IoT

"The data driven marketing boosts customer loyalty," says a signed study by Turn and Forbes. According to the findings of this study, leaders who have adopted such a strategy are three times more likely to report a competitive advantage through increased customer loyalty. According to a report by the publisher of the digital platform Turn, in collaboration with Forbes Insights, 74% of marketing professionals considered as fine tacticians leveraging data analysis, have an edge over competition from the perspective of the... [Lire la suite]

This year, customer experience management will be mostly focused on customer personas, rather than portfolios. It is increasingly critical for retailers to innovate in terms of customer experience to keep shoppers engaged. Only by serving the changing needs, preferences and behaviour of the customer, will retailers and brands be able to meet today's hyper-connected consumers on their terms, across all channels of interaction. Over the course of last year, we saw a spike in customer expectations for bespoke personalisation across all... [Lire la suite]

The number of smart devices in your home, on your body and around your office is increasing everyday. By 2020, there could be as many as 30 billion devices hooked up to the Internet of Things (IoT). As far as business goes, few industries will be more profoundly affected by the IoT than the retail sector, which will be a major topic of discussion at the National Retail Federation’s Annual Convention and Expo this week in New York. Some people may abandon brick-and-mortar shopping completely. Others will use applications to help them... [Lire la suite]

 IHS analysts reveal their list of technologies they see that could transform the world in the next five year.   The Internet of Everything, cloud computing/big data, and 3D printing are the three technologies most likely to transform the world during the next five years, according to IHS Technology. Cloud computing/big data brings metamorphosis to computing and consumer markets The cloud has become a ubiquitous description for on-demand provisioning of data, storage, computing power and services that are touching... [Lire la suite]

The Connected Car of the future, made of self-healing materials, social media connected and communicating, Wearable and IoT compatible is more or less already here. IBM released a study, “Automotive 2025: Industry without borders,” amassing interviews with 175 executives from automotive OEMs, suppliers, and other leaders in 21 countries and found that by 2025 cars will be able to learn, heal, drive and socialise with other vehicles (V2V) and their surrounding environment (V2I). “By 2025, the industry will not only recreate our... [Lire la suite]

Microsoft has reached an agreement to acquire Revolution Analytics. Revolution Analytics is the leading commercial provider of software and services for R, the world’s most widely used programming language for statistical computing and predictive analytics. We are making this acquisition to help more companies use the power of R and data science to unlock big data insights with advanced analytics. Revolution Analytics provides an enterprise-class platform for the development and deployment of R-based analytic solutions that can scale... [Lire la suite]

Nexyad and Mov'eo were invited at the Meeting day organized by EDF for High Tech SMEs. The purpose was explaning EDF expectations  to SMEsand organize workshops and meetings focused on possible collaborations.  We participated in the Digital Innovation workshop.  This workshop, high quality, presented the structural change of EDF profession brought by the revolution of connected objects. EDF presented among other development their connected electricity meters. The main focus of the workshop was the creation of new... [Lire la suite]

With the launch of its latest cloud-based IoT platform (Internet of Things) – the Canadian handset maker BlackBerry Limited is aiming to leverage its wide-ranging technology portfolio. The new IoT platform blends technology from Blackberry’s QNX software system designed for connected devices with its world renowned protected network infrastructure. With this new IoT platform, BlackBerry seeks to provide its customers with the opportunity of structuring IoT applications in a secure, competent and scalable manner. Thereby, it has... [Lire la suite]

When people talk about “the next big thing,” they’re never thinking big enough. It’s not a lack of imagination; it’s a lack of observation. I’ve maintained that the future is always within sight, and you don’t need to imagine what’s already there. Case in point: The buzz surrounding the Internet of Things. What’s the buzz? The Internet of Things revolves around increased machine-to-machine communication; it’s built on cloud computing and networks of data-gathering sensors; it’s mobile, virtual, and instantaneous connection; and they... [Lire la suite]

What does ‘the internet of things’ mean, anyway? It is a term that I’ve heard periodically over the past few years but explored little and never wrote about here, as it doesn’t specifically refer to education and there are so many other (specifically) relevant things to share and talk about. The short explanation is that the Internet of Things refers to the interconnectedness of devices of all types – especially ‘smart’ devices that can react, anticipate, and adapt as necessary. In short, this interconnectedness and advancing... [Lire la suite]