The IoT continues to expand and will soon form an integral part of life at all scales. Current barriers to the widespread adoption of IoT tools centre around expertise according to Verizon, with educational packages throughout the country not yet up-to-speed with the level of cohesion IoT has with current and future tech platforms. (more…)
May 6, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
The world is currently facing a crisis over soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices, which have been further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Gas and power prices have increased to unprecedented levels, creating a challenging operating environment for every business and consumer. In this climate, companies need to look at the controllable factors in this case, monitoring, reducing and optimising energy consumption, says Matthew Margetts, director of sales and marketing at Smarter Technologies Group. (more…)
May 5, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
There is unprecedented interest in the Matter Standard, the new smart home interoperability standard being developed by Google, Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Comcast, GE and many other brands, says Dunstan Power, director of ByteSnap Design. This is designed to help devices work together in a single smart home ecosystem. (more…)
March 31, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Britain’s rail network is understaffed, and this issue isn’t going anywhere fast; rail companies need to invest in the Internet of Things (IoT), adaptive software, and real-time data to help fill the gaps, says Chris Chinnapan, sector director at mpro5. (more…)
March 24, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
They say that knowledge plus experience equals wisdom. In many cases, wisdom is the discernment in knowing when (and how) to use your knowledge in a certain situation. It points us to the reality that a wealth of knowledge or data, or information in general doesn’t do us much good if we don’t have access to it or process it in a way that lets us use it in the right moment. Such is the challenge with medical device connectivity in hospital systems around the world. (more…)
March 1, 2022
Posted by: Sadiq Syed
A skills shortage among in-house staff is proving to be a barrier for 42% of organisations in effectively implementing cloud-based HCM (Human Capital Management) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems today, according to findings in research by Symatrix. (more…)
February 25, 2022
Posted by: Mandy Chapman
Big data remains of critical importance to every organisation operating today, no matter its size or location. Data volumes continue to rise, says Bill Scudder, SVP and general manager, AIoT solutions, AspenTech. Big data growth statistics from Statista reveal that data creation will be over 180 zettabytes by 2025.That will be about 118.8 zettabytes more than in 2020. Industrial organisations are among those most significantly impacted by data growth. (more…)
February 24, 2022
Posted by: Bill Scudder
The most nerve-wracking time for any company that intends to introduce a new product is when the first tranche of populated boards arrives back from the EMS provider. You have done everything correctly, tested at every stage and worked closely with the EMS to ensure the design is as manufacturable as possible and that any likely problems have been ironed out, says Gordon McAlpine, production manager, Dynamic EMS. (more…)
February 23, 2022
Posted by: Gordon McAlpine
Since beginning commercial operation in January 2018, the second line of the China-Russia crude oil pipeline has doubled the yearly annual imports of crude oil from Russia to China from 15 million to 30 million tonnes. The pipeline, which measures over 800 kilometres and was constructed in a record 180 days, is exposed to extreme conditions. (more…)
February 10, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Amazon Astro is one of the most anticipated smart home tech releases of 2022. Think of it as an Alexa on wheels. Equipped with a moving 1080p periscope camera, the Astro will move around your home providing Alexa services like video chat. It can also closely integrate with Amazon Ring products to improve home security, says Jocelyn Brown, freelance technology writer. (more…)
January 19, 2022
Posted by: Jocelyn Brown