IoT Agenda

May 2016

Internet of Things (IoT) Verticals

IoT in Logistics: Barriers to collaboration
Guest Contributor Subhash Chowdary - Aankhen Inc. 18 May 2016

The barriers to collaboration in Internet of Things in Logistics must be overcome for IoT to deliver on the promised value.

Expanding home energy management programs
Guest Contributor Tom Kerber - Parks Associates 12 May 2016

Together, smart home solution providers and energy providers can provide compelling solutions to consumers that will simultaneously grow both the smart home market and home energy management ...

Personalization and customization in the smart home
Guest Contributor Barbara Kraus 02 May 2016

Personalization and customization are becoming increasingly important elements of smart home vendors' success, and many are vying to become to go-to smart home controller.

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Pointers on becoming a transformational CIO, pitfalls to avoid

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RPA software harnesses the potential of a digital workforce

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Problems with blockchain and how they're being solved

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Flashpoint responds to evolving dark web threats

Cybersecurity firm Flashpoint updated its threat intelligence platform to better address evolving techniques and practices on the...

Carbanak source code found on VirusTotal 2 years ago

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Top risks of deploying zero-trust cybersecurity model

Adopting a zero-trust model for cybersecurity brings many benefits -- but also risks. Find out why a zero-trust approach to ...

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New options to enable remote access in the network

Networking pros must enable remote access to corporate networks in more agile ways to keep pace with complex networks using both ...

Cumulus NetQ aimed at broader enterprise market

Cumulus Networks has revamped Cumulus NetQ. The latest version of the network troubleshooting and change validation software is ...

Understand why edge computing technology matters

To deliver on IoT's promise of a digital revolution, connected devices need access to localized compute, storage and networking ...

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Build a comprehensive outline for your data center budget

Including all necessary data center expenses during budget planning can be daunting. IT managers can start with costs for ...

Open source virtualization expands VM hardware and OS options

Dive into open source virtualization software with VirtualBox, KVM or QEMU. Each offers customizable VM management capabilities ...

4 considerations for choosing a private cloud provider

Key features to look for from a private cloud provider include interoperability, scalability and how familiar admins are with the...

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Google takes a run at enterprise cloud data management

New Google Cloud boss Thomas Kurian is putting databases and data management at the forefront at Google. The vendor has forged ...

4 factors to consider in a Hadoop distributions comparison

Examine the key characteristics necessary to evaluate in a Hadoop distribution comparison, focusing on enterprise features, ...

Kafka at center of new event processing infrastructure

Events are as important as data in emerging applications underlying many e-commerce efforts. Streams of events tell a company ...