Experienced executives in many sectors will tell you that today they face their toughest business challenges ever. Even leaders in successful and well-established enterprises are concerned at what the third decade of the millennium holds for them. Lean new competitors are entering the market, they enjoy lower operating expenses and are using disruptive technologies to tear up the rule [...]

Storing information on the cloud makes a lot of sense for businesses in the tech industry. It provides them with flexibility, scalability and an affordable alternative to costly on-site infrastructure.

At this year’s IFX Conference in Las Vegas, State of the Edge, a diverse, member-supported research organisation, announced the availability of State of the Edge 2020, a free market research report that explains and documents the latest developments in edge computing.

Global technology spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to reach $1.2 trillion (€1 trillion) in 2022, led by industries such as discrete manufacturing $119 billion (€108 billion), process manufacturing $78 billion (€70.8 billion), transportation $71 billion (€64.5 billion) and utilities $61 billion (€55.4 billion).

In early 2019, the UK’s first smart factory was created, using the newly launched 5G communications network to facilitate quick data transfer speeds.

“Everyone talks about the impact of edge computing in IoT” said Rex Lee, director of Advantech Embedded IoT Group.

Five years ago, analysts estimated 50 billion devices by 2020.

With a new decade just around the corner and the number of connected devices sitting at the single digit mark, you might think this missed projection signals failure but really it is just a symptom of overhype. Actually, IoT growth shows no signs of slowing down.

Research from Arm estimates one trillion devices by [...]

IoT Now’s editorial director quizzes Manfred Kube, head of IoT Products at Thales Analytics & IoT Solutions, about how connectivity is evolving in the Internet of Things and how we can secure our IoT devices.

Digitalisation is making a relentless headway and transforming all kinds of industries and economic sectors, as a result of which many companies are assessing the most suitable technologies to invest in.

Rigado, a provider of Enterprise Bluetooth for Commercial IoT, has launched its Edge Connect Platform providing an update to its Edge-as-a-Service offering.