Microsoft and Rockwell Automation collaborate on digital solutions for manufacturers

By Dustin Ward

This post has been co-authored by Andrew Ellis, Vice President of Global Portfolio Engineering (Rockwell Automation)  Industrial leaders have worked for years to improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes through digital innovation. But finding a balance between informational technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) requirements in their facilities has been a challenge. Solutions designed to solve…

Farming from space: How orbital data is unlocking novel agriculture insights

By Dustin Ward

High-performance computing (HPC) and orbital data deliver unprecedented insights into weather patterns, improving planning, forecasting, and decision-making, in an ever-evolving agriculture supply chain. Consequently, global food security may be one of the defining challenges of the coming decades. By 2050, The World Bank estimates that global food production will have to rise by a staggering…