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). Indeed, the market for Industry 4.0 products and […]
Archives for November 2019
Telenor: 20 technology trends that will shape 2020
From the “Internet of Bodies” and Green Tech to DIY AI and trends in digital trust, a host of new technology solutions, along with complex Big Tech conversations, will make for a paradoxical and exciting 2020, says Telenor Research. In the last decade, mobile service providers, device makers and Internet companies built a virtual second […]
Microsoft’s history and future strategy beyond 2020
In 1975, a 20-year old Bill Gates stated a bold ambition that many at the time thought naïve: his fledgling startup would put a Windows computer on every desk and in every home. Gates, and his co-founder Paul Allen, never quite realized that ambition. They did however, grow “Micro-Soft” from a tiny, underfunded company selling […]
World’s first IoT ‘device-to-cloud’ solution announced
Gemalto and Eseye launch ‘Intelligent Cloud Connect’, the only AWS Qualified IoT solution that vastly simplifies IoT device design, connectivity management, security and billing New solution will transform global IoT deployment by delivering out of the box, zero-touch global IoT connectivity directly into AWS IoT Core, reducing time to market by more than 75% The […]
HSBC to use Blockchain-Based ‘Digital Vault’ for Securities Worth $20 billion
HSBC is exploring the benefits of blockchain in many of its banking operations. After a test with R3 based Voltron, it plans to conduct banking transactions on a blockchain-based ‘Digital Vault.’ The banking platform will digitalize paper-based records of placements onto a real-time record-keeping platform. HSBC aims to deploy $20 billion worth of private placement securities on […]
U.S. facility may have best data center PUE
After years of big gains, the energy efficiency of data centers has stalled. The key data center efficiency measurement, power usage effectiveness, is not improving. It even declined a little from last year. The reason may have to do with the limits of the technology in use by the majority of data centers. Improving data […]
Preview: Live transcription with Azure Media Services
Azure Media Services provides a platform with which you can broadcast live events. You can use our APIs to ingest, transcode, and dynamically package and encrypt your live video feeds for delivery via industry-standard protocols like HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and MPEG-DASH. You can also use our APIs to integrate with CDNs and deliver to […]
Multi-protocol access on Data Lake Storage now generally available
We are excited to announce the general availability of multi-protocol access for Azure Data Lake Storage. Azure Data Lake Storage is a unique cloud storage solution for analytics that offers multi-protocol access to the same data. This is a no-compromise solution that allows both the Azure Blob Storage API and Azure Data Lake Storage API […]
5G and IoT lead telco transformation drive, while AI and automation use cases are yet to mature
69% of telco leaders say 5G and IoT will lead digital transformation drive Only 44% see network performance as a critical use case for AI and automation 67% believe talent is the biggest obstacle to analytics and AI deployment Telco leaders are optimistic about the promise of digital transformation, but there is a lack of […]
5 reasons why hyper-converged infrastructure could be right for you
There are a number of different use cases for hyper-converged infrastructure systems, but it is sometimes difficult to separate the marketing hype from real-world best practices. While there may not be one single indicator that definitively affirms your need for hyper-convergence, there are several symptoms that point to why hyper-converged infrastructure may be just what […]