https://www.m365.fm/entity/manufacturing/The industry that turns raw materials and components into physical goods, from single parts to series production, in factories and workshops.enhttps://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/manufacturing-cybersecurity-protecting-plants-with-microsoft-defender-for-iot/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/manufacturing-cybersecurity-protecting-plants-with-microsoft-defender-for-iot/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodePlants that were isolated for years are now connected, and that changes the security model. In this episode of the iFAKT series, we look at protecting manufacturing environments with Microsoft Defender for IoT: asset discovery, network monitoring and…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/optimizing-azure-iot-ingestion-costs-finops/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/optimizing-azure-iot-ingestion-costs-finops/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:41:18 -0000articleLearn how to reduce Azure IoT ingestion costs for industrial workloads without losing critical fault evidence using proven FinOps and edge data strategies.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/forward-vs-backward-tracing-manufacturing-recalls/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/forward-vs-backward-tracing-manufacturing-recalls/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:05:55 -0000articleMaster the differences between forward tracing and backward tracing in manufacturing quality control to execute accurate, defensible product recalls.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/scope-first-industrial-data-use-case/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/scope-first-industrial-data-use-case/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:07:51 -0000articleLearn how mid-sized manufacturers can scope their first industrial data use case by targeting specific operational decisions rather than factory-wide projects.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/finops-for-manufacturing-it/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/finops-for-manufacturing-it/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeFactories running the same machines often pay more to collect, process and keep the data those machines produce each shift. This episode is for manufacturing IT, platform engineers and finance teams who need to control Azure and Microsoft Fabric costs without…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/industrial-dmz-ot-it-convergence-azure/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/industrial-dmz-ot-it-convergence-azure/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:20:26 -0000articleLearn how to build a secure Industrial DMZ for OT-IT convergence on Azure. Protect production lines, segment networks, and safely connect PLCs today.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/iot-hub-vs-event-hubs-authentication-manufacturing/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/iot-hub-vs-event-hubs-authentication-manufacturing/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:05:37 -0000articleCompare Azure IoT Hub and Event Hubs authentication for industrial environments. Learn when to use symmetric SAS keys versus X.509 certificates.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-point-to-point-manufacturing-integrations-fail/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-point-to-point-manufacturing-integrations-fail/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:07:49 -0000articleDiscover why point-to-point ERP, MES, and IoT integrations create fragile spaghetti code and learn how to build scalable manufacturing architectures.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/factory-network-outages-edge-storage-buffers/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/factory-network-outages-edge-storage-buffers/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:16:33 -0000articleLearn how to design resilient edge storage and store-and-forward buffers for manufacturing networks. Prevent data loss during plant WAN outages.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/separating-plan-from-actuals-manufacturing-data/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/separating-plan-from-actuals-manufacturing-data/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:16:56 -0000articleDiscover why separating planned routing from actual execution data is critical for accurate AI diagnostics and root cause analysis in modern manufacturing plants.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/edge-vs-cloud-manufacturing/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/edge-vs-cloud-manufacturing/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeWhen a production line halts mid-shift, the real cost isn't just measured on a cloud billing dashboard. It manifests as physical scrap, operators standing idle at a stopped station, and networks flooded with unneeded data. Most cloud-first projects fail…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-simple-capacity-math-fails-manufacturing/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-simple-capacity-math-fails-manufacturing/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:11:02 -0000articleDiscover why basic capacity calculations lead to costly factory mistakes and learn how to evaluate true manufacturing throughput without buying unnecessary machines.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/ppr-knowledge-graph/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/ppr-knowledge-graph/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeFactory AI can read ERP, MES and historian data but still does not know how a product, process and resource came together at one moment. This episode shows manufacturing data architects and plant engineers how a product-process-resource knowledge graph adds…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/industrial-gateway-security-azure-iot-hub/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/industrial-gateway-security-azure-iot-hub/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:02:41 -0000articleDiscover why shared credentials ruin industrial IoT scalability. Learn how per-device identities in Azure IoT Hub secure your manufacturing data pipeline.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/mqtt-and-opc-ua-manufacturing/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/mqtt-and-opc-ua-manufacturing/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeUNTANGLING THE PLANT FLOOR: MQTT vs OPC UA & THE TRUTH ABOUT DISCONNECTED MANUFACTURING DATAWhy are modern factories still running on manual exports and guesswork despite having ERP, MES, and Azure systems in place? This episode cuts through the technology…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/azure-dps-attestation-tpm-x509-symmetric-keys/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/azure-dps-attestation-tpm-x509-symmetric-keys/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:42:07 -0000articleCompare TPM, X.509, and symmetric keys for Azure DPS. Learn how to choose the right attestation method to securely provision 100,000+ IoT devices.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/mqtt-pipeline-azure-iot-hub/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/mqtt-pipeline-azure-iot-hub/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeMost factory dashboards start at the wrong end: they show a temperature or an OEE number, but nobody can explain where the message came from or whether it can be trusted. This episode is for OT and IT architects, data engineers and manufacturing leaders…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/azure-dps/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/azure-dps/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeProvisioning ten IoT devices by hand is easy, but at 100,000 devices every shortcut becomes a security and support problem. This episode explains Azure Device Provisioning Service for IoT architects and manufacturing IT teams, from device identity and…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/finite-capacity-scheduling-vs-infinite-erp-planning/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/finite-capacity-scheduling-vs-infinite-erp-planning/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:26:03 -0000articleLearn why infinite ERP capacity planning causes scheduling chaos and how finite capacity scheduling helps manufacturers handle urgent sales orders safely.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/power-platform-azure-finite-capacity-manufacturing-schedules/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/power-platform-azure-finite-capacity-manufacturing-schedules/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:26:38 -0000articleLearn how to build finite-capacity manufacturing schedules using Azure, Power Platform, and Microsoft Fabric to bridge ERP plans and shop-floor reality.