I do not think I am the only one who thinks that life in Smart cities is boring. Underprivileged citizens (most of us) are unable to break the monotony to which we are subjected in these macro moles of cement, steel, and glass. Our life takes on a scheduled basis on weekdays or weekends, on public holidays or during weekdays, with own vehicle or using public transport. No big … [Read more...] about Will My Summer Holiday in My Smart City Be Boring?
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The Challenges and Opportunities of Big-Data-as-a-Service
In the first part of this blog, we looked at what BDaaS is and why it is important. In the second part, we will talk about how its expected to fare; the challenges and opportunities it brings about. Currently, the number of projects moving off-premises, either to public or private cloud service providers is quite consistent. To roughly estimate the size of the BDaaS market, one … [Read more...] about The Challenges and Opportunities of Big-Data-as-a-Service
Smart Cities Are Vital to Cope with the Aging Population
As Tejvan Pettinger wrote in his blog The main impacts of an ageing population, we must be proud of the great achievement of the twentieth century regarding the dramatic rise in life expectancy. However, the aging population comes with many challenges for smart cities across social, financial, economic, and political dimensions. Managing healthcare quality and costs for … [Read more...] about Smart Cities Are Vital to Cope with the Aging Population
Preventing Car Crashes with Big Data Analytics
Imagine a world where the number of car crashes has been reduced to zero. Does it seem impossible? When considering in 2013Â more than 32,000 people died in traffic crashes, the goal does certainly seem unobtainable. Yet many scientists and engineers are busily working with new technology that may one day significantly reduce the number of car crashes, in consequence bringing … [Read more...] about Preventing Car Crashes with Big Data Analytics
5 Steps to Datafy Your Business and Be Successful
In the fast-changing world, it has become common to create new words by combining two words or linking it to the fication suffix. Examples of these include gamification and the latest is datafication. Datafication is the process of making a business data-driven. It involves collecting (new) data from various sources, storing them in a centralized location, combining them with … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Datafy Your Business and Be Successful
