Mike Trojecki | 20th September 2018
One of the hottest technology topics today is the Internet of Things (IoT). Mike Trojecki, Vice President of Internet of Things (IoT) and Analytics at Logicalis US, examines the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) The IoT has three inherent qualities: Things – Any connected device that is capable of generating data, whether it is a sensor, […]
Mike Alley | 26th March 2018
Mike Alley, Service Management Principal, Logicalis US, looks at the burning need for a configuration management framework in the face of 21 billion IoT “things’. From weighing scales and robotics in manufacturing plants to smart security, smart buildings and smart transportation initiatives, IT leaders in nearly every industrial vertical market will soon be inundated with the […]
Adam Petrovsky | 28th June 2017
Adam Petrovsky, GovEd Practice Leader Logicalis US, looks at three key planks that you need to know about in the emerging world of Smart Cities and IoT. Emerging technologies aimed at connecting citizens to each other, to government agencies and the infrastructure of the places they live and work are driving a move towards the […]
Lucas Pinz | 19th December 2016
In the fourth of a nine-part series drawing on the Logicalis Global CIO study, Lucas Pinz explains why preparation is key for businesses that want to benefit from the Internet of Things – a widening sea of networked devices that can deliver smarter services by sensing aspects of the real world, like temperature, lighting, the presence […]
Chris Gabriel | 12th December 2016
In the year of Brexit and Trump, Chris Gabriel, Chief Digital Officer for Logicalis Europe predicts that electronic digital crime will explode, data privacy breaches will claim scalps, automation will be 2017’s buzzword and the open source movement will challenge profit-making business models in his 2017 tech predictions. It’s the time of year to engage […]
Richard Alexander | 1st February 2016
Richard Alexander explains why the Internet of Things is fuelling a revolution in business, and warns that specialist skills and a new approach will be critical to realising the opportunities it brings. According to a common description, the IoT (Internet of Things) is the network of physical objects or “things” embedded with electronics, software, sensors […]
Chris Gabriel | 11th January 2016
Rumours of a dystopian future are greatly exaggerated… Chris Gabriel, Chief Digital Officer Europe for Logicalis, considers some of the more challenging technology predictions for the next two years, and argues that technology should be enabling, not self serving. Perusing the seasonal technology predictions – the plethora of ‘what’ll be big in 2016’ articles – […]
Joanne Nelson | 19th October 2015
We first talked about the Internet of Things in 2012. Back then we suggested CxOs start asking questions about how it might benefit their customers. Here we highlight seven articles we have published about the Internet of Things, or IOT. The Internet of things – can objects get social? Ian Cook looks at the Internet of things […]
Richard Alexander | 24th August 2015
Richard Alexander explains why the Internet of Things (IoT) is so much more than fridges that tell us the milk has gone bad, or that you’re running low on eggs – and what its sheer scale means for vendors and service providers. To truly grasp the scale of IoT, you need to take a step back […]
Lucas Pinz | 17th November 2014
In the second of a two-part series, Lucas Pinz, senior technology manager, PromonLogicalis, looks at how the Internet of Things will transform the ICT industry – and assesses the challenges that must still be overcome if the opportunities inherent in a new, hyper-connected world are to be realised. To date, the commercial internet has essentially […]