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• IoT Solutions – structure and processes explained

  Self-ordering refrigerators, coffee machines that report weeks in advance that parts need to be replaced and tractors that harvest fields on their own - the possibilities in IoT are as versatile as the industries and fields of application in which we manufacture products. But how is it possible that these machines are suddenly able to trigger orders or report their status independently?

  IoT - Internet of Things•Natalie Schnippering•30 Mar 2020•8 minutes

  

• IoT toolkit - The 3 building blocks of every IoT solution

  5 years ago, 87% of the respondents in a survey by Acquity Group did not know what IoT is. Today >60% of the respondents say they own or plan to buy at least one "Connected Device". Also most know by now that IoT will continue to connect our world, bring us many advantages, make new business models possible, but has also caused multiple major security incidents already. But how many of us know what is technically behind it?

  IoT - Internet of Things•Natalie Schnippering•25 Mar 2020•6 minutes

  

• The IoT – high ambitions, slow conversion: What's going wrong?

  Today, one could say the IoT has successfully proliferated and by now it is almost the exception if there is still an industrial company out there that is not concerned about the Internet of Things (IoT). According to a recent Gartner survey, 75% of industrial companies had already invested in IoT projects by the end of 2018. Before 2018, the figure was <25%. However if you ask around among the IoT managers of those companies, each of them has the feeling that they are "behind" and do not believe that they are making progress as fast as they should in order to remain competitive.

  Strategy•Natalie Schnippering•24 Mar 2020•12 minutes

  

• 8 Open Source Tools for Home Office and Remote Work

  Which tools and solutions can be used to switch to home office and remote work in the company at low cost or free of charge. We show the 8 best Open Source tools.

  IT•Benjamin Talin•21 Mar 2020•4 minutes

  

• Artificial intelligence - marvel of technology or art?

  Digital technology is much more than just a means to optimise work. We invented it to increase our knowledge and create something new. Artificial intelligence (AI) raises fundamental questions: Is there a soul? How does the mind gain consciousness? Intelligent machines promise to repeat original creation: We want to understand where we come from and we are not willing to leave until we find out. Artificial intelligence and innovative companies are supposed to help.

  AI & Machine Learning•Simone Belko•21 Jan 2020•13 minutes

  

• Leveraging Cloud & AI/ML for a better eCommerce & Retail experience

  A recent study showed what customers expect from the retail experience. Especially tools like Cloud and AI/ML can help to improve the customer experience and tackle these challanges in eCommerce.

  E-Commerce & Mail Order•Uttam Tripathi•1 Oct 2019•4 minutes

  

• CSR in the supply chain - Traceability of clothing@kik

  Traceability is an important objective for the textile industry. In a pilot project the big clothing discounter kik used a blockchain to trace the production of its clothes.

  Better Practices•Anja Wilde•30 Jul 2019•5 minutes

  

• The 3 Strategic Goals of Machine Learning for Marketing

  AI-driven marketing leverages models to automate, optimize, and augment the transformational process of data into actions and interactions with the scope of predicting behaviors, anticipating needs, and hyper-personalizing messages.

  AI & Machine Learning•Alex Mari•15 May 2019•4 minutes

  

• Exponential Change due to Exponential Growth

  Exponential Growth is a very important aspect of technology but also businesses. When we look at the pace of technology, we soon see why so many companies are struggeling to keep up.

  Technology•Benjamin Talin•13 May 2019•7 minutes

  

• A voice on the Internet - Voice assistants for customer communication

  Many large corporations are working at full speed to further develop their voice assistants. Assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Asssistant are already familiar to many and have at least used it on their mobile phones. But where are the chances in this technology and what are voice-supported assistance systems?

  Beginner / Basic•Benjamin Talin•26 Oct 2018•6 minutes

  

• 28 Blockchain Use Cases - Possible Applications of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).

  Distributed Ledger, the technology behind Blockchain, has many possible applications and use cases. The advantages of the technology are clear and the characteristics of the Smart Contracts mean that this technology can be used in many different areas of our society. We show you examples of various areas from the industries, banking, business and public institutions.

  Blockchain & Smart Contracts•Benjamin Talin•23 Jul 2018•12 minutes

  

• Smart Contracts, Blockchain & Co - Differences, Definition and Basics about the Distributed Ledger Technology

  Distributed ledger technology is the basis for all current systems such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Hyperledger, etc. But what is it? What does Blockchain mean, and what are Smart Contracts? We help against confusion and explain the principles of crypto technologies.

  Technology•Benjamin Talin•23 Jul 2018•5 minutes