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🌟 Fully-Funded Digital Transformation with FactoryXChange and ICHEC 🌟 Hosted by ICHEC at PorterShed, Galway, the FactoryXChange event brought together Irish SMEs and startups to explore fully funded digital transformation services through FxC, an EU and Irish Government initiative. Special thanks to Peter Woods for the insightful and interactive FxC presentation, and to Sujit Upadhyay and Prahlad Kakkattu for organising this event. Through insightful talks, real success stories, and active networking, attendees learned how FactoryXChange helps businesses grow, improve, and innovate—all at no cost. Event Highlights Included: ▶ Introduction to FxC’s Digital Services – An overview of how FxC supports SMEs with tailored digital solutions and expert guidance. ▶ Client Success Stories – Real examples of SMEs utilising FxC’s resources to boost efficiency and growth. ▶ Interactive Q&A – Industry experts provided guidance on customising these services to meet individual business needs. A special thanks to our guest speakers, William Johnstone from Trudo and Cormac McHugh from Dairy Robotics, who shared how FxC has accelerated their growth. Thanks also to Karin Jancykova from Irish Manufacturing Research and Bruno Voisin from ICHEC for their valuable insights. We were thrilled to see so many fantastic SMEs join us, including Mind Compass AI, Creative Spark, MQI Golf, ATU, 3035 Tech, Arantico, Smart PMO, Tr3dent, Black Rabbit Digital, MDD Ltd, Smart Factory, Data Clarify, Xposure, GIS, Xperi, and Mead Media. Register and access fully funded digital services at: https://lnkd.in/dzDex_RH

🤝A huge thank you to Peter Woods, Sujit Upadhyay and Prahlad Kakkattu from the Irish Centre for High-End Computing ICHEC for presenting the FactoryXChange program to our members yesterday 🙌This incredible initiative is a valuable asset for any business aiming to integrate digital transformation. With Factory XChange, participants can access free, personalised advice, adopt new tools and discover ways to enhance their digital maturity. 🧠Learn more about how Factory XChange can support your business: https://lnkd.in/dzDex_RH

So what’s happening this week… 💻Galway IT Meetup 1.6: Incident Response: Join us for an insightful session on incident response and preparedness! How should you respond if your servers are hit with a DDoS attack? Hear real-life examples of overcoming challenges and share your insights. Michael Deryugin from OnePageCRM will dive into “Surviving a DDoS Attack,” and Liam Krewer from FleetOps.com will present “Database Backups as a Feature.”: https://bit.ly/4e7bpHx ⚙️Unlock Fully-Funded Digital Transformation with FactoryXChange and the Irish Centre for High-End Computing ICHEC: Supported by the European Union and the Irish Government, FactoryXChange (FXC) provides fully-funded digital services to accelerate your business growth. Discover how to scale and innovate at zero cost to you: https://bit.ly/3UrygGw 📈Office Hours with FIRSTBLOX: Connect with Lorcan O'Flynn and Rory O'Flynn to dive into AWS, product delivery, development, and architecture. Whether you're just starting out or already have an AWS setup, they’re here to explore your current environment, address any challenges, and discuss your cloud strategy: https://bit.ly/3ZZFPIb ➕As always, make sure to keep up to date on all things PorterShed by checking out our website and socials: https://bit.ly/3Aqr6LR

Last week, at the Environment Ireland Conference, Venkatesh Kannan, Associate Director at ICHEC, presented on an exciting project that could shape the future of Ireland’s digital and environmental landscape: "Enabling Digital Twins with a Common Data Space for Ireland (IRL-DataSpace)." His presentation emphasised how cutting-edge digital technologies can be harnessed to address the country’s environmental and societal challenges. Read more about Venkatesh's presentation below.

🔔EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) User Day in Amsterdam 📆22nd of October 2024 It was a pleasure to meet and discuss the state of #technology and digital #skills in the industry space with : • Dave Feenan - Director of Digital Technology Skills and Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet  • Prof. Horacio González-Vélez - Computer Science at National College of Ireland and Steering Board Member of Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet • Carlos Teijeiro Barjas - HPC Training Advisor at SURF and EuroCC Netherlands State-of-the-art education comes with collaboration across all sectors: government, academia and industry and we’re looking forward to exploring the collaboration between Ireland 🇮🇪 and The Netherlands🇳🇱 . Valeriu Codreanu Carlos Teijeiro Barjas Danique A. Clicia Pinto EuroCC Netherlands EuroCC Romania Irish Centre for High-End Computing ICHEC

Unlock Fully Funded Digital Services with FactoryXChange 🚀   Calling all Irish SMEs and start-ups! 📣 Join us on 30th October at PorterShed, Galway - H91 TCX3 (or virtually via Zoom) to discover fully funded digital transformation services through FactoryXChange. This EU and Irish Government-backed initiative helps businesses scale, innovate, and modernize operations— at no direct cost to your company.   Gain practical insights on leveraging FactoryXChange digital services to grow your business. 🗓 Agenda: 1:00 PM - Lunch & Networking 1:30 PM - Presentation on FXC & its Benefits 2:10 PM - Client Testimonials 2:40 PM - Q&A with Industry Experts   📢 Free registration using code: FXC_Discount Hurry! Limited spots available. Register event here: https://lnkd.in/eqS-cFkJ   #DigitalTransformation #IrishSMEs #GalwayEvents #BusinessGrowth #Startups #Innovation #FactoryXChange #ICHEC #Networking #ScaleYourBusiness #PortershedGalway Irish Centre for High-End Computing ICHEC

Calling all Irish SMEs and start-ups! 📣 Join us on 30th October at the PorterShed, Galway (or virtually via Zoom) to discover fully funded digital transformation services with FactoryXChange, in collaboration with ICHEC. This EU and Irish Government-backed initiative helps businesses scale, innovate, and modernise operations. Gain practical insights into leveraging FactoryXChange digital services to grow your business. 📢 Free registration using the code: FXC_Discount. Limited spots available. Register for the event here: https://lnkd.in/eqS-cFkJ

That brings a close to #EnvironmentIreland 2024. We want to thank our partners - Coillte, PwC Ireland, Repak, Arthur Cox LLP, Irish Centre for High-End Computing ICHEC, Antaris Consulting, CIRCULÉIRE, Sustainable Enterprise Skillnet and Skillnet Climate Ready Academy - our expert panelists, Minister Ossian Smyth, and all of our 250 delegates helping making this, the 20th Environment Ireland conference, such a great success. For updates on the environmental sector and more, follow eolas Magazine!

Venkatesh Kannan, Associate Director at ICHEC, presented at the #EnvironmentIreland conference in Croke Park earlier today. Venkatesh's talk focused on 'Enabling Digital Twins with a Common Data Space for Ireland.' Find out more about the event: https://lnkd.in/g6zt2pU #digitaltwins #dataspaces Environment Ireland Data Spaces Support Centre BDVA - Big Data Value Association ETP4HPC European Technology Platform for HPC EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) EuroCC EuroCC_Ireland Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Department of Health - Ireland Research Ireland Geological Survey Ireland CSO (Central Statistics Office Ireland) Dublin City Council Smart Dublin IDA Ireland Enterprise Ireland Met Éireann Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Health Research Board (HRB) Health Service Executive EirGrid Group ESB Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water HEAnet NI-HPC Gaia-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL) University of Galway

Thanks to the ClimAg research team in University College Cork particularly Nithiya Streethran for carrying out the modelling and analysis, our steering group, data providers including Irish Centre for High-End Computing ICHEC, Met Éireann and the EPA Research programme team for supporting this project.