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The PLM journey: Connecting PLM with real-world maintenance operations

The purpose of this blog post is to take you on a journey in the public transportation sector and show how you can unleash the true power of your maintenance process within a PLM system. I will elaborate on the challenges and how you can resolve them by combining PLM with a digital twin approach to bridge the gap between the real and the virtual…

Digital twins demystified: how to turn three digital threads into limitless business value

In business, we’d all like a crystal ball: given the events of the last two years, with the arrival of the pandemic and disruption of supply chains, the ability to manage uncertainty is more important than ever. This goes a long way to explaining why digital twins are in such demand.A digital twin is a live, evolving digital replica of…

To the metaverse, yes, but far beyond

Every two years, the Atos Scientific Community reports on future technology-related business trends, in a sense, inviting readers to engage in thought experiments with a purpose: to be prepared now for what’s coming within the next four years. Our latest report, “Unlocking virtual dimensions” was released April 4. The thought experiment There is nothing particularly new in the concept of “virtualizing” compute infrastructures, storage and networks. Indeed, such approaches…

5 technologies that will make the return of live events even more thrilling

Live events are finally starting to come back. Here are the five technologies that will help make our experience as attendees even more pleasant and enjoyable.After a long shutdown, live events are slowly coming back in most countries. As sport stadiums, concert venues and conference centers start filling up again, event organizers are confronted with the challenge of providing everyone…

Intralogistics: are they the ultimate efficiency lever in supply chain management?

As a result of the pandemic, the news is filled with stories about disrupted supply chains, semiconductor shortages and increasing logistics prices. Nevertheless, the pandemic is not entirely to blame, but it did underscore the supply chain problems many companies were already facing prior to COVID-19. On the other hand, it has led to activities aimed at improving efficiency and transparency in the…

How industry pathfinders are leveraging cloud for a better tomorrow

Over the past 15 years, AWS has strived to facilitate innovation with, as AWS CEO Adam Selipsky explained, “the broadest and deepest set of services and capabilities” of any cloud provider. "Cloud has become not just another tech revolution, but a shift in how businesses actually function," Selipsky notes.Through AWS’s cloud services, industry titans such as Netflix, NASA, and NTT DoCoMo have brought lofty goals…

Six keys to success when implementing and operating digital twins

Digital twins are one of the hottest topics in digital transformation. As a cross-company concept, they promise many benefits, including faster prototyping and transparent collaboration between design, testing and prototyping, to improved asset availability and OEE in manufacturing, and lower operational cost of equipment in the field.The predicted growth rates and market volumes for digital twins across all industries are promising. According to Markets and…

Managing a dynamic grid - Automation and intelligence for a data-driven grid

For every utility company, or at least for every DSO, the operational landscape has changed forever. This is thanks to fundamental changes both to the grid, and perhaps even more importantly, to the pursuit of sustainable business performance. Dramatic changes to the grid have a direct and far-reaching impact on the practice of operational management. We cannot expect the…

What is digital decarbonization and why is it important for CIOs?

In times where climate protection is no longer an option but an imperative, data and digital technologies have proven to be crucial in achieving a net-zero world. They can help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, strengthen resilience to climate-related natural hazards and improve organizational capacity to act. There is no doubt that digital and decarbonization will go hand in hand as catalysts for…

The change behind numbers

In my previous blog, I set the scene exploring how the infrastructure management world is turning into a software engineering business. Let’s focus today on cloud transformation and how infrastructure management is evolving. Charting the evolution of infrastructure management Managing an infrastructure business, like many other IT domains, has changed dramatically over time. It can be summed up by the following eras: The onsite-centric phase, when IT teams had to be onsite, dedicated to…

Improving weather and climate forecasting – Why collaboration between domain scientists and High-Performance Computing experts is key

Weather and climate forecasts are vital tools to help save lives and to protect property and the natural environment. Indeed, extreme weather events such as storms, floods and extreme temperatures have a huge impact on communities all over the world and result in significant financial costs, too – the European Environment Agency reported…

Frictionless working in energy & utilities: Enhancing employee experience for the field workforce

Keeping the lights on, keeping the water flowing. Maintaining business as usual during the pandemic has been critical for the E&U field workforce. Technology played an essential role by enabling new digitally distributed ways of working. In our sector we are seeing a great ‘digital divide,’ where companies that had embarked on their digital journey prior to the pandemic were…