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Internet Of Things (IoT): Businesses That Ignore It Risk Falling Behind

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses that are ignoring investment in Internet of Thing (IoT) technology risk losing out in terms of future productivity, according to a new report on the Internet of Things (IoT) by Verizon.  The report estimates that adopters will be able…

Internet of Things: Nearable Stickers that Track the Environment of Things

By Dick Weisinger

Increasingly the idea of wearable technology is being investigated by tech businesses — Google glass and the Apple Watch are two well-known examples. Similar to the concept of wearables, one company, Estimote has pioneered the use of small tracking devices that…

Software Defined Data Centers (SDDCs): Extending Virtualization to All Aspects of the Data Center

By Dick Weisinger

Software-Defined Data Centers (SDDC) is an extension of the concept of virtualization to include all infrastructure resources in a data center, like networking, storage, CPU and security. Eric Grall, head of the digital data center at Atos called SDDCs “‘the third…

Data Transfer Technology: LiFi Devices Could Replace Lightbulbs to Provide both Illumination and High-Speed Data Transmission

By Dick Weisinger

The ‘fifth generation’ WiFi standard 802.11ac was approved in January 2014.  It promises high-speed transmissions in the range of 500 megabits per second to 1 gigagbit per second.  This would be a huge advance compared to today’s speeds with 802.11g…

Internet of Things: Security Device Access Rights with Identity Management

By Dick Weisinger

The ability to be able to control identity and access rights is a critical component for ensuring the security of devices communicating within the Internet of Things.  But Gartner says that today’s identify and access rights management (IAM) tools are…