The Internet of Things is heading our way, and it is heading here fast! In the past years, we have seen that the Internet of Things (IoT) is really taking off and we can safely say that we are about to reach a tipping point. Any industry is currently working on connected devices. Ranging from connected cutlery (HAPIfork), smart locks for your door (August) or your bike … [Read more...] about How The Internet of Things Is About to Explode
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IT and OT, Friends or Foes in the Industrial Internet of Things?
In the past, Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) were seen as two distinct domains of a business. The former focused on all technologies that were necessary to manage the processing of information, whereas the latter supported the devices, sensors and software that were necessary for physical value creation and manufacturing processes. One of the factors … [Read more...] about IT and OT, Friends or Foes in the Industrial Internet of Things?
Open Innovation in the Age of Big Data
This thought leadership article is brought to you by KNIME - the leading open platform for data-driven innovation. We dont want to join the usual discussion about what Big Data really is here ultimately everybodys interpretation contains a grain of truth: Big Data is essentially about huge and/or highly heterogeneous and/or semi or unstructured data. However the real issue is: … [Read more...] about Open Innovation in the Age of Big Data
Walmart Is Making Big Data Part Of Its DNA
Walmart started using big data even before the term big data became known in the industry and in 2012 they moved from an experiential 10-node Hadoop cluster to a 250-node Hadoop cluster. At the same time they developed new tools to migrate their existing data on Oracle, Netezza and Greenplum hardware to their own systems. The objective was to consolidate 10 different websites … [Read more...] about Walmart Is Making Big Data Part Of Its DNA
