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New white paper shows SMEs nine routes to meeting their innovation needs in the IoT

A new report from industry analysts IoT Analytics GmbH sets out to show small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) how to find a suitable model for digitalisation. With so many options for innovation in the IoT age, says Jeremy Cowan, the authors aim to help SMEs navigate their way through the complexities of the Internet of Things. (more…)

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September 29, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Smishing: New age phishing

According to fraud prevention body Cifas, identity fraud has reached ‘epidemic levels’. Statistics show that 89,201 cases of identity fraud were registered from January to June this year, the highest total ever. (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Combating floods in urban areas with IoT network solutions

Flooding can devastate a city faster than almost any other natural disaster, and the financial, physical, and emotional repercussions can leave an area reeling for months. The Pew Charitable Trusts report that damage from flooding cost the United States nearly $2 billion each year from 2006 to 2015, with 36 declared federal flooding and hurricane disasters in 2016. (more…)

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September 28, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Leveraging IoT based technologies at the construction jobsite

The Internet of Things is ubiquitous, disrupting every aspect of how we live, work and play. With smart home, for example, a home owner can communicate with their IoT-connected thermostat as they leave the office, ensuring that they can come home to a cool house on a hot summer afternoon. Now, homeowners can optimise air conditioner usage, reducing energy consumption, and lowering their electric bills in the process. (more…)

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September 27, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Ada College hosts IoT hackathon as ThingWorx becomes part of curriculum

Digital is increasingly woven into everything we do; from the products we interact with on a daily basis to the services we use. This means organisations need a workforce with technical skills to support our rapidly-growing digital economy. (more…)

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September 26, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Creating the future today now

There is no escaping the digital revolution, prompting businesses everywhere to revamp their business plans to accommodate this change. Business either have to create a business of the future or remain in the past and get left behind. (more…)

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Five steps to zero downtime

Few things can damage the financial stability of a manufacturing facility more than unexpected downtime. Unplanned downtime may be beyond the control of a manufacturer – caused by infrastructure failures, human error or even natural catastrophes. (more…)

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September 20, 2017

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Book Review: Implementing the Internet of Things

Implementing the Internet of Things by Boban Vukicevic and Bob Emmerson is not a technical manual, although the title might suggest otherwise. It’s a business-focused and practical guide to “Strategy, Implementation and Considerations”, (more…)

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September 19, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

How to evolve media infrastructure, and sleep well at night

Imagine you’ve made a decision to move out of your house—the one that’s faithfully served your needs in the past years—to a new one. You want your new house to be part of the digital world around you, and to enjoy all the benefits of modern technology, so you make it connected, smart, automated. (more…)

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Enabling the Internet-of-Everything with intelligent data distribution

When I speak with customers, a common goal is to achieve reliable, efficient, and scalable real-time distribution of data among people, devices, sensors, and machines – what I like to call the Internet of “Everything” (IoE).

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