An article by Patrick Bermingham, CEO of digital payments specialist Adflex, exploring the potential of the industrial internet of things (IIoT) payments within supply chain operations. Start-ups and established companies alike are increasingly interested in the industrial internet of things (IIoT), but many are missing a trick when it comes to payments. Businesses face many […]
Archives for 2019
Azure IoT automatic device management helps deploying firmware updates at scale
Automatic device management in Azure IoT Hub automates many of the repetitive and complex tasks of managing large device fleets over the entirety of their lifecycles. Since the feature shipped in June 2018, there has been a lot of interest in the firmware update use case. This blog article highlights some of the ways you […]
Digitalisation and the food and beverage industry
Wikipedia, the world’s largest free-content encyclopaedia, now has more than 41 million articles in 294 languages. If printed, the English articles alone would form an impressive, but unrealistic 2,512 volumes. Without digitalisation and the widespread use of computers, this amazing wealth of knowledge would be impossible. Here, Robert Glass, global food and beverage communications manager at ABB, explains […]
Create alerts to proactively monitor your data factory pipelines
Data integration is complex and helps organizations combine data and business processes in hybrid data environments. The increase in volume, variety, and velocity of data has led to delays in monitoring and reacting to issues. Organizations want to reduce the risk of data integration activity failures and the impact it cause to other downstream processes. […]
Our 2019 Resolution: Help you transform your 2008 server applications with Azure!
This blog post was co-authored by Erin Chapple, CVP, Microsoft Windows Server, and Rohan Kumar, CVP, Microsoft Data. The beginning of a new year is always a time to reflect on our plans. At Microsoft, with the end of support for 2008 servers looming, we’ve been thinking about how we can help you with your […]
BLE tech scoops new biz in indoor asset location for healthcare, offices and even the army: Part 1
Riddle me this. What do Finnish saunas, patient care, hot-desking and a soldier’s kit have in common? Do you give up yet? As Jeremy Cowan, IoT Now’s editorial director, finds talking to Thomas Hasselman, chief marketing officer of Finland-based Quuppa, there is a thread running through all of these. It starts with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology […]
AI is the new normal: Recap of 2018
The year 2018 was a banner year for Azure AI as over a million Azure developers, customers, and partners engaged in the conversation on digital transformation. The next generation of AI capabilities are now infused across Microsoft products and services including AI capabilities for Power BI. Here are the top 10 Azure AI highlights from […]
Azure.Source – Volume 65
Now generally available Announcing the general availability of Azure Data Box Disk Azure Data Box Disk, an SSD-based solution for offline data transfer to Azure, is now generally available in the US, EU, Canada, and Australia, with more country/regions to be added over time. Each disk is an 8 TB SSD that can copy data […]
Azure Backup for virtual machines behind an Azure Firewall
This blog post primarily talks about how Azure Firewall and Azure Backup can be leveraged to provide comprehensive protection to your data. The former protects your network, while the latter backs up your data to the cloud. Azure Firewall, now generally available, is a cloud-based network security service that protects your Azure Virtual Network resources. […]
The Automated Fulfillment Centers Of The Future
An article by Marc, Editor at IoT Business News. Automation has touched every part of our lives, from paying bills to buying groceries, and even filling your prescriptions. The automation revolution has also become a significant part of the fulfillment center industry and has brought supply chain operations into the 21st century by adding electronics […]