Featured Manufacturing & Warehousing Articles

  1. Manufacturing And Warehousing IT News For VARs — August 27, 2014 8/27/2014

    In the news, manufacturers receive warning about Backoff malware and shadow cloud services. Also, an article also discusses how building a strong collaboration platform can benefit your clients.

  2. IoT Adoption And Its Impact On Manufacturing 8/20/2014

    The Internet of Things (IoT) brings into play advanced options between device, system, and service that go beyond mere machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. This connectivity between devices and the Internet is expected to usher in a new age of automation in a wide variety of fields, including manufacturing, in addition to making applications like the Smart Grid possible.

  3. Rogue Apps: From Customer Headache To Recurring Revenue Boon 8/15/2014

    I remember the days when IT admins so tightly locked down PC permissions that users couldn't change a printer setting, let alone install their own choice of applications. Of course, just 10 years ago, there weren't a whole lot of small specialized apps and there certainly weren't all the cloud apps we have today. Employees don't think they need permission to work smarter by installing apps like Dropbox on their computer. While users are more empowered than ever and have access to new productivity tools every day, an IT nightmare has been created -- rogue apps on the network. It might be worse than you think.

  4. Emphasizing The “Overall” In OEE Could Be A Mistake For Manufacturers 8/13/2014

    For your manufacturing customers concerned with making data-based decisions, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is probably a top concern. Dan Miklovic explains in a blog for LSN Research that OEE is simply “a measure of a piece of equipment’s effectiveness calculated by taking the product of the availability of the equipment, the quality of the product produced on the equipment, and the performance as compared to theoretical maximum capacity.”

  5. Manufacturing And Warehousing IT News For VARs — August 11, 2014 8/11/2014

    In the news, wireless control technology enables scientific devices to transmit data, much like smartphones or tablets. Also, a white paper tells how the Internet of Things (IoT) can contribute to universally accessible data — key for Big Data programs.

  6. Manufacturing And Warehousing IT News For VARs –August 4, 2014 8/4/2014

    In the news, your manufacturing customers face risks affecting their supply chains, with financial fraud, cybersecurity, and management regulations topping the list. Also, an article provides an argument for why open source software could benefit your clients.

  7. Manufacturing And Warehousing IT News For VARs — July 28, 2014 7/28/2014

    In the news, an article explores the impact open-source technology could have on manufacturers and distributors. Also, 3D modeling can give your warehousing customers a chance to test options before they buy, and keeping up with new trends that center on the convergence of the Internet with IT will be vital to your customers’ competitiveness.

  8. Manufacturing and Warehouse IT News For VARs—July 23, 2014 7/23/2014

    In the news this week, manufacturers have turned to digital metric screens to go lean; five trends are poised to shape the future of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); and the National Association of Manufacturers is pleased following the House’s ruling on the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014.

  9. Manufacturing And Warehousing IT News For VARs — July 15, 2014 7/15/2014

    Recent articles discuss ways to help your customers harness Big Data, manage the finances of IT, and understand the benefits of enterprise resource planning .

  10. Manufacturing And Warehousing News For VARs — July 7, 2014 7/7/2014

    In the news, manufacturing indicators show business is stable and getting stronger, and researchers have developed a wireless network on a computer chip that could reduce energy consumption in large data farms by up to 20 percent.