Cisco and 29 other event sponsors made the Internet of Things (IoT) come to life in Chicago at the 2014 IoT World Forum. Attended by 1500 people – the majority of whom were large enterprise customers – IoT World Forum is the de facto industry event for enterprises interested in spurring innovation and productivity in their organizations. MachNation is proud to be one of the 104 companies on Cisco’s IoT steering committee. All 104 companies […]
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MachNation on Cisco’s Future of IT podcast
Earlier this week, Steve Hilton (@SteveHilton) of MachNation joined Cisco‘s VP of Emerging Technologies and Chief Demonstration Officer Jim Grubb for a Future of IT podcast. Jim and Steve discussed everything from IoT solutions and their impact on the bottom line and other key trends: mobility, cloud, big data, analytics and social.
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At CSG’s well-attended 2014 EMEA Customer Event in Greece yesterday and today, CSG representatives discussed the value and ability of the CSG portfolio to support IoT. CSG focused on its unique specializations in managing and monetizing data. Monica Ricci, Executive Director Product Marketing, presented on the topic and the CSG thought-leadership story. According to CSG definitions, IoT is based on sensors with transmit/receive capabilities embedded in anything. These sensors are being cost-effectively monitored and managed and provide […]
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Four years ago, businesses found themselves in a global recession. Revenues were flat or decreasing; credit was very tight; and layoffs were commonplace. Investment in technology and communication services slowed and in many cases halted as businesses held steady and planned carefully for the future. Seeking an update on the business climate, CSG International joined MachNation to conduct the Business Services Global Survey 2014. This online survey of over 800 businesses worldwide measured attitudes and […]
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MachNation recently moderated a panel on the Industrial Internet at an IoT event. One key question we addressed — are we comfortable excluding all human intervention from an IoT-enhanced business process and allowing machines to control our industrial world?
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