IoT devices push to move the workplace to the cloud
The workplace is not what it was five years ago. Today’s modern office is filled with new gadgets and technologies that are all connected to the internet, where an abundance of data is collected and shared non-stop. From computers and desk phones to room panels and lobby displays, businesses are...
Driving IoT innovation
Whether referenced as the fourth Industrial Revolution or the connected society, the billions of connections forming IoT will change the game for industries, enterprises and consumers. However, revolution is always triggered by the rise and demand of certain driving factors. Similarly, IoT and its...
4 ways to minimize IoT cybersecurity risks
With close to 400k followers, the Twitter account named Internet of Shit is the epitome of the dire situation emerging as we stumble into a world of connected devices.
Governments around the world are waking up to a reality where the
How to prepare for the age of edge storage
The extreme storage demands of data-intensive applications are fueling tremendous growth in edge networks, and it’s opening a Pandora’s box of potential problems. While it’s a given that networks and applications such as IoT, connected vehicles, augmented reality, gaming and 5G networks are...
Approach the measurement of ROI for IoT projects with care
As interest in IoT soars, organizations must avoid sliding into the shiny new object syndrome and validate their IoT investments by showing the investment will create revenue or save. A year ago, I wrote about this in an article for IndustryWeek headlined "IoT and ROI: Two acronyms that need to go...
IoT technology helps feed the growing world population
Over the last century, the global population has more than quadrupled. In 1915, there were 1.8 billion people in the world, according to Harvard Business Review. Today, there is an estimated 7.7 billion, and we might reach 9.7 billion by 2050, according to the United Nations. As a result, food...
Secure the mix of legacy and modern solutions in IIoT
Logistics today is governed by a set of principles called the seven Rs: the right product, the right customer, the right price, the right quantity, the right condition, the right place and the right time. Upholding these principles demands a Herculean effort. Luckily, logistics managers have some...
5 tips to structure IoT systems for insights
If you’re going to get a full chorus to sing the same tune, you have to make sure everyone is singing from the same songbook. But how do you write the lyrics when there’s no one-size-fits-all answer to creating an IoT solution? It’s true; the usual straightforward technical challenges in...
Why AI is critical for an IoT breakthrough
It often feels like our connected devices are alerting us too frequently. When we have this firehose of signals, it becomes overwhelming and eventually makes us not care about the alert anymore. Now imagine this feeling multiplied to the scale of a smart city. For an IoT revolution to truly take...
The true value of IoT data insight within the cold chain
Businesses continue to demand easy access to larger, more detailed quantities of data because the initial capture of information on products and areas of the supply chain only scratches the surface of business opportunities that data can provide. There are vast amounts of untapped value from many...