Blogs

A reputation for innovation: Building business confidence for smart cities

Business leaders are increasingly recognising the importance of conditions external to their organisation when it comes to facilitating successful digital transformation initiatives. And in a continent as vast as Europe, businesses can choose from numerous locations when deciding where to operate. (more…)

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February 2, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Monetising the IoT

In the not-so-distant future, IoT systems will act like social networks, with billions of connected devices communicating with each other, open sharing of information and unparalleled collaboration between products, services and organisations. (more…)

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January 31, 2018

Posted by: IoT global network

The trilemma: Three tips for effective substation operation

The UK Government is facing a ‘trilemma’; a struggle to provide secure, affordable and clean energy, all while preventing blackouts. This is a unique situation where the technology available to the sector is much more advanced than the infrastructure the industry is built on. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Five product trends to keep an eye for improvement of new or future iterations of products

You can always count on change as a constant in the Internet of Things (IoT). Here, David Grammer, PTC UK’s senior vice-president, describes five product trends we should keep an eye out for. The way that manufacturers manage information throughout the product lifecycle has changed significantly in the past few years. (more…)

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January 26, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

4 Reasons Remote Monitoring is your Best Move to Better Service

Remote monitoring has so many advantages it’s become the essential tool for all manufacturing businesses. For those early adopters, the proven results have delivered new value, increased customer engagement and ensured super-efficient service. (more…)

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January 24, 2018

Posted by: IoT global network

Why is the connection piece so hard?

Increased usage of digital technologies by the manufacturing industry is inevitable but, while the shift is gradual, the pressure to go faster is great (more…)

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January 18, 2018

Posted by: IoT global network

Managing customer expectations in Industry 4.0

The phrase, ‘the customer is always right’ was coined by the founder of Selfridges, Henry Gordon Selfridge, in 1909. Despite its prominence, the accuracy of the phrase is highly debated by most people who deal with customers as, sometimes, what the client wants can be bad for business or too demanding to carry out. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Digitalisation is all about not thinking about digitalisation!

In the last year the increased focus on digitalisation, robotisation, artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) has led me to think about where this will all end up? (more…)

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January 9, 2018

Posted by: IoT global network

Businesses have just five weeks to enter The IoT Global Awards 2018

London, UK. January 4th, 2018 – There’s still time to gain massive publicity for your Internet of Things (IoT) project, team or leader from a shortlisted entry in The IoT Global Awards 2018. The premier IoT Awards scheme worldwide is sponsored by IoTGlobalNetwork.com, organisers of the Awards, and Smart IoT, hosts of the UK’s leading Internet of Things event (www.smartiotlondon.com). (more…)

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Posted by: IoT global network

Bitcoin for business

In December 2017, entertainment platform Steam stopped accepting payments with Bitcoin as the currency was seen as too volatile to bank on. While the cryptocurrency is in flux at the moment, there is potential for businesses to take advantage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde