Siemens in major IIoT pact with Alibaba to serve China’s industrial transformation
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailSiemens and Alibaba have struck a deal to “foster” new growth in the industrial ‘internet of things’ (IIoT) market in China, the pair have announced. The deal will see Siemens’ …
The IIoT intervew: “Edge computing is the death of the cloud as we know it,” says IIC
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailWhere is the edge of the data network, where compute power increasingly resides? This is the question industrial operatives are asking, as they look to combine advanced connectivity technologies and …
Technical challenges behind real-time traffic management for smart cities (Reader Forum)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailAs many of us routinely trapped in rush hour backups can attest, traffic congestion can be incredibly frustrating. But beyond the annoyance, a study from INRIX estimates that congestion costs …
IBM launches innovation center in Abu Dhabi
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail IBM’s new facility will focus on IoT, AI, blockchain and quantum computing IBM has launched a new innovation center in Abu Dhabi which will mainly focus on advanced …
ABB and HPE intro micro-modular data centre for IIoT edge computing
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailSwiss engineering conglomerate ABB has partnered with US IT software provider Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and German IT hardware maker Rittal to launch a new micro-modular data centre to handle …
Microsoft intros triple lock to secure IoT devices at the network edge
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailMicrosoft has announced a new platform to secure ‘internet of things’ (IoT) devices. Dubbed Azure Sphere, it layers in three levels of enhanced IoT security, in its chip, operating system …
Evolving the network core symbiotically with the cloud (Reality Check)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail It has been a decade or so since society began to discover the many benefits of the cloud. Since then, online services have changed our lives: how we communicate …
Microsoft to invest $5 billion to advance IoT
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailMicrosoft promises to pump $5 billion into the IoT and edge computing Microsoft recently unveiled plans to invest $5 billion in the internet of things (IoT) over the next four …
Samsung CTO leaves to lead Google’s IoT initiatives
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailGoal is to align consumer and enterprise products to tell “IoT story of Google” Former Samsung CTO Injong Rhee, who joined the Korean tech giant in 2011, announced in a …
Moving your network to the cloud? SD-WAN can help (Reader Forum)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemail Enterprises are adopting cloud-based services at an astounding rate. The numbers tell a story of explosive industry growth — Amazon Web Services recently reported $4.6 billion in revenue, up …
