connected objects

The customer has taken control of the industrial world. It is impossible to risk the breakdown of production while the whole production chain must work under tension: customer delays, supply, etc. Time to Market has become a key issue of differentiation and sometimes even survival. Maintenance is now a strategic function in companies. Good news, innovative technologies will make it possible to go from a penalizing healing to a safe preventive! Who still believes that repairing a breakdown even in the shortest possible time is a... [Lire la suite]

From surveillance cameras to refrigerators the number of objects connected to the Internet 24 hours a day multiplied. And the risk of diversion too. At the end of September 2016, a deluge of connections occurred on OVH, the European giant of Internet hosting. It comes from a network of at least 145,000 connected objects, all piloted without the knowledge of their owner, completely disrupting the operation of the servers of OVH, which are saturated. Barely a month later, part of the American Web is shaken by a similar attack. The... [Lire la suite]

Big Data has not finished surprising us, and come to revolutionize the economy by transforming the approach to whole sectors. The flow analysis of massive data in real time, to make concrete decisions, is a major challenge for the cities of tomorrow. According to Philippe Torres, board director and digital strategy at L'Atelier BNP Paribas, and co-author of the study "Big Data, Big Economy", the biggest potential to use the power of Big Data is also in the field Smart City. Will the data to make our cities smarter? Yes, and the... [Lire la suite]

90% of companies consider themselves vulnerable on the security of their connected objects According to AT & T report, "Cyber Security Insight Report," the risks regarding connected objects are rapidly increasing and the companies do not feel ready to face them. Overview in figures. The US giant AT & T telecom conducted a survey on cybersecurity of objects connected with 500 decision makers in global companies with over 1,000 employees. The findings of this study show that if many of them have taken the turn of the Internet... [Lire la suite]

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Accenture has reported increasing interest from its clients about deploying and harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) systems, but these companies still need to uncover specific value in the technology. James Bailey, managing director of Accenture's mobility department, said in an interview with V3 that, while Accenture's clients still look for mobility-related consultancy, they are also looking for help in understanding the IoT. Setting standards Bailey agrees that the diversity of devices makes it difficult to establish uniform... [Lire la suite]

What role for the insurer in the coming years? A simple risk-bearing, deprived of value in the client relationship, or will he play a more global role of life coach in the heart of a partnership network expanded? That is indeed the question posed by the development of connected objects. Indeed, this second digital revolution could transform the insurers deals, but many obstacles still to be overcome. Whatever the field, connected objects can help change the role of the insurer to that of "life coach" able to advise those who wish... [Lire la suite]

  The BoschConnected World 2015 is the annual conference on the Internet of things (IoT) and takes place on 17-18 February in Berlin. Executives, thought leaders, and expert speakers share their best practices and case studies around IoT-empowered products, services, and solutions. Some of the connected products showcased during the conference are shown in this video. More about the #BCW15 conference:

                        In an all-new report from BI Intelligence, we examine what is currently driving growth in the Internet of Things and how various sectors of the economy will embrace IoT innovations.  Here are a few of the key findings from the BI Intelligence report: The Internet of Things will be the largest device market in the world. We estimate that by 2019 it will be more than double the size of the smartphone, PC, tablet, connected car, and... [Lire la suite]

When “everything is becoming digital,” private, public, and civil institutions become more dependent on information systems and more vulnerable to attack by sophisticated cybercriminals, political “hacktivists,” nation-states, and even their own employees. As a result, all of our institutions will have to make increasingly thoughtful trade-offs between the value inherent in a hyperconnected world and the risk of operational disruption, intellectual property loss, public embarrassment, and fraud that cyberattacks create. Over the... [Lire la suite]