Author: Connected World
How is digital transformation changing industry—and what impact does it have on energy and the environment? Dawn James, director, global IoT industry strategy – energy & environmental science, Microsoft, sits down with Peggy Smedley to talk about her experience, the importance of data insights, and her vision for the future of energy and environmental sciences. This is a shortened excerpt from James’ interview on The Peggy Smedley Show. Connected World (CW): Dawn, you have done some amazing things and have a very, very impressive background. Can you share a little bit with me? I would love for you to tell…
Juniper Research says ecommerce payment transactions made via OEM Pay will exceed 30.7 billion globally by 2026.
IDC says worldwide revenues for the combined enterprise and consumer WLAN markets grew 6.5% year over year in 2021.
The cry of “supply-chain issues” to explain material cost increases and delays has been common during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since February, however, a new element has entered the picture: war in Ukraine. Considering the large number of first and second-generation workers with ties to Ukraine and Russia, the daily news of the war will have personal impact on many crews in the field as well as in the offices of construction companies across the globe. Employee safety should be the first concern during times of war. While many organizations narrowly focus on physical safety, it’s important not to overlook how…
Gartner says only 29% of IT workers have high intent to stay with current employer.
Sometimes the hardest step toward digital transformation is getting started. What’s driving smarter factories? It’s a long list that includes drivers for specific business and “for the greater good” benefits, like better managing/addressing energy and materials consumption, carbon intensity, environmental sustainability, climate change, and public safety. But, in most cases, the economic benefit is the one that trumps all others. The ability for manufacturers to compete—to discover new revenue and market share opportunities while reducing costs and addressing regulation without adding cost—is king, and this is propelling manufacturers’ desire to pursue digital transformation. Jim Davis, vice provost IT for the…
ABI Research says by 2030, 10% of all smartphones will have a foldable screen.
ABI Research says more than 47,000 collaborative robots will ship to warehouses by 2026.
Strategy Analytics says notebook PCs finish 2021 with record shipments of 268 million units.
If it wasn’t clear before, it’s definitely clear now; businesses need to able to be agile in the face of change. HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) wants to help businesses achieve this agility with HPE GreenLake, its infrastructure-as-a-service offering for customers’ workloads—on premises, fully managed in a pay-per-use model at the edge, in colocations, and in customers’ data centers. “Customers are accelerating the digital transformation,” says Antonio Neri, president and CEO, HPE. “They need to be more data first in everything they do, and GreenLake is there as the platform that brings capabilities across edge to cloud in a data-first approach.”…