GE Makes Short Films On Big Data

In AdAge:   An unusual approach to make the case:   " ... GE Makes Short Films In Tiny Town About Big Data  ... Company Looks to Illustrate the Industrial Internet Through Scenarios Involving Blood-Sucking Vampires and Extraterrestrials ... '   Creator of Data-Generating Wind Turbines and Jet Engines Will Unveil Short Films to Illustrate the Industrial internet.  GE wants people to understand that the internet of things encompasses far more than their refrigerators. ... "
More on the effort with a trailer on the effort that they call Datalandia.

GE and Industrial Data in the Cloud

In CWorld:  " ... GE thinks it's time to put industrial data in the cloud. The company is introducing a platform for collecting and analyzing data from industrial gear ...  Internet tools are just starting to be applied to industrial tasks such as maintaining equipment and optimizing operations, but the wealth of data being produced by industrial systems could make this a major focus of development in the coming years. ... "   Matches well with out work in gathering data to improve reliability in high speed manufacturing lines.