Oracle Expands Global
Network of Industry Innovation Labs
Opens new
30,000-square-foot facility outside of Chicago with other Industry
Labs opening later this year in England and Australia
From
robot dogs to AI and drones, lab brings transformative Oracle and partner
technologies together so customers can explore solutions to their toughest
challenges
Oracle opened the doors to its new
30,000-square-foot Oracle Industry Lab just
outside of Chicago, Illinois. The working lab provides customers a
hands-on environment to develop new ideas and create solutions leveraging
technology from Oracle and more than 30 industry partners. Supported by Verizon
5G Ultra Wideband, the lab will first focus on the energy and water,
construction and engineering, communications, and manufacturing industries.
Later this year, Oracle will open a new sustainability and mobility-centered
lab in Reading, England and a construction industry-focused lab
in Sydney, Australia.
"The core technology used in
the world's most essential industries doesn't run in an office, it runs on a
construction site, in the utility operations center, on the manufacturing
floor," said Mike Sicilia, executive vice president of Oracle's
vertical industries. "So, why not let customers develop, test, and validate
technology in similar environments? The lab brings these scenarios to life so
that collectively, customers, partners, and Oracle can create solutions to fuel
opportunity and solve the really tough problems these industries are
facing."
"We see huge value in a
facility like the Oracle Industry Lab where we can test and validate new
technologies in a simulated worksite environment," said John
Jurewicz, senior director of technology at Walbridge. "Once we prove the
value and approach, it's much easier to take them out to our own worksites
and quickly scale them up."
Utilities
Water,
gas, and electric utilities are facing unprecedented regulatory, environmental,
and customer-driven demands. Technology will play a critical role in helping
them navigate these challenges and continue to deliver the safe, reliable, and
clean water and energy resources that power our world. With simulated
environments including a connected neighborhood and smart studio apartment, the
lab will enable customers to experiment with technologies such as sensors to
help relieve stress on the electric grid, drones and augmented reality to
improve safety and efficiency in field work, and AI and behavioral science to
guide households to be more energy efficient. Collaborators include Copper
Labs, EDX Technologies, Inc., Constellation Clearsight, Micatu Inc., and
Samsung SmartThings, Inc.
Communications
For
service providers, 5G represents an opportunity to not only bring new, more
reliable services and products to consumers, but also drive new revenue streams
in the enterprise. These can range from powering robotic surgeries to smart
factories. At the lab, visitors can experiment with how cloud native
communications technologies are enabling automation and scaling to meet
expected growth in 5G subscribers, connected devices, and demand for rapid
service innovation. They will also be able to explore how service providers can
partner with other industries to co-create B2B2X (business-to-business-to-X)
offers and business models. For example, visitors will be able to use VR
smart city scenarios to demonstrate how to engage residents using a cloud-based
immersive gaming experience enabled by a service provider and ecosystem of
partners. Coupled with Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband and Oracle's communications
5G core network technology, visitors will be able to see the power of 5G in
action across several complex scenarios. Collaborators include EDX
Technologies, Inc., ESRI, and Verizon.
Construction and Engineering
The
construction and engineering industry is rethinking every aspect of project
delivery for both owners and builders as they confront material constraints,
rising costs, shifting project types, and a retiring labor force. At the lab,
Oracle and partners will explore the power of a connected ecosystem leveraging
technologies such as visual progress monitoring, sensor-based tracking, digital
twins, autonomous laser scanning, augmented reality, IoT, and more. Together
with Oracle's portfolio of construction and engineering solutions, these
offerings will enable visitors to test and validate new solutions to inform
predictive decision-making, reduce inefficiency, mitigate risk, and foster
better outcomes. Collaborators include CAXperts, ESRI, FARO Technologies, Inc.,
Hilti, Intelliwave Technologies, Milwaukee Tool, Newmetrix, OpenSpace,
Reconstruct, Skydio, Inc., Triax Technologies, VREX, and WakeCap Technologies.
Manufacturing
A global
pandemic, extreme supply chain and labor shortages, and increasing customer
expectations are forcing manufacturers to adapt faster than ever. To compete,
companies need to digitize their businesses and increase connectivity
throughout their operations by embedding technologies such as IoT, AI,
augmented reality, digital twins, predictive analytics, and factory automation.
The smart manufacturing lab enables customers to experiment with these
technologies to demonstrate their impact on efficiency, quality control,
customer satisfaction, and sustainability. Collaborators include
KanbanBOX, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., Omron Automation Americas,
RF-SMART, and TrueCommerce, Inc.
Source: Oracle media announcement
