October 2021CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM8CIO InsightsCXO InsightsIn My ViewPAUL MCKEITHAN, HEAD OF DIGITAL SERVICES, BÜHLER GROUPI ndustry 4.0 is the next industrial revolution, offering a pathway for collaboration and an unprecedented level of intimacy enabled by digitally-mediated relationships. Companies have to be digital-first to be driven by real-time data, but many remain focused on the sensors and collecting the data itself. The real value comes when there is a path for data analytics to impact human actions. What is the power of data, and how do we find its value? There are many discussions in our consumer lives around IOT and digitalization aimed at making our lives easier, in the home and beyond, but what does this mean in the manufacturing space? Are we still striving for "lights-out" manufacturing, with full automation that requires no human presence on-site? And is this the right goal? LEVERAGING THE HUMAN CONNECTION FOR REAL IOT CONVERSATION
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