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Mitigating the cyber risks of IoT and finding solutions

The last decade has seen unprecedented development of the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, enabled by new distributed network technologies. McKinsey estimates that by 2025, the world will own 50 billion networked devices, up 400% from 2010, and contributing US$11 trillion (€10 trillion) to economies. (more…)

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April 29, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Vilicom deploys in-building network for 19 new test labs in Manchester

UK-based wireless telecommunications provider, Vilicom has installed an in-building, advanced cellular network at Smart DCC’s new Manchester office, Brabazon House. This, says the company, will be an essential tool in the rigorous testing of the latest smart energy technologies and initiatives at the new site. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The Coca-Cola company announces strategic partnership with Microsoft

The Coca-Cola Company, announced a five-year agreement with Microsoft Corp. to standardise its business operations on Microsoft’s cloud and deliver rich new digital experiences that will provide innovative solutions to modernise how the company engages with employees and customers. (more…)

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April 28, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Acquia announces new solutions and services to accelerate Drupal 9 adoption

Digital experience company Acquia has announced new solutions and services to help organisations adopt Drupal 9 right out of the gate. Acquia’s Drupal Deprecation Status tool, forthcoming Migration Accelerator tool, and expert migration services form a powerful foundation of Acquia’s toolkit to migrate to the latest version of Drupal. As the Drupal contributor, the company is equipped to help organisations transition to this powerful, modern, open source content management system. (more…)

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April 27, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

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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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Saving us from demented smart things

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of IoT security regulations

From smart cars to smart factories, the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming every aspect of modern life. Deployment of smart, connected devices delivers many benefits, says Steve Hanna, senior principal, Infineon Technologies, but also brings a very real threat of cyberattacks that can harm innocent users. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Collaboration is essential to advancing IIoT and Digital Transformation

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will transform the global economy and individual businesses through the proliferation of connected devices and innovative uses of data. So says Ken Figueredo, one of oneM2M‘s contributing members and Market Development consultant for Chordant Inc. (more…)

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April 24, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Weka introduces Weka AI to enable accelerated edge to core to cloud data pipelines

WekaIO, the innovation leader in high-performance and scalable file storage, and an NVIDIA Partner Network Solution Advisor, introduced Weka AI, a transformative storage solution framework underpinned by the Weka File System (WekaFS) that enables accelerated edge-to-core-to-cloud data pipelines. (more…)

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April 23, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Accenture, Intel and Sulubaai environmental foundation use AI to save Coral Reefs

AccentureIntel and the Sulubaai Environmental Foundation have developed a new solution powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor, characterise and analyse coral reef resiliency. The solution — the work product of Project: CORaiL, an initiative the three organisations created in 2019 — has been deployed in a reef in the Philippines since last year. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Security and performance are the focus as Canonical launches Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, has made Ubuntu 20.04 LTS generally available, with a particular emphasis on security and performance. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello