Dear Reader:
Welcome to the Data edition of the Journal of Innovation! The Thought Leadership TG which
guides this periodic publication challenged the membership with the broad theme of Data,
knowing the topics submitted would offer variety and fresh perspectives. As noted by one of the
contributors to this edition, the ability to gather more and better quality industrial data is
exposing new sources of value as organizations find ways to apply that data to make better
decisions. Cultivating that ability is a key to success across all industries.
We are pleased to share with you three unique articles highlighting different topics under the
Data umbrella, a synopsis of our influential Endpoint Security Best Practices white paper and an
update of exciting IIC activities (recently behind us and just up ahead on our calendars):
Pieter van Schalkwyk of XMPro and his co-authors use a practical example of an Oil & Gas
company to explain traditional Root Cause Analysis and the evolution of Causal Analytics in
Causal Analytics in IIoT – AI That Knows What Causes What, and When.
William Sobel of VIMANA dives into the requirements, in a discrete manufacturing
environment, that lead to actionable information and interoperability between industrial
systems in The Path from Data to Actionable Information as a Driver for the Industrial
Ecosystem
Ken Figueredo, as our invited guest, contributes an article exploring how IIoT data is
fostering new and different ways to collaborate, innovate and gain economic value in There
Are New Markets for Industrial IoT Data.
Cheryl Rocheleau of the IIC, summarizes in an executive overview the important elements
of the Endpoint Security Best Practices white paper recently published by the IIC Security
Working Group.
What’s New in the IIC provides a brief snapshot into recent activities and a teaser to our big
October announcement.
We hope you enjoy this edition and let us know if there are any topics you’d like to see covered in
the future. The September edition of the Journal of Innovation will focus on Trustworthiness. The
September edition will complete our 2018 publications as we prepare to kick off the 2019
publications in February – more details to come.
Best Regards,
Edy Liongosari
Chief Research Scientist
Accenture Labs
Thought Leadership Task Group Co-Chair
Industrial Internet Consortium
IIC Journal of Innovation
Mark Crawford
Standard Strategist
SAP SE
Thought Leadership, Architecture,
Standards Task Group Co-Chair;
Steering Committee Member
Industrial Internet Consortium
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