Author: Connected World
As electric vehicle momentum has accelerated in 2022, major auto OEMs (original-equipment manufacturers) have committed to a conversion to fully electrified fleets across the next 10 years. While few households own an EV (electric vehicle) today, Parks Associates’ research estimates many more will buy them in the future. Alternative fuel vehicles have been around for decades, but adoption wasn’t common until the Toyota Prius boosted the popularity of hybrids (currently owned by 14% of households), and Tesla boosted the popularity of plug-in electric cars. Electric Vehicle Purchase Intentions A likely holdover from these trends has EV purchase intention (saying 5-7…
How can the energy in the smart home be used effectively? Peggy sits down with Rene Rieck, global product marketing manager at Alexander Maier GmbH, to discuss the smart home, energy, and everything in between. Peggy Smedley What is EisBaer Software and how does Alexander Maier work together? In the “Babylon of systems,” EisBaer software creates the link between different automation technologies and protocols, the IoT (Internet of Things) world and people. With it´s simple, intuitive handling, the high flexibility and adaptability, EisBaer software will change the way people interact with their smart homes/buildings. We create cognitive buildings that are…
Episode 785 08.23.22 Nick McQuire, director, strategic missions and technologies, Microsoft joins Peggy to talk about the future of the cloud, sharing the four key areas that are collectively shaping the future of cloud. He also shares the three key technology shifts that are core to both today’s innovations and tomorrow’s disruptions, and stresses how co-innovation will play a role in making future cloud technologies available to all. Below is an excerpt from the interview. To listen to the conversation from The Peggy Smedley Show, click here or go to https://peggysmedleyshow.com/ to access the entire show. Peggy Smedley: Nick, I’m…
Is the future of smart-home control local or centralized—or is there a third option? Residential homes will change more during the next couple of decades than they did during the hundreds of years preceding them. This is according to Jonathan Collins, research director at ABI Research, who explains further by saying that homes will expand in capability, function, and activity, thereby reflecting the wider global needs of the planet, economies, societies, and individuals. The homes themselves will not do this on their own, of course; it’ll be the people living within them who drive the change, and they will do…
IDC says only 21% of Indian organizations incorporate security testing at the earliest stage of software development lifecycle.
At this year’s Inland Transport Committee roundtable hosted by the UNECE (UN Economic Commission for Europe), the panel identified three critical challenges facing global supply chains: labor shortages, equipment availability, and the ripple effect of global bottlenecks. Though the panel convened earlier this year, the challenges facing international supply chains across industries remain the same in the second half of the year. Can the newly passed CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 deliver on its promise to strengthen supply chains? Will it help alleviate the ongoing chip shortage? In January, Gartner predicted things like inflation, increased borrowing rates, and geopolitical…
Gartner survey finds 83% of B2B buyers prefer ordering or paying through digital commerce.
ABI Research says increasing demand for human-drone collaboration will spur market to reach 3 million shipments by 2025.
Parks Associates says 29% of U.S. internet households plan to purchase a smart thermostat in the next six months.
Juniper Research says digital domestic money transfer volume to surpass 300 billion globally by 2026.