Blogs

Is this the first IoT winter?

Is the Internet of Things (IoT) going through its ‘First IoT Winter’ between 2015 and 2020? Based on his recent book ‘The Internet of Things Myth’ and work by Transforma Insights looking at IoT deployments, says Matt Hatton, founding partner, Transforma Insights.

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April 27, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Recab UK becomes primary UK INSYS icom distributor

Embedded computing specialist Recab UK has become the primary distributor of INSYS icom equipment and support services for the UK market. This will allow Recab UK to support businesses in markets such as water treatment, utilities and sanitation with high quality products suited for automation and remote-controlled IT applications. (more…)

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April 24, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Accenture announces intent to acquire French Amazon Web Services consultancy Gekko

Accenture has agreed to acquire Gekko, a French Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services company. The acquisition would expand Accenture’s AWS resources in France to support enterprise migrations and development on cloud platforms, which has become the foundation for innovation and business transformation. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Tech Mahindra and IBM to help their clients modernise operations leveraging cloud

Tech Mahindra Ltd, a provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, is collaborating with IBM to help businesses transform their operations and accelerate their hybrid cloud strategies. Tech Mahindra will help clients migrate core business applications to the IBM public cloud using IBM Cloud Paks. (more…)

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April 23, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Telecoms operator revenue in developed markets to fall by 3.4% due to COVID-19

Revenue for telecoms operators will fall by 3.4% in 2020 compared to 2019 due to COVID-19, before returning to growth (0.8%) in 2021. This is according to a new impact assessment report published by Analysys Mason. (more…)

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April 22, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

First automated stem-water measuring system rollout is backed by €1.5mn EC Grant

Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Saturas Ltd., the developer of a stem-water measurement system for efficient farming, report that Kerlink will provide Saturas with LoRa-based hardware and software as it launches its technology commercially. (more…)

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April 21, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

ScanSource now Offering Microsoft Cloud Portfolio

ScanSource Inc, a provider of technology products and solutions, announced the launch of Microsoft’s full portfolio of cloud software solutions to its North American channel partners. Through this relationship, ScanSource partners can sell licenses for Microsoft 365, Office 365, Azure and Dynamics 365, while also meeting their end-customers’ growing demand for cloud-based remote workforce solutions. (more…)

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April 17, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

K3 cloud services provides secure segmentation across network environments

Hillstone Networks , a provider of corporate network security and risk management solutions, provides K3 Cloud Services with virtual micro-segmentation technology to secure its cloud network, and provides secure services with Hillstone CloudHive. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

IEC 62443: How to achieve the highest levels of industrial security

With the emergence of industry 4.0 and the ever-increasing adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), says Steve Hanna, co-chair of TCG’s Embedded Systems Work Groupthe Industrial Automation and Control Systems industry faces some exciting opportunities ahead. (more…)

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April 16, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Nokia’s Nuage Networks claims first SD-WAN solution for desktop, mobile and IoT devices

Nokia announced a partnership with Asavie to use its SD Edge mobility solution to extend the reach of the Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0 solution to include enterprise mobile and IoT devices. Mobile users will be able to seamlessly and securely connect to enterprise clouds and applications without the hassle of using VPN clients on their devices. Enterprise IT teams will benefit greatly from using the same centralised policy and control for mobile access as the rest of the enterprise users and devices based in physical branch offices. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello