Today’s managers and executives need to oversee humans and machines in this age of AI and RPA, but should machines be managed as humans in a way that some suggest? Image: Willyam – stock.adobe.com As artificial intelligence and robotics process automation (RPA) usage continue to expand in enterprises, managers and executives need to learn how […]
Archives for 2020
We’re the go-to-guys for IoT customers who need simple and reliable connectivity for their solutions
SPONSORED INTERVIEW: Bruno Jacobfeuerborn is chairman of the supervisory board of 1NCE, the provider of simplified flat rate connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT). He has worked at Deutsche Telekom since 1989, initially as a regional manager for the operator’s mobile network. From 2010 to 2016 he was director of technology for Deutsche Telekom […]
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
Benjamin Franklin enjoyed this old proverb: “A little neglect may breed mischief. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost.” The message can be easily ignored, that seemingly unimportant factors have dramatic knock-on effects, and […]
MLOps—the path to building a competitive edge
Enterprises today are transforming their businesses using Machine Learning (ML) to develop a lasting competitive advantage. From healthcare to transportation, supply chain to risk management, machine learning is becoming pervasive across industries, disrupting markets and reshaping business models. Organizations need the technology and tools required to build and deploy successful Machine Learning models and operate […]
What Retail Can Build on and Get From Cloud in 2020
Demand for data-driven strategies and personalized interaction with customers push industry to embrace digital resources. The retail industry is standing on the cusp of realizing more opportunities that may be possible via the cloud. At last week’s NRF Retail Big Show conference, Pravin Pillai, global head of industry solutions for retail at Google Cloud, spoke […]
The Facial Recognition Debate
One small step for tech, one giant leap for privacy? It is up to our society to create clear boundaries that will enhance the positive and control the negative. Last May, San Francisco became the first major city in the U.S. to ban facial recognition software by the government, police and public sector agencies. Since […]
5,4,3,2,1 – It’s blast off for the evolving enterprise
As 5G arrives, we’re in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, surfing the third wave of digitalisation, becoming acquainted with digital twins and expecting unified experiences across platforms and networks, writes George Malim These are all transforming not only technology but society. In this issue of IoT Now we look at how network capacity […]
Women’s initiatives: How the pilot programs worked
Three years ago, the AICPA Women’s Initiatives Executive Committee (WIEC) launched a pilot program and chose three midsize public accounting firms to participate. The mission? To kick off a step-by-step plan to create internal women’s programs from scratch or to rejuvenate such programs already in the works. These initiatives aim to not only improve the […]
Why baby boomers are looking to IoT and analytics to stay safe
IoT security is becoming a top-of-mind priority in the personal care industry. Essence group believes it has the solution and had it on display at CES 2020. More from CES 2020 TechRepublic’s Karen Roby talked to Josh Locke, vice-president of sales at Essence Security, at CES 2020 about its Internet of Things (IoT) products for […]
Why blockchain-based cybersecurity may be the answer for vulnerable IoT networks
CES 2020: A “hacked” robot was on display to demonstrate how SigmaDots serverless architecture is poised to fend off IoT security threats. More from CES 2020 TechRepublic’s Karen Roby talked to Itsik Harpaz, vice-president of research and development at Essence Security, at CES 2020 about its SigmaDots product and security of the Internet of Things […]