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Improving Data Center Reliability With IoT
Illustration: © IoT For All In many technology-based systems—here we will use data centers as the primary example—reliability is correlated with availability. Availability is typically expressed in textbooks as a percentage of the agreed service time of a system less any unplanned downtime. The important thing to note here is that availability isn’t just about pure uptime: The metric is based on a business agreement for the expected time a solution is required to be operational.
Improving Data Center Reliability With IoT
Illustration: © IoT For All In many technology-based systems—here we will use data centers as the primary example—reliability is correlated with availability. Availability is typically expressed in textbooks as a percentage of the agreed service time of a system less any unplanned downtime. The important thing to note here is that availability isn’t just about pure uptime: The metric is based on a business agreement for the expected time a solution is required to be operational.
IoT Optimizes Major Incident Handling
Illustration: © IoT For All Major Incidents occur on a daily basis across all industry types. These could include rolling blackouts from a power grid under strain or a cyclone hitting a coastline with high winds and that creates a storm surge causing extensive damage and a loss of life. Currently, most of these incidents are handled in a reactive manner and in crisis mode.
Doing the Work Right in Data Centers With Checklists
Illustration: © IoT For All Before we dive into how to manage complexity in data centers, let’s take a step back and discuss the importance of checklists in such environments. PGE has a great video about using checklists and references the medical profession aviation and nuclear power stations. Here is the video: Borrowing from the theme of the video we will extend this to the use of checklists in a data center as well as applying the Internet of Things (IoT) to the task.
Using IoT to Reduce the Shock of Blackouts and Load-Shedding
Illustration: © IoT For All In South Africa, we have experienced load-shedding yet again this year. These events have a detrimental effect on business productivity. It also affects the greater economy, causing gridlock. This article explores how the Internet of Things (IoT) is able to mitigate some of the effects of blackouts and load-shedding and allow businesses to better manage the resultant incidents of negative consequence that are triggered. What Causes Blackouts and Load-Shedding?
Using IoT to Reduce the Shock of Blackouts and Load-Shedding
Illustration: © IoT For All In South Africa, we have experienced load-shedding yet again this year. These events have a detrimental effect on business productivity. It also affects the greater economy, causing gridlock. This article explores how the Internet of Things (IoT) is able to mitigate some of the effects of blackouts and load-shedding and allow businesses to better manage the resultant incidents of negative consequence that are triggered. What Causes Blackouts and Load-Shedding?
Improving Infrastructure Reliability by Understanding IoT Dependencies
Within the field of computer networking, there are examples of solutions that have been implemented to understand infrastructure dependencies. As an example, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones and network switches can determine the precise point of connectivity using a protocol known as Link Layer Discovery Protocol, or LLDP.
InfluxData and VMware Collaborate to Optimize Streaming Data Collected from IoT Devices
InfluxData, creator of the modern open source purpose-built time series database InfluxDB, today announced its technology will integrate with VMware’s Pulse IoT Center, an IoT infrastructure management solution. The new solution embeds two products from InfluxData — InfluxDB Enterprise and Kapacitor — optimizing the handling of time series data from connected IoT devices, sensors and infrastructure running at the edge and using VMware Pulse IoT.
IoT Fleet Management Market worth 8.28 Billion USD by 2021
The report “IoT Fleet Management Market by Platform (Device Management, Application Enablement Platform, and Network Management), Services (Professional, Managed), Cloud Deployment (Public, Private, Hybrid), Solutions, Fleet Type, and Region – Global Forecast to 2021″, The key factors driving the growth of the IoT fleet management market are increased demand for optimized business operations, real-time fleet monitoring, and growing number of government mandates for fleet safety.
TomTom Expands Partnership with Microsoft to Power Microsoft Cloud Offerings with Location-Based Services
AMSTERDAM & REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TomTom (TOM2) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) today announced that they are expanding their partnership, bringing TomTom’s maps and traffic data into a multitude of mapping scenarios across Microsoft’s cloud services. With this broadened integration, TomTom will be a leading location data provider for Microsoft Azure and Bing Maps. TomTom is also expanding its relationship with Microsoft, selecting Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud provider.
Monnit Launches 4G LTE Gateway for IoT Sensors
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Monnit Corporation (monnit.com) today announced the release of a new cellular gateway to meet the global demand for enterprise IoT deployment. The Monnit® 4G LTE International Gateway is based on a 4G LTE CAT-M1/ NB1 wireless engine and integrates Monnit’s wireless access point network (WAN) for use with Monnit Wireless Sensors. The gateway allows the sensors to operate on the world’s leading cellular networks.
Sewio Releases RTLS Studio 2 – Cutting Down Costs of Real-time Indoor Tracking Projects | IoT For All
Anchors Auto-Deployment (beta version) accelerates the RTLS setup. The distances between anchors are automatically measured during their initialization, and the position of each anchor in relation to others is calculated. The deployment of anchors is simplified by moving, rotating and flipping this model and applying it to an area plan. The Profiler application has been enhanced for even better optimization of the indoor tracking project’s deployment.
Ginjer up with SenRa’s Low-Cost IoT Analytics Platform
With the current increase in Internet of Things (IoT) deployments taking place across the globe, IoT platforms have started to play a critical role in the successful roll-outs of IoT solutions. Real-time analytics provide customers the ability to get immediate insight on their business operations, cost savings, and overall return on investment (ROI). In a recent report by IoT Analytics, the IoT Platform market is expected to reach $22.3 billion USD by 2023.
Neosem Technology acquired the data storage automation team from Verselus LLC to form a new division
Neosem Technology has acquired the Data Storage automation team from Verselus LLC to form a new division. Verselus was started in 2014 by a group of people who have worked together to deliver World Class automation solutions to multiple industries. Part of this group is a team of engineers that have been responsible for providing solutions to the Data Storage industry for the better part of 30 years.
