The main goal for any enterprise data center is to be “smart” — to predict failures, understand the physical environment, and recognize threats through automation and tools. With data center technologies such as intelligent power, sensors, artificial intelligence and dynamic cooling, such smart data centers are now a reality. Smart data center technologies, and their …
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French tech executive Nicolas Thibaut has been working for a few years now on a concept that’s morphed a bit in response to changing digital security challenges and in service of a pretty straightforward agenda: To bring “business-level security,” as he puts it, “to as many people as possible.” Contained in his story are a …
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Shutterstock Back in October, a piece of malware called Mirai was used to essentially crash the entire internet. It was traced back to the increasingly worrying Internet of Things, the giant pile of stuff we all own that increasingly connects to the internet, apparently for the sole purpose of collecting data on us, including how …
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IoT Think Tank There Is No Such Thing As an IoT Platform Creative Intellect Analyst Clive Howard says that if IoT is to move beyond the hype and to deliver the significant benefits that are possible, then we need to move beyond talking about IoT platforms. By Clive Howard 03/14/2017 With Internet of Things (IoT) …
Yesterday I shared an unboxing gallery for the TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi Plug Mini that is compatible with Amazon’s Alexa service. This device plugs into a wall socket, connects to your home wireless network and can be controlled manually by pressing the On/Off button on its side. Of course, manual control defeats the purpose of having …
Retailers remain stuck when it comes to Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives, according to “The Internet of Things in Retail: Getting Beyond the Hype.” The second annual report from RSR shows that retailers are increasingly aware of the impact of IoT on customer engagement and competitive advantage. Yet, they are still hesitant to invest in …
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Voice activated tools like Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home are seeing explosive growth as the concept of smart homes takes hold in the U.S. Such tools offer the convenience of allowing homeowners to take control of their properties, using their voice to command their home appliances. However, despite the popularity of such devices, some manufacturers …
Shutterstock Most of the tech hype at the big SXSW conference this week is definitely anything and everything around virtual reality, but Internet of Things has crept into today’s chatter among attendees-in-the-know given reports that the Internet of Things (IoT) smart products platform, Evrything, just secured a solid $24.8 million in Series B funding. This …
News MapR Takes Big Data Analytics to the IoT Edge By David Ramel 03/14/2017 MapR Technologies Inc. today announced a small-footprint edition of its data platform designed to take Big Data analytics closer to the source — in this case the edge of the rapidly growing Internet of Things (IoT). The company, often characterized as …
Wind River announced the availability of a software-virtualization platform enabling critical-infrastructure companies to cost-effectively evolve aging legacy control systems not designed to support the connected nature of IoT. Wind River Titanium Control empowers the next generation of on-premise analytics to optimize industrial processes. “ARC believes the influx of new IIoT technologies now entering the automation market …
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