Posts Tagged ‘internet of things’

Remember when FitBit was the hot holiday product flying off the shelves? And though I’m embarrassed to admit this, I had never heard of “Alexa” two years ago when it was among the choices for a holiday gift raffle at a previous company. In three short years, consumer electronics manufacturers have embraced IoT with gusto. […]

With the world’s population on the rise, food production and farming will be more important than ever. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, “the world will need to produce 70% more food in 2050 than it did in 2006.”1 Meeting this anticipated demand will require farmers and agricultural companies to push the technological […]

So this just happened: A few weeks ago, Perficient was asked to present at the Indianapolis Maximo Users Group (IMUG) and found an intriguing subject regarding the newly released Work Center and Inspection capabilities in Maximo. These are new and evolving capabilities and designed to make things even easier for workers and managers alike. The […]

In a few short years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has gone from technology hype to reality. IoT is “disrupting businesses, governments, and consumers and transforming how they interact with the world.” 1 Adoption rates for IoT are accelerating – reaching nearly 43% of enterprises worldwide.2 However, the IoT applications we see today are only […]

This year is the 32nd International Maintenance Conference (IMC) where you can experience a wealth of knowledge from practice leaders and industry experts. Here are 11, or perhaps 12, reasons you should make the trip to Florida in December. It’s December 11-15, 2017, and the weather should be much nicer than the image in this […]

Last quarter I wrote about some of the devices we’re installing in our home and how some of those might be used in an industrial environment too. Click here if you want to read my previous blog and this quick read hopefully gets you thinking further about how you too can get started… Let’s talk […]

We’re quickly seeing the Internet of Things enter our daily lives – the cars we drive, devices we wear, and even appliances in our homes. Adoption rates for IoT are accelerating – reaching nearly 43% of enterprises worldwide.1 However, the scope of applications for IoT solutions is still in its infancy. Early adopters across a […]

According to a Business Insider report, companies are going to spend almost $5 trillion on the IoT in the next five years. In fact, according to IDC, in the years to come, the fastest spending growth in IoT will come from the healthcare industry. IoT has a variety of applications in healthcare from smart sensors […]

Think back to the early days of the Internet. You can still hear the dial-up sound as the modem connected you to the World Wide Web. Painfully slow – and yet amazing at the same time – it was hard to imagine how this technology would change our lives. Similar to a rock thrown into […]

With the arrival of Edge Computing, the coronation of IoT wasn’t far behind. As we’ll likely witness in IDC’s upcoming FutureScape Report and in already-released reports projects concerning the Internet of Things will likely see significant increase in 2018. Here are some of the reports we’re seeing: IoT Connections are Growing: According to Verizon’s 2017 […]

Smart cars, smart factories, connected healthcare – you’ve heard businesses toss about these terms over the last few years. But what are they referring to? Simply put, “smart” and “connected” refer to the Internet of Things (IoT.) The ever-increasing number of connected devices is opening up new business models and new opportunities for both tech […]

Save the date, let’s get together to have a great day of networking, knowledge sharing, skill improvements and a chance to get out of the office. The Indianapolis Maximo User Group provides a forum for Maximo users in the Indianapolis area to collaborate on their experiences with asset management and uses of IBM Maximo by […]