Set against a backdrop of increased spending due to COVID-19, inflation and increasing customer expectations, local authorities are challenged to reduce spending, streamline services, and improve productivity. Intelligens Consulting’s research demonstrates that these challenges can be met by investing in…
Components at the Source (Supply Chain Transformed: Episode 1)
Digi-Key’s launch of its video series entitled ‘Supply Chain Transformed’ explores the effects of digital transformation. This includes looking at the ways that suppliers and distributors have adapted technology to introduce new forms of visibility and asset monitoring into the…
Five industries transformed by IoT
Five vital and often considered conservative industries are manufacturing, construction, rail, automotive and healthcare. Over the last few years, they have witnessed growing adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT). Much of this expansion is down to the wider adoption…
The exponential rise of PFP art
When reading about NFTs, you will undoubtedly hear the phrase ‘Photo for Profile’ or PFP for short. These digital assets are a type of NFT rapidly growing in popularity where supporters and communities of a particular NFT can switch their…
Risky business: SMEs’ use of customer data
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, customer data and cybersecurity are often paramount to success. And with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting how businesses operate and interact with their customers, keeping data safe has never been so…
Softil releases annual outlook for the burgeoning MCX industry
The MCX industry is rapidly advancing in breadth and market availability. The promise of ubiquitous public safety broadband across the globe is finally becoming a reality and each and every new advance brings the full MCX revolution a little closer…
Cyber fears amidst British Council ransomware attacks
The British Council, the non-departmental public body tasked with connecting people through culture, education and the English language, has admitted to falling victim to two successful ransomware attacks over the past five years, according to official data. The ransomware attacks,…
Righting the wrongs of wrist raising
The constant flick and raise of a wrist to activate some smartwatches can be almost as exerting and challenging as a workout. These are the user observations that drove the team at global smartwatch manufacturer, Amazfit, to evolve its design…
Defining the Internet of Things
There is a linguistic phenomenon called semantic satiation that refers to the fact that, if you say something enough times, it loses all meaning. Could this be said of the constantly-repeated term the ‘Internet of Things’? I’d like to discuss…
How passenger information contributes to customer satisfaction
At the end of a long journey, reaching their coveted destination will always feel very special for passengers. Once they’ve arrived, passengers will delete their tickets and forget about their luggage for a while, taking some time to relax. The…
