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Crossing the IT/OT divide – the blame game and the magic box (part 2)

This article continues from here. It is an excerpt from a full report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – from co-creation to co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. The report, part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Digital Factory Solutions series, is...

Crossing the IT/OT divide – IT solutions and OT problems (part 1)

This is an excerpt from a full report called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – from co-creation to co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. The report, part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Digital Factory Solutions series, is available to download (for free)...

Big four cities to blow $1bn each on smart tech – but hope is with sub-$1m spenders

Smart city spending will jump by almost a fifth in 2020, with the biggest city protagonists in the space set to spend at least $1 billion each. The big opportunity for vendors, however, is with cities with digital-change budgets of $1 million, not $1...

Amazon trumps Google in smart home sales; smart lighting tops growth forecasts

The smart home market in Europe continued to grow in the third quarter of 2019, reaching almost 23.8 million units, an increase of 18.1 per cent compared to the same quarter a year ago. Amazon usurped Google in the period as the top tech...

‘IT/OT convergence is a problem statement’ – ‘co-creation’ in industrial IoT (12-inch remix)

Note, this is an excerpt from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report, called ‘Crossing the IT/OT divide – co-creation, co-configuration, and how to bring industrial IoT to scale’. Go here for the full report (free to download). It takes from and extends a...

APAC to reach almost 36% of global IoT spending this year: Study

The Asia/Pacific (APAC) region will lead the internet of things market in terms of spending this year, with around 35.7% of the global spend, followed by the U.S. and Western Europe with 27.3% and 21.2% of the total IoT spend in 2019 respectively, according...

Video surveillance and industrial AI will drive 80ZB of data from 40bn IoT devices by 2025

There will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices generating 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025. So says International Data Corporation (IDC), which calculates at the same time the amount of data created by these IoT devices will grow at a compund rate of...

APEJ region to lead in terms of IoT spending in 2019, IDC says

  China and South Korea are the top markets in terms of IoT adoption within the region, according to the study   Spending on the internet of things in the Asia/Pacific region excluding Japan (APEJ) is forecasted to reach $381.8 billion by 2022, according to a new...

European IoT market revenues to expand by 19.8% y-o-y in 2019: IDC

  Germany, France and the U.K. will be the markets with the highest level of IoT adoption in 2019   Revenues for the European internet of things market are forecast to increase by 19.8% year-on-year to reach $171 billion in 2019, according to a recent report by...

US to lead global IoT spending in 2019, IDC predicts

  IDC said global IoT spending will reach $745 billion this year   Internet of things spending in the United States is expected to reach $194 billion this year, according to a recent study by IDC. China will be the second-largest market for IoT, with annual spending of...

Investor confidence rises as venture capital funds start to flow into IIoT market

Investor confidence in the burgeoning industrial ‘internet-of-things’ (IIoT) market is up, reckon industry commentators. A slew of enterprise funds and venture capital has been staked on the sector’s growth in recent months, as vendors have got a better grasp of the technology and industrialists have...

Surveillance, transport, lighting top for smart cities, as total spending to jump 95% by 2022

Visual surveillance, public transport, and street lighting will command nearly one quarter of spending by smart cities this year, according to new figures from research house IDC. The Asia-Pacific region, including China and Japan, will account for 42 per cent of spending in 2018, followed...

Global IoT spending to reach $1.2 trillion in 2022, IDC finds

The consumer sector will lead IoT spending followed by insurance and healthcare Global internet of things (IoT) spending will experience a compound annual growth rate of 13.6% between 2017-2022 and reach $1.2 trillion in 2022, according to a recent study by research firm IDC. "The IoT...

Three enterprise IoT verticals most at risk from Europe’s GDPR and ePrivacy rules

Healthcare, smart cities and connected vehicles will be the three enterprise IoT ‘verticals’ most impacted by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force next week. Analysts suggest these market sectors, outside of the consumer internet of things (IoT) market, will be under...

What are APIs and how do they work?

Introduction Application program interfaces (APIs) are becoming a major part of the internet. Although the technology has been around for years, the API market has witnessed explosive growth in recent memory. According to an IDC survey of IT and business professionals sponsored by Axway, 47%...

The role of hybrid IT with digital transformation: IDC

How hybrid IT models are impacting digitalization efforts Digital transformation is impacting a host of industries, including media, healthcare, manufacturing, government and beyond. Although the term encompasses an umbrella of meanings, generally speaking, digital transformation is understood as the incorporation of digital technologies into daily...

The role of open APIs in digital transformation

The shift toward digital transformation Digital transformation has become a major trend across a host of industries, from healthcare to entertainment, with application program interfaces (APIs) spearheading the transition. According to a report by research firm IDC, by 2020, 50% of Global 2000 will see...

Distributed branches embrace SD-WAN security with Fortinet appliances

Per IDC, Fortinet takes title for shipping more appliances than any other vendor Software-defined networking (SDN) has extended to distributed enterprises and branch offices with the emergence of software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). Given the cyber threats constantly plaguing distributed branches, organizations are seeking SD-WAN  security...

What is the role of IoT in digital transformation?

The internet of things (IoT) plays a key role in digital transformation in the enterprise segment. With the right level of integration, IoT acts as a bridge between the physical assets and the IT infrastructure. IoT technologies are key elements to improve the efficiency...

IDC forecasts IoT spending to top $800 billion this year

The global spending on the internet of things (IoT) is forecasted to grow 16.7% year-over-year in 2017 By 2021, global internet of things spending is expected to total nearly $1.4 trillion as organizations continue to invest in the hardware, software, services, and connectivity that enable...

IDC forecasts IoT spending to top $800 billion this year

The global spending on the internet of things (IoT) is forecasted to grow 16.7% year-over-year in 2017 By 2021, global internet of things spending is expected to total nearly $1.4 trillion as organizations continue to invest in the hardware, software, services, and connectivity that enable...

Reliance, Aircel merger plan gets key regulatory approvals

Reliance and Aircel initially signed a merger agreement in September 2016. Indian telecommunications firms Reliance Communications and Aircel obtained approval to merge their operations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The deal has already garnered approval from the Bombay Stock Exchange...

2017 Predictions: 3 mobile enterprise predictions for 2017

Greater definition of mobile strategy decision making, mobile development and wearables are set to expand across enterprise space in 2017. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what they...

SK Telecom develops 24 IoT services for Korean home market

SK Telecom also announced plans to launch 35 IoT services before the end of the year Korean operator SK Telecom has already completed the development of 24 different internet of things (IoT) services for the domestic market. New services include several areas including gas and electricity. SK Telecom is pushing enhanced...