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/ppr-models-vs-relational-tables-factory-analytics/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/ppr-models-vs-relational-tables-factory-analytics/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:20:57 -0000articleDiscover why Product, Process, and Resource (PPR) models outperform traditional relational tables for complex manufacturing analytics and shop floor visibility.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/unified-namespace-not-factory-map/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/unified-namespace-not-factory-map/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:25:58 -0000articleDiscover why a Unified Namespace acts as a message highway rather than a factory map, and why industrial connectivity is not true integration.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/manufacturing-data-models-continuous-improvement/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/manufacturing-data-models-continuous-improvement/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:08:11 -0000articleDiscover how structured manufacturing data models eliminate siloed metrics, preserve context, and transform continuous improvement initiatives into lasting operational gains.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-excel-becomes-unofficial-manufacturing-control-system/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-excel-becomes-unofficial-manufacturing-control-system/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:17:12 -0000articleDiscover why manufacturing planners rely on Excel for production control, the risks of fragmented shop floor data, and how closed-loop models fix static ERP schedules.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/beyond-mrp-enterprise-resource-planning-finite-scheduling/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/beyond-mrp-enterprise-resource-planning-finite-scheduling/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:26:02 -0000articleDiscover why traditional MRP and ERP systems cannot create a realistic, executable production schedule due to the infinite-capacity planning assumption.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/when-does-excel-fail-for-manufacturing-scheduling/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/when-does-excel-fail-for-manufacturing-scheduling/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:31:54 -0000articleDiscover the exact operational tipping point where Excel and manual spreadsheets stop working for manufacturing scheduling and production planning.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/erp-capacity-planning-shop-floor-limits/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/erp-capacity-planning-shop-floor-limits/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:01:50 -0000articleDiscover why ERP capacity planning and spreadsheets fail to predict real shop floor constraints like tooling, setups, and operator skills.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-erp-production-dates-are-fake-planning-vs-reality/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-erp-production-dates-are-fake-planning-vs-reality/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:25:55 -0000articleDiscover why traditional ERP production dates create false certainty and learn how finite-capacity APS scheduling bridges the gap in manufacturing.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/hard-vs-soft-production-constraints/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/hard-vs-soft-production-constraints/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:22:28 -0000articleDiscover the critical difference between hard and soft production constraints in finite scheduling to prevent factory bottlenecks and missed deadlines.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-excel-outages-fail-during-machine-breakdowns/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-excel-outages-fail-during-machine-breakdowns/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:17:09 -0000articleDiscover why decentralized Excel spreadsheets fail during factory machine breakdowns and learn how a single source of truth protects production schedules.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/real-time-manufacturing-dashboards-vs-live-value-streams/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/real-time-manufacturing-dashboards-vs-live-value-streams/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:04:55 -0000articleDiscover why real-time manufacturing dashboards fail to explain production bottlenecks and how shifting to a live value stream model delivers true operational intelligence.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/forward-vs-backward-scheduling-manufacturing/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/forward-vs-backward-scheduling-manufacturing/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:41:24 -0000articleDiscover the differences between forward and backward scheduling in manufacturing. Learn how comparing these two perspectives exposes critical planning gaps.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-routing-sequences-fail-manufacturing-dependencies/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-routing-sequences-fail-manufacturing-dependencies/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:02:19 -0000articleDiscover why standard manufacturing routings fail to predict delivery delays and learn how tracking live dynamic dependencies protects production schedules.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/finite-capacity-scheduling-manufacturing/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/finite-capacity-scheduling-manufacturing/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeYour ERP assigns a finish date, but the machine that must make the parts is already buried under more work than it can finish. This episode explains for manufacturing planners and IT/OT teams how finite capacity scheduling works, from bottlenecks, changeovers…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/why-your-critical-path-changes-when-production-changes/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/why-your-critical-path-changes-when-production-changes/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeA planned completion date looks reasonable until one operation runs late, a material release slips or a resource disappears, and every downstream promise moves with it. This episode shows manufacturing planners and IT/OT architects how to apply critical path…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-a-stock-count-isnt-enough-moving-beyond-basic-inventory/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-a-stock-count-isnt-enough-moving-beyond-basic-inventory/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:51:02 -0000articleWelcome back to our companion blog for the podcast! If you have ever run a retail shop, a warehouse, or a massive manufacturing operation, you likely know the feeli…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/overcoming-the-latency-wall-why-your-cloud-strategy-needs-the-edge-1/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/overcoming-the-latency-wall-why-your-cloud-strategy-needs-the-edge-1/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:50:45 -0000articleWelcome back to our ongoing exploration of modern cloud architectures and the hurdles that fast-moving enterprises face today. If you have been following our podcas…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/dynamics-365-remote-assist-simply-explained/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/dynamics-365-remote-assist-simply-explained/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeWhen a machine stops, the expert who knows it best is often far away, and photos, chats and phone calls leave too much to guesswork. This episode explains Dynamics 365 Remote Assist for maintenance, field service and operations teams. You learn how live…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/discrete-vs-process-vs-lean-manufacturing-dynamics-365/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/discrete-vs-process-vs-lean-manufacturing-dynamics-365/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:49:13 -0000articleCompare discrete, process, and lean manufacturing in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. Learn how to choose the right production strategy for your business.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/dynamics-365-guides-simply-explained/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/dynamics-365-guides-simply-explained/Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeFrontline technicians often juggle manuals, laptops and memory while doing careful physical work. In this Simply Explained episode, Mirko Peters explains how Dynamics 365 Guides used mixed reality on HoloLens, Teams and Copilot to bring instructions to the…