The manufacturing industry is facing major challenges driven by rising customer expectations, the need to keep up with technological evolution, fierce competition and, most recently, the global pandemic. Producers both large and small are being forced to respond to changes faster. The ability to quickly collect and analyze data and then make decisions based on the result is fundamental. Although manufacturers are on the right track, there is still work to be done in the area of digitization. How can manufacturers make the most out of digital innovations like industrial internet of things (IIoT)? How can they profit from…The post Smart Manufacturing: How Data Sharing Can Unlock Business Value appeared first on Interconnections - The Equinix Blog.