According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number smart homes in Europe and North America reached 64 million in 2018. The most advanced smart home market is North America, having an installed base of 33.8 million smart homes at the end of the year. This represents a penetration […]
Simply unmatched, truly limitless: Announcing Azure Synapse Analytics
Today, businesses are forced to maintain two types of analytical systems, data warehouses and data lakes. Data warehouses provide critical insights on business health. Data lakes can uncover important signals on customers, products, employees, and processes. Both are critical, yet operate independently of one another, which can lead to uninformed decisions. At the same time, […]
Azure services now run anywhere with new hybrid capabilities: Announcing Azure Arc
Enterprises rely on a hybrid technology approach to take advantage of their on-premises investment and, at the same time, utilize cloud innovation. As more business operations and applications expand to include edge devices and multiple clouds, hybrid capabilities must enable apps to run seamlessly across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge devices, while providing consistent management and […]
7 essential tips to keep your IoT network at home up and secure
If you relish a convenient life and smarter home, the Internet of Things must have been an integral-part by now. As the communications extend from devices to appliances, IoT networks shall soon become as common as Wi-Fi at our homes. In fact, following up on a report from Fortune Business, the market shall reach $1.1 trillion by […]
Car manufacturers bet on insurance telematics
Berg Insight has surveyed the car OEMs’ activities within insurance telematics as part of its IoT research programs focused on the automotive sector. The involvement of the automotive manufacturers in terms of telematics-enabled insurance offerings for consumers has started to increase from a low level. Rickard Andersson, Principal Analyst, Berg Insight, said: “While insurance telematics […]
IoTerop, a leading provider of security and management solutions for connected devices, raises €1.5 million
IoTerop, a young French startup already leader in the development of technologies for the security and management of connected devices, has just raised €1.5 million in a first round of funding with Breega, Irdi-Soridec and Frédéric Salles. IoTerop’s goal? Enhance its offer and accelerate its international growth. Founded in Montpellier (France) at the end of […]
Traxens selects AVSystem for efficient management of smart containers
Traxens, expert in providing high value data and services for the supply chain industry, and AVSystem, leader in IoT device management solutions, today announce a partnership that enables management of asset trackers with the Coiote IoT Device Management platform. Traxens provides organizations with real-time insight into their global supply chains in industries, such as shipping […]
FindMy Launches Next Generation Satellite IoT Livestock Tracker Powered by Globalstar
20 million messages sent from FindMy’s animal collars over Globalstar network to date. Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd., today announced that FindMy, the IoT animal tracking pioneer, has launched its next-generation tracker. The FindMy e-Bell Model 2 collar is more robust, smaller and lighter, and now features Bluetooth for easy set-up and a longer-life replaceable […]
4 Important Reasons Automation Is A Must For Companies In 2020
There are new business processes, technologies, and IT environments around every corner in the digital age of today. And they keep getting more complex with each release and update. Many businesses, large and mid-size have already integrated unique systems and applications at scale. But automation remains elusive for many companies. The truth is that companies […]
Particle Raises $40M to Drive Widespread IoT Adoption
Particle’s secure, scalable IoT platform increased year-over-year revenue by 150 percent and grew multi-million dollar contracts by 300 percent in 2019. Particle, the most widely-used Internet of Things (IoT) platform in the world, today announced it has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Qualcomm Ventures LLC and Energy Impact Partners. This round […]