Tag: IoT

IoT is an acronym for the Internet of Things. There are many overly technical or vague definitions for the term. Still, at its core, it is basically about leveraging the power of the internet to transform “things” and allow them to gather and send information without human interference. IoT steers the power of the internet away from just smartphones and computers. The concept, when fully adopted, will allow technology to further make life more productive, safer and more comfortable for both individuals and businesses. This is because IoT provides more insight and control over everyday objects and domains that could...

Modern technology is often geared towards removing repetitive tasks and making day-to-day life more convenient. With the US Bureau of Labor Statistics finding that the average person spends 180 hours a year cleaning, it's little wonder than the cleaning industry is one of the most recently pursued sectors by technologists. The internet of things has played a key role in overhauling this and making cleaning convenient, and is even helping to negate the need to clean at all. The Holy Grail – Automation Delivering cleaning away from its manual roots and towards being supremely convenient is automation. Automation in cleaning has been a...

Technology advancement is a topic that cannot be exhaustively discussed because when we think a man has gotten to an unbelievable and remarkable height, the standard gets broken again without something more sophisticated. We would love to look a little into the future and predict what man will do with the likes of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and more. These are the views of some experts in the line of technology I want to mention two technologies that are slowly revolutionizing how most tech companies and tech platform work today. Applied Natural Language Processing For decades, NLP was a computer science field that had...

The industrial internet of things can help you achieve new heights in your commercial endeavors. You may struggle with keeping track of electrical systems, or deal with breaking parts consistently. You may always be on the lookout for more information about how your plant is running and what is the most efficient part of your assembly line. Using the industrial internet of things can change that and give you more data points to work from than you ever thought possible. From packaging to assembly lines, the industrial internet of things has data management covered for complex operations. The challenge lies in...

London 16 November 2018 – Testament to the growing influence and importance of the entire digital ecosystem on everyday life across the planet, the 21st edition of AfricaCom held in Cape Town 13 – 15 November 2018, attracted close to 14 000 record-breaking attendees this year with the most diverse and informed, audience ever. Commenting on the success of this year’s event, Tom Cuthell, Event Director at KNect365, organiser of AfricaCom, said: "The buzz around the entire AfricaCom precinct was tangible this week, as those attending and participating in shaping Africa’s digital future appear to agree the time has now come for...

It is time that we come out of our imaginary world and create a perfect one, where not even a single IOT device fails. IOT organizations are quite optimistic that their devices will touch the skies, and by 2020 there will be 20 billion devices globally. However, while all these optimistic approaches regarding IOT’s future do look promising, there is a lot of effort required in reality. One thing is for sure though, the usage of IOT devices is increasing nowadays. This has allowed us to analyze the TRUE performance of such technologies, and the signs are not good at...

The industrial Internet of Things is starting to come of age, but are African organisations ready to use it to boost their global competitiveness? The reality is that many industrial companies in Africa are missing a critical building block for an Internet of Things strategy—a modern, robust, and integrated set of enterprise applications. That’s according to Matthew Kibby, Vice-President, Enterprise, Africa & Middle East at Sage. He says that a flexible, modern enterprise applications suite will give the business the ability to efficiently gather, analyse and act on the information it gathers from sensors and devices in the connected workplace....

Internet of Things or IoT, as it is commonly referred to, is the most advanced form of internet connectivity. IoT allows smart devices to connect to the internet and enables them to act independently and exchange data with each other. As technology is becoming more and more advanced, IoT has made it possible for cars to drive themselves, devices to broadcast any type of information, and devices that are connected to the internet like smart TVs and smartphones can connect to one another and share files like music and videos. By the year 2020, there will be around 26 billion devices...

With more than 6000 brick-and-mortar stores closed in 2017 in US alone, according to Fung Global Retail & Technology, specialists predicted a "retail apocalypse". However, according to Statista, e-commerce represents nearly 19% of the total retail globally and is expected to grow close to 25% by 2026, so there's still a lot of room for growth. In 2017, 58.9% of the retail e-commerce sales worldwide came from mobile devices, with 11% of online shoppers using their smartphones weekly for purchases. So not only are we buying more and more online, but we are buying on the go. PwC also conducted a study which...

Google loves to be at the centre of things. In addition to its reputation as the leader in web search, it is the brain behind the popular Android operating system and the cloud-based Chrome OS. And with talks of Internet of Things (IoT) being the next big thing, the search giant wants to be right in the mix as well with its new Brillo OS. About Brillo OSFirst unveiled back in May, Brillo is based on the Android operating system – you can think of it as a stripped-down version of the popular mobile OS. It is designed to be...