made by an independent body, and National Instruments has no involvement in this initiative nor any partnership with CIO Applications.
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