Internet of Things (IoT)

Looking Back at 2015 – A Tipping Point for the Internet of Things

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2015 will be remembered as the year of the Internet of things. The tipping point when IoT went from the back rooms of the technology world to become mainstream. The consultancy McKinsey estimates that the Internet of Things – a world where up to 50 billion things (or devices) will be connected to the Internet […]

The Business Drivers of Hyper-distributed Computing

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It would be easy to say that the primary drivers behind hyper-distributed computing are social, mobile, analytics, cloud and security (SMACS). While it is true that these approaches are influencing or enabling hyper-distributed computing, they are not the business drivers. SMACS technologies are necessary but insufficient enablers of hyper-distributed computing. The premise of hyper-distributed computing […]

January 5, 2016

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

IoT, Robotics, Drones: Triggers for Digital Transformation

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Happy Disruptive New Year! As 2016 promises to unleash digital innovations across industries, let’s pause for a moment and ask ourselves: What are some of the common triggers of this disruptive transformation to digitize business and society? Three that immediately spring to my mind are: the Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics and Drones. On the […]

December 23, 2015

RETAIL & HOSPITALITY

How to Create an Omnichannel Strategy that’s Worth Celebrating

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This holiday season customers have more ways to shop than ever before. Retailers are making it easier to get the right presents by providing enhanced delivery options – from buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) to curbside pickup. While this freedom is empowering for customers, it creates a new level of complexity for retailers […]

December 17, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Analytics: Building a Winning Strategy in Manufacturing

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Machinery, supply chains, and raw materials have always been core concerns in manufacturing. Today, another asset is just as critical — data. General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt said it well: “The industrial world is changing dramatically, and those companies that make the best use of data will be the most successful.” I certainly […]

December 17, 2015

PERSPECTIVES

Summary: IoT: Realizing Business Value through Platforms, Data Analytics & Visualization

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Over the past few years of being immersed in the Internet of Things (IoT), I have found that customers have very specific problems they are trying to solve; e.g. gaining energy efficiency, early fault detection or remote diagnosis and maintenance of equipment. Decisions are driven by the need to reduce Operational Expenditure (OPEX) and save […]

December 17, 2015

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

IoT World Forum

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I just recently returned from the Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF) in Dubai. This was the third annual IoTWF, which has quickly become the premiere event showcasing innovations and opportunities made possible by the Internet of Things. I was dazzled and a bit dizzied by all the activities at this exciting three-day event. The […]

December 16, 2015

GOVERNMENT

#WednesdayWalkabout Series Finale: Building a Global Digital Community

3 min read

Co-authored with Dani Schrakamp We’re ready, are you? We are now in an age so normalized by the proliferation of technology that the United Nations has declared access to the...