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Robotics and automation are playing a huge role across the rapidly evolving new space economy and value chains adjacent to space

The new space economy is being driven by more than billionaires and tourists wishing to go to the great beyond, or governments seeking to commercialize space missions.

Capital is rapidly flowing to space companies through special-purpose acquisition companies, initial public offerings, and venture capital funding based on the potential for new markets and value creation.

But what specific advances in space technology can justify this accelerated infusion of capital? The answer is a revolution in automation, enabled by artificial intelligence.

Space automation is playing a huge role across the rapidly evolving new space economy and among value chains adjacent to space.

Space-based solutions for civil, commercial, and national security applications increasingly depend on automated systems to be self-sustaining, to generate minimal environmental impact, and to leverage decades of advances in automation at a multitude of orbits. Concurrently, robotics and automation help reduce humans cognitive burden and outsource critical safety and system management responsibilities in dynamic space environments.

Speaking at the Small Satellite Conference in August, Lt. Gen. John Shaw of U.S. Space Command suggested that the question wont be what systems should use AI or machine learning, but rather what do you need humans for?

The next phase of space automation will enable on-orbit servicing, manufacturing, data collection and analytics while also cleaning up debris and making low Earth orbit (LEO) a safer and more sustainable environment.

A greener planet and cleaner space

Timely development and application of autonomous systems can have a multiplier effect, enabling multiple systems to operate concurrently in on-orbit applications particularly in use cases involving the International Space Station (ISS) and other manned spaceflight platforms without demanding parallel growth in ground infrastructure.

The result is a net gain in energy efficiency, enhancing environmental sustainability on Earth.

An automation revolution will also drive economic growth in sectors adjacent to the space value chain. Corporations around the world seeking to meet net-zero emissions targets can leverage predictive analytics based on Earth observation to drive their energy resource choices, benefiting the planet and their bottom line.

There are compelling use cases across civil, military, and commercial sectors.

The ISS has multiple robotics systems in place, ranging from the one whose purpose is to ensure that the space stations solar panels always face the sun to the Canadarm2 system for helping dock spacecraft. Robotics systems are critical to the stations ongoing ability to operate and to receive supplies from unmanned spacecraft.

Moreover, both assembly and maintenance of the ISS rely heavily on the use of extravehicular robotics systems. When fully assembled, the ISS robotics complement will include three main manipulators, two small dexterous arms, and a mobile base and transporter system. Manipulator design and workstation control systems vary considerably between the systems, resulting in greater complexity and, therefore, higher operational risk. However, increased automation of these systems is a key factor in reducing that risk.

Robotics are crucial to performing spacewalks and repairs, which is why it is important to have several different types of robotics on the station. In addition, until Dragon 2 which has automatic docking came online, the only way to bring cargo to the space station was through the use of robotics.

If the ISS and other LEO platforms are to mature and improve, industry and civil space agencies must invest in more robotics-based automated solutions. That is one way to avoid situations like the August 2021 space emergency on board the ISS when a software glitch prompted a just-docked module to unexpectedly fire its thrusters, causing the ISS to rotate a total of 540 degrees, after which it had to rotate another 180 degrees to get back into the correct position.

This incident demonstrates the need for more secure and reliable robotics solutions as part of the automation revolution. Protecting the only zero-G laboratory currently in use on the ISS will require automated solutions for controlling LEO platforms. Securing future LEO platforms will demand similar solutions. By definition, increasing the number of tasks performed by reliable robotic systems will reduce the risk to infrastructure and human life in orbit.

Importance of AI for national security

Use cases in national security space are equally evident, though not yet as publicly demonstrated as their civil counterparts.

The U.S. Space Force has set a goal to be a digital service and has identified a range of use cases for automation for digital engineering, operations, training and more. Of interest is greater autonomy of satellite systems to support multi-domain awareness and decision making, operating system upgrades and maintenance, data processing and fusion, and even evasive maneuvering from debris and other risks.

The Space Development Agencys planned network of satellites known as the transport layer will provide the backbone of the data communications, with interconnected space-based systems. The satellites, which multiple manufacturers are producing, will rely on automation to multi-domain command and control. The transport layer will experiment with automated dynamic networking and routing techniques.

For the commercial sector, automation ensures that terrestrial systems that depend on LEO satellite broadband have safe, secure, and uninterrupted connectivity. Users in areas where terrestrial systems may be unreliable or compromised will increasingly use satellite communications in a fail-safe function, and automation can ensure increased network resiliency by enabling systems to seamlessly reconnect and troubleshoot without human interference.

Enhanced satellite communications will likely become a technological necessity for the urban air mobility market and for space-based transportation networks. Current terrestrial 5G networks are not designed to communicate with vehicles moving at heights greater than several hundred or several thousand feet. A secure downlink will be necessary for the safe navigation and path planning of required networks.

Governments should incentivize industry to invest in automation as part of an expansion of commercial space services. Governments and space companies, meanwhile, must leverage AI and machine learning to accelerate innovations for space operations and deliver solutions to pressing issues such as space debris management.

Sita Sonty is partner and associate director for aerospace and defense at Boston Consulting Group. Troy Thomas is a managing director and partner and leads the firms North American defense and security practice. Cameron Scott is lead knowledge analyst for defense and security.

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Data center cybersecurity managers have had it tough this pandemic.

During the first half of 2021, bad actors launched 5.4 million DDoS attacks, setting a new record, according to a Netscout report released last month. The number of attacks is up 11% compared with last year, and the average attack duration is up 31%.

And according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, ransomware payments reached $400 million in 2020 four times higher than in 2019. And that number is just a fraction of the total economic cost of ransomware.

According to IBM, the average cost of a data breach now costs a company $4.24 million per incident, another record high. One reason that the costs of dealing with security incidents went up, said IBM, was the drastic operational shifts during the pandemic.

This past year and a half has been a "perfect storm" for the cybersecurity profession, according to the Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey released this summer.

More than three-quarters 77% of respondents said that they have seen an increase in the number of disruptive attacks, such as ransomware, over the last 12 months, up from 59% the year before.

Meanwhile, 81% said that COVID-19 forced organizations to bypass cybersecurity processes.

As a result, just 9% of boards were extremely confident that the cybersecurity risk and mitigation measures presented to them can protect the organization from major cyberattacks down from 20% last year.

It's no surprise that 68% of CEOs are planning a major data and technology investment in the next 12 months and 39% of organizations put cybersecurity on their board agendas quarterly up from 29% in 2020.

According to the IBM data breach cost report, the factor that made the single biggest difference in the total cost of a data breach was cybersecurity automation.

Companies that did not have security AI and automation deployed spent an average of $6.7 million to recover from a breach more than twice as much as companies that had fully deployed automation, which spent just $2.9 million.

Cybersecurity automation also allowed companies to spot a breach and contain it faster.

So it's no surprise that 95% of organizations have already automated at least some of their cybersecurity processes, according to a cybersecurity automation adoption survey released by ThreatQuotient last month.

Of those, 40% have automated more than half of their processes.

Meanwhile, 98% of companies are planning to automate more of their cybersecurity over the next 12 months.

Defending against cybersecurity threats is very expensive, said Michael Rogers, operating partner at venture capital firm Team8 and former director of the U.S. National Security Agency. But the costs for attackers are low, he told Data Center Knowledge.

"Prioritizing cybersecurity solutions that provide smart, cost-effective ways to reduce, mitigate or even prevent cyberattacks is key," he said. "Inevitably, as we move to an increasingly digital world, these options are game-changers in safeguarding our society and digital future.

Some areas where cybersecurity automation is making a particular difference include incident response, data management, attack simulation, API and certificate management, and application security.

Vendors are now delivering the cybersecurity automation capabilities they've been promising, said Gartner analyst Gorka Sadowski.

"It gives us the capability to do threat detection and response at scale," he told Data Center Knowledge.

AI and machine learning-powered automation requires large data sets to become effective, and we're starting to see this as well.

"A lot of machine learning is being thrown at huge data sets," he said. "The analytics are getting better. And what do you do with that analysis? You want to do threat detection and response, you want to bring the environment back to a safer operating state. Now, these new tools are able to do a lot of this automatically."

According to the SANS threat hunting survey released last month, 75% of companies already use automated alerting tools such as SIEM (security information and event management), intrusion detection and prevention, and endpoint detection and response.

Threat hunters were particularly satisfied with AI technologies, the survey showed.

Three popular low-code or no-code automation tools are those from Splunk, Refactr and SIRP, said Edwin Weijdema, global technologist at Veeam Software.

"All the tools work with visual editors to show workflows where you can drag and drop actions on the canvas and connect them together," he told Data Center Knowledge.

These tools automate tedious and repetitive tasks and speed up incident response, he said, while reducing alert fatigue and human error.

"Security processes become more clear, efficient and transparent because of the visual on-screen pipeline representation, therefore reducing the possible attack surface, he added.

According to a September survey Ponemon conducted for cybersecurity vendor ReliaQuest, 52% of companies say that their IT security team is spending too much time on data collection activities at the expense of threat detection and analysis.

And 63% said that automating tasks like data collection would make their security operations more efficient.

On average, according to the report, a security professional spends 3.3 hours a day manually administering tools.

"The use of automation tools in modern security operations is now mandatory to help analysts navigate through mountains of data flowing in and out," said Daniel Clayton, vice president of global security operations and services at Bitdefender.

And automating more routine tasks such as log management frees up analysts for higher-skilled tasks like threat hunting and incident response, he told Data Center Knowledge.

But those, too, can benefit from cybersecurity automation, he said, by providing context to help analysts make decisions more quickly.

The two key tools were security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) platforms and threat intelligence platforms, he said.

Another area in security that is traditionally extremely time-consuming is conducting simulated attacks and penetration tests.

"Continuous attack simulations can be used to bolster data center security," said Marcus Carey, an enterprise architect at ReliaQuest.

These simulations automate adversary behavior and can cover more processes and security controls than is possible with manual tests without disrupting day-to-day operations.

"Since testing is ongoing, findings are reported continually, giving security teams more data about the day-to-day performance of their security models," he told Data Center Knowledge.

According to DigiCert's annual state of PKI automation survey, released last month, the typical enterprise manages more than 50,000 security certificates.

But two-thirds have experienced outages caused by certificates expiring unexpectedly, and 25% experienced five to six such outages in just the past six months.

As a result, 91% of companies are planning or thinking about automating their PKI certificate management processes.

Today, only 25% have implemented or are in the process of implementing a solution, but 70% plan to roll one out in the next 12 months.

Automation can also help companies to secure their applications, including checking for authentication, authorization, encryption and other potential problem areas, said Meera Rao, senior director of product management at cybersecurity firm Synopsys Software Integrity Group.

Automated tools can also scan applications for known security vulnerabilities, he told Data Center Knowledge.

Third-party software is also a potential security risk, as evidenced by the recent SolarWinds and Kaseya attacks.

These are known as software supply chain attacks.

According to a report released last month by security firm CloudBees, 95% of executives say that their software supply chain is secure or very secure.

"But nearly 75% of respondents admitted their pipelines had significant manual processes," said Prakash Sethuraman, chief security officer at CloudBees.

This is a problem because every manual step presents a risk of human error that can lead to a security breach, he told Data Center Knowledge.

"As the frequency of deployments through DevOps pipelines increases, manual approaches are no longer sustainable," he said.

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22,000-square-foot ultra-cold and cryogenic storage facility will enhance researchers' study to accelerate breakthroughs and optimize patient care

Published: Oct. 7, 2021 at 7:00 AM EDT|Updated: 8 hours ago

CLEVELAND and CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS) and Cleveland Clinic have opened a new 22,000-square-foot biospecimen sample management and repository facility on Cleveland Clinic's main campus. The two-story biorepository is managed by Azenta Life Sciences, Brooks' recently re-branded life sciences division, and includes ultra-cold and cryogenic storage for researchers at Cleveland Clinic and other institutions. The new facility increases biobanking capacity at Cleveland Clinic and will help accelerate translational research.

"Biobanking is essential for the evolution of personalized medicine for conditions, such as heart disease, cancer and epilepsy," said Serpil Erzurum, M.D., Cleveland Clinic's Chief Research and Academic Officer. "This technologically advanced biorepository will enable research that allows us the knowledge to provide the best care for all people as part of Cleveland Clinic's mission: caring for life, researching for health, educating those who serve."

Azenta Life Sciences operates biorepository facilities across the United States and around the world. All sample and material management facilities utilize one global, interconnected platform for complete sample visibility and maximum control. The new biorepository allows researchers at Cleveland Clinic and others to more quickly advance laboratory discoveries into new treatments for patients.

"The storage of biological samples safely and efficiently is an integral part of the research process allowing researchers to focus on breakthroughs in areas, such as personalized medicine and therapeutic development," added Sarah Eckenrode, Ph.D., Vice President, Sample & Repository Solutions, Azenta Life Sciences. "The onsite sample biorepository standardizes sample collection, processing and storage protocols to increase scalability and efficiencies for Cleveland Clinic's high-value collections of biological material."

"Through this first-of its-kind strategic relationship between Cleveland Clinic and Azenta Life Sciences, we are bringing state-of-the-art sample management capabilities directly to Cleveland-area researchers," explained Linda De Jesus, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Azenta Life Sciences. "The onsite biorepository will strengthen the collaboration between our institutions and enable Cleveland Clinic researchers to do what they do best, improve patient care and save lives."

In addition to the biorepository, the building will also serve as a community resource to improve awareness of ongoing research and career opportunities in the medical and scientific field. This includes a community room a Research Access Center where members of the local community can learn more about medical research. Thecommunity room also will serve as an educational resource for local students to meet and interact with healthcare professionals to learn about careersin medicine, the health professions and health sciences.

About Brooks AutomationBrooks (Nasdaq: BRKS) operates two global, market-leading businesses, Life Sciences and Semiconductor Solutions, each with its own distinct area of focus and expertise. The Life Sciences business, to be operated under the new Azenta brand, provides a full suite of reliable cold-chain sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical research and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. OnSeptember 20, 2021, the Company announced the pending sale to Thomas H. Lee Partners of its Semiconductor Solutions Group business, which provides industry-leading precision vacuum robotics, integrated automation systems and contamination control solutions to the world's leading semiconductor chip makers and equipment manufacturers as well as collaborative robotics and automation capabilities for multi-market applications. Brooks is headquartered inChelmsford, MA, with operations inNorth America,EuropeandAsia. For more information, please visitwww.brooks.com.

About Cleveland ClinicCleveland Clinic now in its centennial year is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey. Among Cleveland Clinic's 70,800employees worldwide are more than 4,660 salaried physicians and researchers, and 18,500 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,500-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 19 hospitals, more than 220 outpatient facilities, and locations in southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2020, there were 8.7 million total outpatient visits, 273,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 217,000 surgical cases throughout Cleveland Clinic's health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 185 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org.Follow us at twitter.com/ClevelandClinic. News and resources available atnewsroom.clevelandclinic.org.

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BOSTON, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies, across industries, are increasingly using automation technologies to improve their business processes or reinvent their organizations. However, reinventing a business through automation requires enlisting the entire organization, and many companies are still struggling to overcome the hurdles in their way.

Bain & Company partnered with UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation company, to understand the challenges that companies are facing on their automation journeys, including encouraging employees to more enthusiastically embrace these new technologies. In Overcoming the Automation Paradox, Bain and UiPath conducted a joint study ofover500 IT and business users of robotic process automation (RPA).

The study found that while 86% of employees want to use automation, only 30% of business leaders have given them access to it. Similarly, only 5% of employees were permitted to create their own automations at work, and 66% of employees have never even heard of RPA. Yet, for automation to achieve full potential, it is essential that companies build demand and usage of these tools among their employees.

New and powerful types of automation have rapidly emerged in recent years, such as RPAandcognitive automation. Thesetoolsdeploy machine learning, natural language processing,andother forms ofartificialintelligence across businesses. Unlike earlier tools,these newtechnologieshold tremendous promiseforautomatingan even greater amount ofmanual work, while simultaneously giving organizations theresourcestosupporteffective collaboration and governance.

"Despite the widespread interest in automation,manysenior leadersmistakenlybelieve that employees are not willing or able to use these new tools," said Purna Doddapaneni, who leads Bain & Company's automation center of excellence. "But our research shows that most employees are willing to use these tools when provided the opportunity. If companies want to achieve sustained success in automation, they must be prepared to grow their capabilities in two ways: through project teams, like an automation center of excellence, and through empowering employees to automate their own work."

"Today, personal productivity faces a new kind of limitation: not enough time to focus on truly meaningful work that humans add unique value to. There is too much busy work, too many systems and tools to interact with, and too much repetitive work," said Brandon Nott, UiPath SVP of Product Management. "Imagine the level of productivity and competitive advantage an organization would have if every employee had their own robot assistant to do the busywork. They could work faster, more accurately, and on higher value tasks that make them happier and maximize the impact of the business."

DemocratizingautomationDemocratizing automation ultimately requires employees to adopt a digital or automation-first mindset, promoting a more productive and skilled workforce. Bain's research found that among employees who already use RPA, nearly 80% are very willing to develop their own automations, even though half have never built a bot themselves.

Yet, despite the clearneed,few organizations have made meaningful progress toward democratizingautomation at scale. According to Bain and UiPath's findings, less than 2% of all surveyed companies have a mature, democratized automation program. This is primarily due to four common perceptions from senior leaders, including lack of confidence in their employees' abilities to learn new technologies, fear of job loss for employees, increased data and IT security risks, and higher costs and disruption of workflow. These perceptions, however, were not formed through actual experience as many senior leaders have still not correctly grasped how employees feel about automation.

While many organizations house automation centers of excellence, most have struggled to expand these initiatives beyond a few processes. Democratized automationcan attaingreater scale bytargetinguse cases that an automation center of excellencewould likely miss due to lack of capacity or limited familiarity with business processes.

Foursteps companies can taketo overcome automation hurdlesCompanies must consider many different perspectives as they develop their automation initiatives. For example, senior executives are likely only interested in automation if it will deliver significant business value.Bain and UiPath have identified four common themes to overcoming the automation paradox:

Editor's Note:To arrange an interview, contact Katie Ware at[emailprotected]or +1 646 562 8102 and Toni Iafrate at [emailprotected]or +1 978 239 5499.

About Bain & CompanyBain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world's most ambitious change makers define the future.

Across 63 offices in 38 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today's urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a gold rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 2% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

About UiPathUiPath has a vision to deliver the Fully Automated Enterprise, one where companies use automation to unlock their greatest potential. UiPath offers an end-to-end platform for automation, combining the leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution with a full suite of capabilities that enable every organization to rapidly scale digital business operations.

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A sign is posted in front of the Levi Strauss & Co. headquarters on April 09, 2021 in San Francisco, California.

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The role of the chief financial officer has expanded well beyond traditional finance. Companies' critical need to build for a digital future driven by consumers whose digital preferences continue to accelerate is adding a new technological remit to CFOs of all industries. Today, CFOs are responsible for allocating resources to set up strong digital foundations; championing the right talent and organizational structure to implement digital objectives; testing before quickly scalingvalue-creating technologies like data visualization, robotics, artificial intelligence; and relentlessly measuring while communicating the shareholder value created.

Serving as more cross-functional C-suite executives, CFOs are working side-by-side with their C-suite colleagues to restructure and refocus businesses for sustainable profitability while defining and telling the story of how value is created by digital transformation.

As the CFO of the 168-year-old company Levi Strauss & Co., I'm constantly working with my colleagues to identify ways in which we can do things better, faster and more efficiently through the use of emerging technologies and efficient business processes. Having the CIO and the ERP team report into me enables me to ensure that resources are allocated towards automating and digitizing the processes across the organization. Investing in this proactively as we test and scale digital tools, like robotics and AI capabilities, across the enterprise helps us unlock real growth opportunities and ultimately drive our business forward.

On October 13, Michael Dell, Ray Dalio, Bank of America Chief Operations and Technology Officer Cathy Bessant, WeWork Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure, Levi Strauss & Co. CFO Harmit Singh and Estee Lauder CFO Tracey Travis will talk building a resilient future and more.Register now.

As more companies embark on their own digital journeys, here's my advice for other CFOs looking to understand their role in leading and pursuing a successful digital transformation.

For a true digital transformation to take hold and prove beneficial long-term, companies have to start with a solid plan and build the right digital foundation. CFOs, in partnership with their C-suite colleagues, need to think holistically across the organization and implement technology systems at the core of their operations to enable simplified, standardized, and integrated processes throughout every team of the enterprise.

While relatively dated, enterprise resource planning (ERPs) systems are still the lifeline for businesses. These systems have modernized throughout the decades to keep up with orbiting technologies, but it's on the CFO to ensure these systems integrate with pricing systems, operations, supply-chain-management systems, and every other aspect of the organization. They are one of the foundations of a successful digital transformation. My role, working with the ERP team, is to ensure that our employees and customers experience this digital transformation not as a pure technological change but a change that simplifies their work and allows them to make data-driven decisions with real-time business insights ultimatelyaccelerating market share growth and profitability.

The investment in technology is often intimidating. Returns are not overnight, making it hard to justify the cost.

Our own digital transformation started with a dedicated team made up of both business and technical talentupgrading to a cloud-based ERP platform, enhancingvisibility into key wholesale, direct-to-consumer and manufacturing data across all sales channels and regions globally. Defining the processes and configuring the platform to deliver these processes across order management, inventory management and omnichannel allocation as well as one single global financial system of record supercharges our operational efficiency and fundamentally changes the way we do business. That's game-changing value.

Building the right global diverse team and a culture of innovation to create, implement and manage these platforms and new technologies is equally important. We're living in an era where talent, especially tech talent, is hard to secure, and we're competing with companies that span industries. But while there is great global talent to recruit, there is also great talent to build.

At Levi Strauss, we're focused on fostering an enterprise-wide culture of innovation and are investing in our people some of the best talent in retail. Our people are the key drivers of our digital transformation and the best ones to build the future of our company. We've embarked on a company-wide digital upskilling initiative to help our people learn and practice the skillsets we need to achieve our digital transformation from the inside. Digital savvy employees must live across all departments, including finance. We have also established global capability centers that allow us to not only recruit talent closer to our consumers but also build a diverse talent team.

Similarly, creating the programs, initiatives and space for innovation is also vital, and it's the C-suite's responsibility to champion these opportunities. For me, I'm proud to play my part and have been a sponsor of our ongoing hackathon series. By bringing our people together to collaboratively solve problems in a short period of time, we're creating a powerful engine for idea generation to better serve our consumers. Our 2021 hackathon event included 35 teams from across 11 countries that came together to share ideas and add to our digital future. The top three teams presented their business case for funding to the executive team where we could decide which ideas to take to the next level. From chat bots to self-checkout, the resulting software solutions presented at our hackathons have a business impact.

Everything that can be automated, should be automated. As CFOs, we need to constantly remember that, and push our teams to do the same. Our teams should not be spending hours entering data from one system into another, updating spreadsheets, or copying over datasets. Instead, we need to free employees from such tedious tasks and allow them to spend their time analyzing and solving the more complicated problems.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is gaining in popularity across all industries as more and more businesses see how its techniques can save businesses 3040% of the hours typically spent on tedious tasks. I've been on a personal mission to address this within Levi Strauss, and I'm excited to see our organization embrace RPA with open arms. We created our own RPA Center of Excellence team where it's focused on finding automation opportunities and scaling automation across functions in our organization, in turn freeing up valuable resources to carry out our long-term digital-first vision.

The investment in technology is often intimidating. Returns are not overnight, making it hard to justify the cost. But as CFOs, we need to help prioritize projects that create value while balancing foundational investments that will accelerate digital transformation These technologies can unlock enormous potential across the business from saving on operational costs to uncovering new business opportunities to predicting areas of concern.

There has never been a more important time for CFOs to realize building for a digital future is paramount, especially as we continue to face challenges from the pandemic and plan for the future. In uncertain economic environments, it's key to have the most up-to-date, real-time data on hand to make quick decisions about the strategic direction of your business.

As the CFO of a brand steeped in heritage, I'm excited about the future and what's possible when we collectively lean into digital transformation.

By Harmit Singh, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Levi Strauss & Co. Singh is a member of the CNBC Global CFO Council.

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Technavio analyzes the market by End-user (Oil and Gas, Power, Chemical and petrochemical, Automotive, and Others) and Geography (APAC, North America, Europe, South America, and MEA). The increased adoption of IIoT is expected to have a positive impact on the growth of the industrial automation device manager software market during the forecast period.

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Page number

120

Base year

2020

Forecast period

2021-2025

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Accelerate at a CAGR of almost 7%

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$ 1.29 billion

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Fragmented

YoY growth (%)

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APAC at 40%

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US, China, Japan, Germany, and France

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Leading companies, competitive strategies, consumer engagement scope

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DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The global building automation systems (BAS) market demand outlook will remain positive, with sales expected to surge at a robust 7.8% CAGR during the forecast period (2021-2031), projects Future Market Insights (FMI) in its latest study.

The market will register stellar growth as demand for energy efficient infrastructure continues to surge. Emergence of smart cities and industrial internet of things (IIoT) technology, especially in East Asia will continue to augment market growth.

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Historically, demand for building automation systems grew at a steady pace of 5.7% CAGR between 2016 and 2020. However, with surge in demand for energy-efficient building and need for robust interconnected infrastructure for leisure and convenience, adoption of building automation systems increased over the last few years.

Rapid integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud computing in building automation systems to provide secure and smart surveillance services will augment the market growth through 2031.

As consumers are increasingly seeking to upgrade their lifestyle, need for smart connected buildings, energy-efficient lighting systems, and secured interconnectivity of machines is increasing. This is providing tailwinds to the adoption of BAS.

Favourable initiatives launched by various governments to promote the agenda of smart cities, especially in countries such as China, India, and Japan, are creating conducive environment for the BAS market growth.

Alongside this, growth in commercial sector, coupled with need for upgrading security systems and temperature control within schools, hospitals, and industrial offices will fuel the demand through 2031.

"Due to the increasing demand for energy-efficient and smart infrastructure, dependence on building automation system services has increased exponentially, in commercial and residential sectors, alike. In order to capitalize on these opportunities, market players are increasing the adoption of IIoT technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. This is expected to create incremental growth opportunities for the market,"says the FMI analyst.

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Presence of established players in the building automation systems market has led to market consolidation, finds FMI in its latest report. Siemens AG, Honeywell International, ABB, Schneider Electric, and Johnson Controls PLC are identified as top 5 players by Future Market Insights.

To gain competitive edge in the market, key players are emphasizing on product development and extensive research & development activities. Besides this, they are investing in strategic alliances with other key manufacturers through mergers and acquisitions.

For instance,

Some of the key players operating in the building automation systems industrymarket profiled by FMI are:

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Owing to their advanced features and cost saving potential, bioprocess controllers and automation systems have been adopted widely by stakeholders in order to optimize and fasten the manufacturing process of biologics

London, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roots Analysis has announced the addition of Bioprocess Controllers and Automation Systems Market, 2021-2030 report to its list of offerings.

The bioprocess controllers and automation systems have turned out to be a process optimization solution for the biopharmaceutical industries, overcoming the inadequacies of the traditional bioreactor systems. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the increasing demand for biologics has led to the surge in the adoption rate of the aforementioned systems. As a result, several bioprocess equipment developers stepped up to offer more controlled and automated systems in order to increase the productivity, shorten production timelines, reduce cost of goods, and increase flexibility of the bioprocess.

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Key Market Insights

120+ bioprocess controllers and automation systems are being developed by various players in this domain Over 40% of the bioprocess controllers and automation systems are being offered to optimize the downstream processes, followed by over 30% controllers, which are used to optimize upstream processes.

Over 25 companies claim to provide development services related to bioprocess controllers and automation systemsThe domain is featured by the presence of nearly 40% small players; of which, over 30% of players are developing upstream controllers. Further, more than 50% of these players offering bioprocess controllers and automation systems are based in Europe.

More than 3,500 patents have been filed / published related to the bioprocess controllers and automation systems, as of July 2021Close to 70% of these were patent applications, while the remaining were granted patents. Of the total patent applications, close to 65% were filed in North America, while around 30% patents were filed in Europe.

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Europe is anticipated to capture over 42% of the market share by 2030Bioprocess controllers and automation systems developed for preclinical / clinical scale operations currently capture the highest share (~75%) in the market; this trend is unlikely to change in the foreseen future. Further, upstream / downstream controllers hold the major share (~60%) in bioprocess controllers and automation systems market.

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Who are the leading players engaged in the development of bioprocess controller and automation systems?

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What are the key features of bioprocess controller and automation systems?

How has the intellectual property landscape of bioprocess controller and automation, evolved over the time?

What are the key trends within the bioprocess controllers and automation systems market?

How is the current and future opportunity likely to be distributed across key market segments?

By 2030, the financial opportunity within the bioprocess controllers and automation systems market has been analyzed across the following segments:

Analysis by Scale of Operation

Analysis by Mode of Operation

Batch / Fed-batch

Perfusion

Analysis by Types of Systems

Analysis by Geographical Regions

The report also features inputs from eminent industry stakeholders, according to whom, the several bioprocessing companies are likely to adopt bioprocess controllers and automation systems in the foreseen future. The report includes detailed transcripts of discussion held with prominent industry representatives.

The research includes profiles of key players (listed below); each profile features a tabulated overview of company, product portfolio, recent developments, and an informed future outlook.

Applikon Biotechnology

Cytiva

Repligen

Sartorius

Sepragen

Solaris Biotech

Sysbiotech

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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A lot of us have a visceral reaction when the use of artificial intelligence in journalism comes up. Doesnt it just mean well lose more jobs?

