Edge computing is growing rapidly, driven by the need for low latency of many IoT applications, but Paessler vice president for Asia Pacific, Sebastian Krueger says complex edge computing will require intelligent, predictive analytics to ensure optimal performance. In Australia, Telstra and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have recently joined forces on edge computing in order […]
ACOLA report highlights agricultural potential of IoT
The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) has released a report: the Future of Agricultural Technologies. Its recognition of the potential of IoT puts similar Australian Government efforts to shame. IoT rates a mention on 16 of the report’s 116 pages, with statements such as: “The deployment of advanced technologies, such as robotics, coupled with […]
Meeting the security challenges of industrial IoT
Ghian Oberholzer explains how artificial intelligence can help overcome the security challenges of industrial IoT IoT technology that enables the monitoring, control, and internet connection of physical devices of all kinds has had an enormous impact on the energy sector. High-profile examples of IoT applications include smart meters for electricity and water supplies that communicate […]
House of Reps report says 5G key to Industry 4.0
A new Australian Government report into 5G has flagged it as a key enabling technology for Industry 4.0. So what’s next? “The fourth industrial revolution, or ‘Industry 4.0’, is coming.” That’s the opening statement from the report of an Australian Government enquiry: The Next Gen Future Inquiry into the deployment, adoption and application of 5G […]
IoTSF makes a case for mandatory IoT security for consumer devices
The IoT Security Foundation says vulnerability reporting is essential to keep consumer IoT products and services safe from intruders, and finds it to be woefully lacking. It has just released the results of a survey of vendors’ vulnerability reporting and disclosure practices saying: “An analysis of 330 consumer IoT device manufacturers has revealed five of […]
Hyperconvergence, edge and IoT: a powerful synergy
Neville Vincent says the combination of hyperconverged infrastructure, edge computing and AI is driving value and insights to new levels. While cloud has been a key component to AI’s exponential growth and its availability on nearly every technological device, the combination of hyperconverged infrastructure HCI), edge computing and AI provides the ideal environment to uncover […]
Laying down the law on security for consumer IoT
The IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA) is against mandating security for consumer IoT devices. The UK plans to do just that, with good reason. In November I reported that Australia’s Home Affairs minister, Peter Dutton, had released a for-comment draft of a code of practice that closely follows a voluntary code introduced by the UK Government […]
IoT is the way, but which way?
A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit identifies a “path to business value” for IoT. Here’s some guidance for that path. To journey without a destination is to wander aimlessly, and while it might have many serendipitous rewards, it rarely leads to an optimal outcome. The adoption of IoT is no exception, but with […]
Beware BYO IoT, says Zscaler
Zscaler, a provider of cloud based security for enterprises, has released its second annual IoT report, evoking a strong sense of déjà vu: a decade or so ago, following the emergence of smartphones that could do much more than make calls, the bring-your-own device (BYOD) phenomenon where employees used these for work purposes caused many […]
Do data analytics or die, says Teradata CTO
Teradata CTO Stephen Brobst opened his presentation at Gartner’s Data & Analytics Summit in Sydney this week with a dire warning: companies must fully exploit data to survive. “We have a saying in Silicon Valley: in the 21st century all companies are data companies, will be data companies, or will be extinct. Those are the […]
