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Claus started to be an electronics developer in a medical company in 1995. After many years in hardware design he changed to product Management in Kontron. He was the responsible product manager for the M2M and OPS/DSEK product family in EMEA.  He was portfolio manager responsible for Kontron's Infotainment Business Line in EMEA. Claus has a passion for technology that makes the lives of people better and easier. He has degrees in Engineering called “Diplom-Ingenieur Univ. Elektrotechnik” in Germany.In his spare time he enjoys travelling with his wife preferred on cruise ships.
Claus left Kontron in January 2016.

Sep 24, 2015
by Claus Giebert
Data Access: Are Your Systems Still Operating in a Data Island Mode?

Last year the company I’m working for decided to move to another city. Not really far away, but for me too far to drive the distance every single day. Since I like the job and the colleagues I work with, my wife and I decided to move to a...

Jan 12, 2016
by Claus Giebert
Predictive Maintenance: Why it may be Over-the-Top for Me but Makes Perfect Sense for our Costumers

After my experience with my heating system I have made a lot of progress. Unfortunately, I must admit, that I have given up on trying to get the data directly out of my heating system. From my tries I learned that there seem to be...

Nov 19, 2015
by Claus Giebert
Industry 4.0: Manufacturing Industry on its Way to Digitalization

Frequent readers of my blog might have noticed that I’m a fan of classic science fiction novels and beside Heinlein, Asimov is one of my favorite writers. So when I was young Robotics and wireless communication between them was ...

Jan 30, 2015
by Claus Giebert
Are Smart Meters really a smart Idea?

When I was in Mumbai I learned that in some areas there is no tap-water for some hours each day. People, who can afford it, can buy a tank with fresh water outside for the day. Or at least this was my understanding from what the guide told ...

Oct 24, 2014
by Claus Giebert
Why we should not bemoan the loss of 2G

When I was still a quite small boy my grandfather gave me an old radio. This one was still using vacuum tubes and was of course only mono. There were just a handful FM (UKW) stations at that time, but I really enjoyed the gift. Today I’m ...

Dec 04, 2014
by Claus Giebert
4 Reasons why you should not press on Price (too hard)

When I had to do shopping for my grandmother I had to understand a very important fact: When you are send to the butcher, cheap always has a drawback. Either old meat or lower quality or even a different animal: “Schnitzel” is much chea...

Sep 12, 2014
by Claus Giebert
IoT: So What…?

Why it is important to communicate the Benefits of IoT to the Customer When I was a little boy, I never got the point my grandfather made. He was so proud because he managed to get 4 flavors of apples from one tree. And he managed to engra...

Sep 26, 2014
by Claus Giebert
The forgotten Side of Virtualization

I’m working with computers for a long time now, but I still remember the times when I was a student. There was good but expensive hardware like ISA Novell NE2000 LANcards or Hercules monochrome graphics adapters. I could ne...

Jul 02, 2014
by Claus Giebert
Self-driving cars are no longer a funny idea

Last week I saw a funny video about Google’s self-driving car project. At the first glimpse it definitely doesn’t look like a real car you would use. Rather like one of the cartoons from my childhood. Such car might have occurred a...

Jul 22, 2015
by Claus Giebert
3 Basic Rules for Applications in a Safety Critical Environment

When I wrote my blog about a backdoor in an air-condition compromising the entire safety of a company network, I thought that’s bad. But at least the air-condition suppliers closed this backdoor. Not fast but they did. Last week...

Jun 16, 2015
by Claus Giebert
My Smart Home (and why it’s still a Dream)

I assume the Isaac Asimov was right: “Luxury is something you could easily get used to”. Why? Because when I enter my home in the evening and switch on the light, I do not really care. I assume it’s the same for most of you....

May 27, 2015
by Claus Giebert
At Any Time, at any Place: Hardware Remote Management for ‘Wartungsfrei’ Systems

Operators need to be able to rely on the functionality of their system. Because of that, it is a necessity that an industrial computer platform has networked remote management capabilities, so that all the relevant parameters, the ‘big da...

May 21, 2015
by Claus Giebert
Maximum Reliability: An Inside Look into Maintenance-Free Industrial Computer Platforms

As written in my last week’s blog post, by deploying ’wartungsfrei’ (maintenance-free) industrial computer platforms, OEMs and operators can both: reduce operating costs and increase the reliability of system installations. Eliminatin...

May 13, 2015
by Claus Giebert
‘Wartungsfrei’: The next PC Evolution

When I was still a student, I earned some money working for system administration of a computer network. It was a nice and not to stressful job. Using Novell (does anyone of you remember?) and the remote console you could sit in the sun and...

Mar 31, 2015
by Claus Giebert
IoT for Horticulture/Hydroponics: Real Science Fiction

When I was still young, science fiction books and films were my favorite way to spend time. So I more or less grew up by reading books from authors like Robert A. Heinlein or watching films with Captain Kirk, Bones and Spock. One of the coo...

Mar 03, 2015
by Claus Giebert
Which Skills do we need for a successful IoT Project?

More than 40 percent of organizations expect the Internet of Things (IoT) to transform their business or offer significant new revenue or cost-savings opportunities in the short term (over the next three years), rising to 60 perce...

May 16, 2014
by Claus Giebert
How will tomorrow’s mobility look like?

In Germany we have a significant growth in shared cars. But it looks like this is a more global effect according to the article “Future of Personal Mobility” recently published on Forbes.com: Right now I consider using one of ...

by Claus Giebert
Air-condition with built-in backdoor

It’s really surprising what you hear in M2M (Machine-to-Machine) groups. Last time I read an unbelievable data point: 55,000 air-condition or heating systems are connected to the Internet without adequate (or any) protection  Due to...

Mar 05, 2014
by Claus Giebert
Cloud based service for machines?

I have seen some industries consider it quite common that M2M is only the transfer from data to a server system… and then call this the cloud. However, in today’s business environment, manufacturers not only need to improve the product ...

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