Analytics solutions company, Teradata Corp., has announced new deployment options for Teradata Aster Analytics: Teradata Aster Analytics on Hadoop and Teradata Aster Analytics on Amazon Web Services (AWS). (more…)
August 26, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
As we well know, world leaders are working on managing climate change and are negotiating hard to forge treaties that reduce carbon emissions. However, as the IoT revolution kicks in the effort going into protecting the planet, may actually be counter productive if we need more energy to drive the connected living we aspire to, write Abilio Marques, a senior software engineer, and Bettina Rubek Slater, the chief operating and chief marketing officer of Pycom. (more…)
July 20, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The market for the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare is predicted to hit $117 billion by 2020. While there are numerous benefits of embracing the adoption of IoT in healthcare, such as improved efficiencies, cost savings and enhanced patient experience, it can also bring issues of security to the forefront, writes David Kleidermacher, the chief security officer at BlackBerry. (more…)
July 13, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Boardrooms need to change the way they look at IoT and frontline service teams if they want to retain customers and grow the business, writes Joe Kenny, the senior director of Global Customer Transformation for field service management specialist, ServiceMax.
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July 5, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of Things (IoT) is clearly gaining momentum – a testament to its potential to improve customer experience, drive down costs, and transform business operations. As organisations evolve from successful, one off pilots into broader IoT deployments new thinking is required to ensure IoT truly delivers, writes Jason Kay, the chief commercial officer of IMS Evolve. (more…)
July 4, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
A report just published by Beecham Research (Wearable Technology in Public Safety – The Dominant Role of Body Worn Cameras)examines the growing market for body-worn cameras in police forces around the world, writes Robin Duke-Woolley, the founder and chief executive of Beecham Research. These are not your average webcams. These devices need to be able to withstand some pretty rough treatment, being used day in day out while providing video of high enough quality to be used for evidential purposes. In other words, in court. Increasingly, they also need to be connected – and the content needs to be encrypted so it cannot be misused. (more…)
June 27, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Many predict that by 2020 there will be more than 50 billion connected devices in circulation, which equates to about seven connected devices for every person in the world, writes Richard Kirk, the senior vice president at AlienVault. The vast majority of this growth will be consumer devices, many of which will be in our most private space – the home. (more…)
June 8, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
When you hear the word chief in anyone’s job title, several things come to mind: a senior management role overseeing an important business function associated with strategy and power, profitability and revenue growth. Someone who is leading a function that is critical to the success of a business, writes Dave Hart, the vice president of Global Customer Transformation for field service management specialist, ServiceMax. (more…)
March 17, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
One of the many sizable challenges in healthcare today is ensuring patients are taking care of themselves: taking their medication on time, getting enough sleep, doing what the doctor has advised, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, writes Mathew Kuruvilla, the chief innovation officer of Ness Software Engineering Services. (more…)
January 22, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Rob has served as chief marketing officer and senior vice president of products at ForeScout since June 2015. Prior to joining ForeScout, he served as vice president and general manager of the Network Security division at HP Software, where he was responsible for determining product strategy, delivery, customer success and overall P&L. Before that, Greer served in numerous leadership roles at Symantec, ClearApp (acquired by Oracle), SonicWALL, and Ignyte Technology, where he was founder and chief executive officer. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from San Jose State University.
January 11, 2016
Posted by: George Malim