As the Internet of Things becomes a reality and revolutions such as smart cities, digital manufacturing and connected vehicles are proliferating, the number of data points that could potentially be attacked by hackers are also rising at a staggering pace, writes Pavan Singh, the vice president and business head of the data security platform at Covata. Indeed, Gartner predicts that by 2020 there will be 9.7 billion connected devices, all of which represent a possible entry point for an attacker. (more…)

September 16, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

As the Internet of Things becomes a reality and revolutions such as smart cities, digital manufacturing and connected vehicles are proliferating, the number of data points that could potentially be attacked by hackers are also rising at a staggering pace, writes Pavan Singh, the vice president and business head of the Covata Data Security Platform at Covata. Indeed, Gartner predicts that by 2020 there will be 9.7 billion connected devices, all of which represent a possible entry point for an attacker. (more…)

August 2, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Given the explosion of data generation in the life sciences, and the extension of the industry’s end-to-end supply chains it is crucial that we employ solutions for global and social collaboration, writes Stephen Chadwick, the managing director for EuroNorth at Dassault Systèmes. (more…)

May 12, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

The development of the Internet of Things (IoT) will see multiple systems be linked in order to realise automation, data sharing and efficiency benefits, writes Phill Peston, a senior analyst at Beecham Research. (more…)

November 24, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

In the first part of this blog I explained how IoT is being elevated from a home to a work environment, and the benefits it can bring. IoT is definitely the big promise of the future, but what interests me even more is the manner in which IoT is already being used today as a new spark in business right now. (more…)

October 2, 2015

Posted by: Sukamal Banerjee

GEO Business, one of the UK’s leading geospatial event, returns to Excel London on 4 and 5 June 2025 with an impressive roster of Main Stage speakers set to captivate and inspire. This year’s programme brings together prominent figures across industry, academia and government, offering insights into the past, present and future of geospatial.

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May 9, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) has announced its Digital Twin Testbed initiative, an opportunity for members to showcase innovation in digital twin evolution. The initiative is a collaborative, holistic approach DTC members can use to develop, test, verify, and validate digital twin systems and advance digital-twin-enabling technologies.

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February 3, 2025

Posted by: Marion Webber

Event date: March 24-26, 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands

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January 17, 2025

Posted by: IoT global network

Netmore Group has announced that CRA has chosen Netmore’s Operator Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to modernise and streamline the delivery of commercial Internet of Things (IoT) services to its customers. Netmore PaaS enables CRA to not only deliver carrier-grade and future-proof LoRaWAN network connectivity, but also optimises the company’s network monitoring and technical support for IoT deployments across multiple industries and use cases. (more…)

December 6, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) published the Business Maturity Model white paper to guide organisations in designing and implementing digital twins that improve business outcomes.

“Change in the digital age is happening at speed and with high frequency, creating disruptions that are difficult to identify,” said Dan Isaacs, the GM and CTO of the DTC. “When companies take an ad-hoc approach to designing and implementing digital twins, it can lead to architectural inconsistencies, making it difficult to share data across business units and to establish an end-to-end view of business processes.”

The Business Maturity Model can help organisations realise the value digital twins add to their business.

The five stages of maturity are, in summary:

1. Passive: Active and passive resistance to digitalisation. Little or no digitisation is found in many legacy projects.
2. Starter: Passive observers of digital twins where there is some virtual and digital modeling. Their existence and value are recognised, but adoption does not yet seriously feature on the agenda. The attitude towards change is that it is a necessary evil rather than a business opportunity.
3. Progressive: Early-stage participants in digital twinning where there is use of operational data for insights with some integration and automation, but only in siloed proofs of concept starting to realise the value, usually in pockets of enlightenment where the attitude to change is also more positive and accepting.
4. Mature: Active prototypes of Digital Twins that are comprehensive with simulation for future “What if scenarios.” The owners see the benefit and start sharing data between point solutions, often providing the technology platforms, and are actively encouraging collaboration on digital twin projects across the siloes of the organisation. This integration follows the Systems of Systems approach and spreads across all phases controlled by the owners internally.
5. Master: Active adoption of digital twins and continuous evolution of the use cases in different parts of the organisation with autonomous decision-making and the ability to learn and act on behalf of users with no human interference.

“The elements of the Business Maturity Model describe the competencies that drive the organisation’s maturity stages,” said Dana Kawas, the co- founder and CEO of Thynkli and one of the authors of the white paper. “With the support of digital twin technology, performance in each competency can be improved.”

Tim Connolly, the CEO at APTUMX and one of the authors of the white paper, said, “We recommend collecting the assessment data from different organisational stakeholders at different levels and in various business units. The Business Maturity Model white paper provides guidance organisations can use to identify where to start and how to prioritise their actions when designing and deploying digital twin systems.”

You can download the Business Maturity Model white paper from the DTC website. Become a DTC member and join the global leaders in digital twin technology.

November 27, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska