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Pandemic forces 95% of organizations to change their tech priorities: AppDynamics
July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 – Application performance monitoring vendor AppDynamics (a Cisco company) released a special edition of its global research study, “The Agents of Transformation Report” (2020), which reveals the pressures technologists are experiencing as they lead their organizations’ responses…
Tom Bradicich appointed chair of IoT Community advisory board
June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 – The IoT Community—a community CxOs (chief experience officers) and IoT professionals—has appointed Dr. Tom Bradicich chair of its new advisory board. Bradicich is vice-president, Hewlett Packard Fellow, and Global Head of Edge and IoT Labs at…
Global IoT to grow to 24.1 billion devices, generating $1.5 trillion annual revenues
June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 – At the end of 2019 there were 7.6 billion active IoT devices, reports Transforma Insights, and that figure is expected to grow to 24.1 billion by 2030, a compound annual growth rate of 11%. According to…
Bluetooth SIG and DiiA to accelerate IoT-enabled commercial lighting
June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 – The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)—the trade association overseeing Bluetooth technology—and the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA), the global alliance of Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) companies, announced they are collaborating to accelerate the adoption of…
Q&A with Ted Maulucci, president of SmartONE Solutions
May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 – Ted Maulucci’s career in the smart technology industry started far younger than most. As a teenager in high school, he wrote software to help educate special needs children, which was purchased by the school board. “Back…
Interoperability brings convenience… and its own security risks
May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 – Critical infrastructure (CI) buildings, such as schools, hospitals, government buildings, utility buildings, airports and first responder stations, are essential threads that are woven into the tapestry of a smart city. Smart cities are growing exponentially as…
The convergence of smart commercial lighting and biophilic design
May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 – As I write this, I am lucky enough to be able to somewhat offset the stresses of self-isolation of COVID-19 with a home office with windows. The ability to relax with exposure to the outside world…
Powering learning at Ryerson University’s largest residences
May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 – Ryerson University is Canada’s leader in innovative, career-oriented education and a university clearly on the move. Located in downtown Toronto, Ryerson is a distinctly urban university with a mission to serve societal needs and a long-standing…
Uninterruptible power supply drives Canada’s healthcare facilities
May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 – The healthcare industry is becoming ever more reliant on connected, digital tools to store records, run systems and machinery, and support and diagnose patients. With these numerous vital interconnected devices, a secure and reliable source of…
Canadian 5G rollout will require new business models
May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 – There’s a misconception in the market that the advent of 5G wireless, with its exponentially higher speeds, is going to mean smart buildings and communities will be able to rely more on wireless connections and less…
