SEPTEMBER, 20206 Rachel SmithManaging Editoreditor@appliedtechnologyreview.comModernizing Core TechnologiesEditorialOver the last decade, the mining sector has made significant strides to navigate through disruption and volatility. However, the industry continues to face a host of newer ever-dynamic challenges--from an uncertain geopolitical landscape to following-up with the environmental demands of communities. To thrive, leading companies dedicated themselves to address climate-change and investor concerns through decarbonization. Furthermore, mining companies are working to strengthen relationships with local communities and seeking ways to create value beyond compliance. With today's technological advancements, mining companies have a significant opportunity to innovate, reduce costs, enhance productivity, improve safety performance, and optimize operational efficiency. Firms in the industry are deploying rapidly developing tech such as IoT powered drones and autonomous vehicles to help ramp up production and improve safety standards. Utilizing remote monitoring and control of equipment to automate industrial processes like blasting, drilling, and transportation. Upgrading to a robust cyber risk strategy--not only for miners' back-office IT systems, but also for operational technology (OT), such as SCADA systems, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).By embracing a digital future and modernizing legacy systems to migrate to a digital core--miners will raise a range of considerations around moving to the cloud, adopting sound cyber risk strategies, and choosing the best approach for modernizing their core systems. To help firms and leaders in this space, Enterprise Technology Review has come up with this special edition on Mining Technology shedding light on the top solution and service providers in the space and bringing you insights about the space from the cream of the crop in the APAC region. We hope you like reading this edition, as much as we enjoyed putting this together. Copyright © 2020 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Managing EditorRachel SmithEditorial StaffJoe PhilipLaura PintoMatthew JacobMerlin WatsonDaniel HolmesLeah JaneVisualizerJohn Gotham*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffEmail:sales@appliedtechnologyreview.comeditor@appliedtechnologyreview.commarketing@appliedtechnologyreview.comPhone:510.722.8394Contact Us:September - 2020 , volume 03 - Issue 5Published by ValleyMedia Inc. To subscribe to Applied Technology ReviewVisit www.appliedtechnologyreview.com
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