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Internet of Things

The New Cybersecurity Threat Landscape

Guest post by Gerard Verweij, US Advisory Technology Consulting Leader at PwC When you hear a lot of doom and gloom you have a tendency to go numb after a while. But, then something happens so alarming that reminds you of the urgency of the situation and instills in you a renewed commitment to the […] MORE

April 27, 2016

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The Internet of BBQ

Earlier this summer, I spent the weekend with 50 of my fellow BBQ enthusiasts at the BBQ Summer Camp.  It’s a program run by Foodways, a Texas food history and culture organization and led by Dr. Jeff Savell (slicing a brisket in the photo above). There is something very satisfying about cooking outdoors, especially over a […] MORE

August 06, 2015

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Lessons in Innovation from the Future of Shopping

Guest post by Juan-carlos Morales In the next few years, the IoT will hit its stride and it’s arguable that no other industry will be more affected than the retail sector. Awash in “things” that can collect, store and communicate information, retailers will have opportunities at every turn of the shopping cart to win the […] MORE

February 25, 2015

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Six Ways to Define Your Internet of Things Strategy

Guest post by Frank Burkitt By 2020, an estimated 50 billion devices around the globe will be connected to the Internet. Perhaps a third of them will be computers, smartphones, tablets, and TVs. The remaining two-thirds will be other kinds of “things”: sensors, actuators, and newly invented intelligent devices that monitor, control, analyze, and optimize […] MORE

December 16, 2014

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12 Hurdles Hampering the Internet of Things

Co-authored with Daniel Eckert While the Internet of Things (IoT) accounts for approximately 1.9B devices today, it is expected to be over 9B devices by 2018—roughly equal to the number of smartphones, smart TVs, tablets, wearable computers and PCs combined. But, for the IoT to scale beyond early adopters– it must overcome specific challenges within […] MORE

October 21, 2014

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The Internet of Things Means Business

According to a survey by the research arm of The Economist, businesses are slightly more likely to be using the Internet of Things for internal operations and processes than in external products or services. It’s important to draw a distinction between forward-facing IoT and what I call the Internet of Business Things (IoBT). The knowledge, […] MORE

May 16, 2014

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