Plug & Play Best Practices for Wireless IoT Deployments
Illustration: © IoT For All There is a vast number of diverse Internet of Things (IoT) platforms on the market, but the significant majority cannot be classed as a seamlessly integrated solution. At the hardware device level, there is a multitude of sensors that have different physical form factors and requirements to connect to embedded electronics for processing, communications, and storage.
IoT and Smart Energy: Constructing Digital Buildings
Illustration: © IoT For All The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next step in leveraging the technology that smartphones have made available. The cost efficiencies of smartphone technologies have resulted in the potential deployment of a number of other generic devices that use low-powered network connections as an alternative. These are the class of devices now known as IoT—devices that weren’t previously on a network, although they might’ve had limited embedded computational ability.
Deploying IoT: Lessons Learned from Cycling Races
In this neck of the savannah on the southernmost tip of the continent of Africa, we have the 94.7 cycling challenge. I have been cycling these types of events since 1985. In the beginning, it was on a heavy old Peugeot that doubled up as my wheels for varsity and which was a hand me down from my brother. Initially, the timing was based on manual readings but soon racing chips were introduced.
Deploying IoT: Lessons Learned from Cycling Races
In this neck of the savannah on the southernmost tip of the continent of Africa, we have the 94.7 cycling challenge. I have been cycling these types of events since 1985. In the beginning, it was on a heavy old Peugeot that doubled up as my wheels for varsity and which was a hand me down from my brother. Initially, the timing was based on manual readings but soon racing chips were introduced.
4 Promising IoT Use Cases in Agriculture
As we begin 2019, it’s exciting to reflect on all the Internet of Things—IoT—industry changes that occurred in 2018 and the trends that lay ahead in 2019. Many industries have been and will continue to be affected by the growth and maturation of IoT—school campuses will be safer, cars will be smarter, and homes will be sleeker and more intuitive, and businesses will deliver more value more efficiently.
How to Practice Preventive Equipment Maintenance
Many companies still accept random equipment failure as a fact of business. With an ineffective maintenance structure in place, it becomes impossible to avoid workflow disruptions and staggering losses. Most companies struggle with safety hazards and low productivity. These usually stem from a failure to streamline maintenance—but automating maintenance processes can help tackle this.
Determining the Top Down Business Requirements for Deploying IoT
Illustration: © IoT For All Why would anyone want to change the things you currently using in the physical world of business to the Internet of Things (IoT)? Although the sectors shown below can be further enhanced through IoT, there needs to be a business reason for it and not just a technical one. Techies, the type who by default don’t create documentation, tend to solve problems bottom up.
Comcast Launches Digital Security Service To Protect WiFi Connected Devices In The Home
PHILADELPHIA, PA Available to 15 million homes, Xfinity xFi Advanced Security monitors, blocks and informs customers of online threats and provides seamless protection. Comcast today announced the national launch of Xfinity xFi Advanced Security, a new artificial-intelligence-powered service that monitors, blocks and informs customers of online threats to connected devices, and provides seamless digital protection for those devices when connected to their home network.
The Risks and Rewards of Healthcare IoT
The Internet of Things has a great deal of potential where the healthcare industry is concerned. From new treatment methods to more efficient patient flow to better outcomes, connected medical devices can do a lot of good. At the same time, they come hand in hand with a range of cybersecurity threats, which left unchecked can cause great harm.
Why Smart Cities Need Smart Policies
The Internet of Things (IoT) is quickly gaining traction. It’s even finding its way into our homes, so it’s unsurprising that this same technology has found its way into city development. IoT tech. opens the possibility of seeing where people travel throughout a city and where they spend their time, making it easier for city planners to gain insight on citizen experiences.
4 Challenges for Circuit Board Designers in IoT
Many of the devices people use every day — from computers to smartphones — wouldn’t work at all without a critical component: the circuit board. The Internet of Things (IoT) has made device designers remain mindful of how the IoT impacts devices that include circuit boards — and how the development process could change as a result. The IoT poses some special challenges concerning circuit boards. 1.
The Ultimate Enterprise VR Strategy Guide With Examples and Use Cases
The “just tell me when it’s ready” approach won’t work much longer. Imagine if you had taken that approach to email, social media or the mobile web. Late majority businesses struggle in the crowded and unforgiving land of late majority customers. If you think that you should start building WordPress sites for a living… I’m afraid you’re too late. In 2017, there were 90 million people experiencing some form of virtual, augmented and mixed reality around the world.
Inspiring People Takes More Than a Good IoT Product
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou Imagine a future where everyone’s life has a clear trajectory and they have the support to get there. In this future, everyone has found their place and they focus their energy on the things that matter most. They have the tools to shape their own destiny. What do you think would change about the way we live? Would people have less anxiety and more fulfillment?
The economic stimulus of Obamacare | Arkansas Blog
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HEALTH EQUALS JOBS: That was the argument back when Arkansas first embarked on the private option Medicaid expansion. The New York Times devotes front-page space to the obvious today: Ending Obamacare not only could cost lives and good health for many Americans it could damage the economy.
Lou Holtz uninvited from El Paso event for immigrant slam; to be honored at UA Sept. 1 | Arkansas Blog | Arkansas news, politics, opinion, restaurants, music, movies and art
is no newcomer to political controversy and here's another episode: An invitation to be guest speaker at an anniversary celebration at thewas withdrawn over his remarks about. The boys' school draws students from both Mexico and the U.S. in a city with a distinct Latino flavor. Many complained after news of his recent comments got around.Holts's departure as Arkansas football coach followed his campaigning in North Carolina forHe'd undoubtedly be forgiven today.
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