The Internet of Things (IoT) has been around for years but only in the recent decade has its prominence moved up the awareness chain following two significant events: development around smart solutions supported by sensors, devices and technologies that form part of the IoT ecosystem. The second, and arguably more dramatic, are the nearly persistent … Read more
Let’s start with the premise that the Internet of Things (IoT) are devices that are connected to the internet. One of the earliest examples of IoT was in the early 1980s and it involved a Coca-Cola machine that was located at Carnegie Mellon University. Programmers would connect through the Internet to the refrigerated appliance and … Read more
Juniper Research forecasts that IoT security spending will reach US$6 billion by 2023, with growing business risk and regulatory minimum standards that would serve as key spending drivers. Commissioned by Armis, The Forrester report, State of Enterprise IoT Security in North America, revealed that 74% of the respondents felt their security controls and practices were … Read more
A recent report from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and consultancy firm Hello Tomorrow highlights the rapid growth of deep tech startups in Saudi Arabia, with 50% of these startups focusing on AI and IoT. These sectors are emerging as key drivers of innovation and investment … Read more
CB Insights predicts that digital twins will take off in 2022 as organisations seek to hedge against supply chain disruption. “Moving from the cloud to the factory floor, some manufacturers are turning to a micro-factory model, which relies on automation and robotics to create more flexible manufacturing frameworks that can be deployed in a fraction … Read more