We are not building tools to replace people, said Aimee Rinehart, The Associated Press program manager for AI. We are building tools to automate tasks and hopefully broker opportunities for journalists to do deeper, richer stories.

In May, the AP announced a two-year partnership with the Knight Foundation to help local newsrooms make better use of AI tools in partnership with the Knight Lab at Northwestern University. Last month, the AP announced a survey of local newsrooms to help gauge where theyre at with AI. Newsrooms dont have to be AP members to participate.

We really want to understand whats happening in local newsrooms so then we can build a curriculum and tools that address that specifically, said Rinehart, who previously worked at First Draft News.

Shes already spoken with a few newsrooms and heard about the need for transcription services, archiving, and automation for things like school lunch menus and even reporting, for instance, of high school sports.

Thats not to say it shouldnt be covered, Rinehart said, but for some games, a score will do.

In 2014, the AP started experimenting with automating earnings reports, and it found removing that task from the jobs of business reporters gave them the time and space for analysis, Rinehart said. The AP has also now spent a few years working on automation and sports, and theyre not the only ones. In Mansfield, Ohio, digital newsroom Richland Source created Lede AI to help cover high school sports.

But why is the AP interested in helping local newsrooms expand capacity?

The short answer is because it can.

Unlike local newsrooms, AP has capacity to experiment, and experimenting means that you might fail, Rinehart said. Local newsrooms cannot fail. Whatever they use, it has to work.

Following the survey, which will close in mid-November, the AP will drill down to hear from about 30 newsrooms. From that group, it could choose five newsrooms to work with for a year of strategy experimentation. Rinehart plans to share what they learn, and it starts by filling out that survey.

Dont get lost in the terminology, Rinehart added. The work theyre starting doesnt intend to replace the critical thinking required of journalists, she said.

Its just not replaceable.

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Australian critical infrastructure companies will benefit from Industrial Defenders comprehensive OT security and compliance platform as part of Fetch Automations software offerings

Foxborough, MA --News Direct-- Industrial Defender

Industrial Defender, an operational technology (OT) security pioneer, today announced a new partnership with Fetch Automation, a leading distributor of software solutions for the Australian marketplace, to provide a comprehensive OT cybersecurity and compliance solution to critical infrastructure companies in Australia. Fetch Automation will offer Industrial Defenders industry-leading platform as part of their software portfolio to provide the highest level of cyber resilience possible for Australian organizations and support these companies in achieving compliance with new Australian cybersecurity regulations such as the Australian Energy Sector Cyber Security Framework (AESCSF).

Fetch Automations specialized market knowledge, combined with our powerful OT security and compliance platform will greatly improve the cybersecurity posture of companies operating industrial control systems in Australia. Were enthusiastic about this partnership and look forward to serving the Australian market together, said Jim Crowley, CEO of Industrial Defender.

Fetch Automation is immensely proud and excited to be named Industrial Defender's Preferred Distributor in Australia and New Zealand. With recent cybersecurity regulations and incentives set by the Australian government, Industrial Defender's mature cybersecurity products and OT focus will help strengthen and protect Australia's critical infrastructure and systems of national significance. Additionally, their compliance and reporting will be a huge asset for enhancing national cyber defense for threats that continue to expand and evolve every day, said Mark Davies, Managing Director of Fetch Automation.

To learn more about this partnership, reach out to Fetch Automation at http://www.fetchautomation.com.au or Industrial Defender at http://www.industrialdefender.com.

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About Industrial Defender

Since 2006, Industrial Defender has been solving the challenge of safely collecting, monitoring, and managing OT asset data at scale, while providing cross-functional teams with a unified view of security. Their specialized solution is tailored to complex industrial control system environments by engineers with decades of hands-on OT experience. Easy integrations into the broader security and enterprise ecosystem empower IT teams with the same visibility, access, and situational awareness that theyre accustomed to on corporate networks. Learn more at http://www.industrialdefender.com.

About Fetch Automation

For years, Fetch Automation has been dedicated to providing solutions supported to securely monitor, manage, and connect diverse automation devices and software applications. Fetch Automation was appointed the Preferred Australian Distributor for the Kepware range of software products in 2013, and more recently, in 2020, Fetch Automation entered into an alliance with Direct Automation Pty Ltd, to better serve clients within niche Industrial Automation industries. Fetch continues to empower growth with real data throughout Australia and Oceania. For more information, visit http://www.fetchautomation.com.au

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