If you could ask the office air conditioning unit one question, it might be: How come it's always too hot or too cold? That conversation would turn heads, especially if it answered: Im just doing what Ive been told for over 50 years. By now, smart buildings have reached a new level of intelligence. Objects are coming to life all around us, but its nothing like Toy Story. The … [Read more...] about When the Office HVAC Talks, Everyone Listens
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How Greyhound Buses Are Embracing the Internet of Things
Greyhound Lines, Inc, is a large inter city bus common carrier that serves over 3.800 destinations across the United States, Canada and Mexico. It is the largest inter city bus transportation company in the United States and it is rapidly driving towards the Internet of Things. Currently they are undergoing a dramatic business transformation, embracing the latest technologies … [Read more...] about How Greyhound Buses Are Embracing the Internet of Things
Big Data Will Enable the Next Generation of Manufacturing
Big Data is affecting every industry and especially the manufacturing industry. The manufacturing industry offers so much potential of including all kinds of sensors in the equipment used during the manufacturing product, that it will result in massive amounts of structured sensor data. These vast amounts of sensor data will result that within a few years, the distribution … [Read more...] about Big Data Will Enable the Next Generation of Manufacturing
Harnessing The Internet of Things to Transport People Vertically
In the next three decades, over 3 billion people will move into the world's cities. In order to cater for all these people to have a pleasant life in these cities, we will need to turn to the Internet of Things to make the cities smart. The Internet of Things can be applied in every aspect of smart cities, including elevators. Thyssenkrup Elevators, the company that provides … [Read more...] about Harnessing The Internet of Things to Transport People Vertically
How Big Data Can Reduce Our Carbon Footprint
Since the invention of the steam-machine in the 17<sup>th</sup> century we have come a long way in our energy supply and usage. We have created worldwide energy networks that deliver electricity to 75% of the world. Due to big data we can now take the next step in the evolution of energy. Big data can turn the existing old energy network into smart networks that … [Read more...] about How Big Data Can Reduce Our Carbon Footprint
