Technology Solutions That Drive Business | BizTech Magazine
WEBHow AI Is Helping Organizations Provide an Elevated Customer Experience. Artificial intelligence is enabling organizations to streamline and personalize the digital experience they provide to their customers. BizTech Magazine explores technology and business issues that IT leaders and business managers face when they’re evaluating and ...
Smart Supermarkets: How IoT Is Shaping the Future of Retail
WEBSmart supermarkets use connected IoT devices to collect physical data, relay this information to digital platforms and help grocery store staff make better decisions. “IoT in supermarkets is really about associating sensor tech to things that are commonly used in the store,” says Jean-Michel Fally, digital strategy partner at IBM.
Smart Shelves: What Retailers Should Know | BizTech Magazine
WEBThe term “ smart shelf ” refers to the integration of technology and networking with retail shelves, allowing shelves to detect when an item has been purchased or removed from a shelf. This makes it easier to track inventory and restock as needed. The concept has been evolving for years. Back in 2003, for example, two major retailers ...
The Evolving Role of IoT in Supply Chain and Logistics
WEBGlobal Internet of Things (IoT) adoption is gaining ground, with estimations putting total market value at more than $1 trillion by 2022. As noted by research firm Deloitte, one area already seeing substantial spending is logistics; the transportation industry alone is investing more than $70 billion through 2019 into telematics hardware and ...
Fathers of Tech: 10 Men Who Invented & Innovated - BizTech …
WEBThey weren't forgotten. They'll be included in our next list, Great Founders in Biz Tech, so stay tuned. From Tim Berners-Lee to Ken Thompson - IT would not be the same without the contributions of these pioneering men who invented and iterated in tech.
Cat6 vs Cat7 vs Cat8 Cables: What's The Difference | BizTech
WEBCAT 6A, an augmented version of CAT 6, offers 10 times the network speed and twice the bandwidth at a distance of up to 100 meters. Contrary to popular belief, CAT 7 isn’t the successor to CAT 6. CAT 7 is a proprietary design, but it is not a cabling standard of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Automated Building Systems Turn Data into an Energy-Saving Asset
WEBAn effective, intelligent network can facilitate connected ecosystems that rely on data, sensors and automated building systems to enhance efficiency, reduce energy consumption and support sustainability. In the U.S., residential and commercial buildings consume roughly 20 percent of total energy and generate nearly 40 percent of carbon dioxide ...
Retail Cybersecurity: Tips, Threats & Strategies | BizTech Magazine
WEBThe nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center found that there were 846 breaches in the U.S. in the first half of 2021, compromising the identities of nearly 53 million people. That’s about 76 percent of the total breaches faced for the entire year of 2020. Among the largest retail breaches in 2021 were attacks involving a mobile service ...
Billy Beane: Data Analytics Has Transformed Baseball - BizTech …
WEBBilly Beane looked like a baseball player — 6 feet 4 inches tall, 185 pounds and a great vertical jump — and he was picked in the first round of the 1980 amateur draft. However, his playing career never panned out, even though Beane passed the “eye test” of what Major League Baseball scouts were looking for in a professional player.
Beyond 5G: The Next Generation of Wireless Is Around the Corner
WEB5G-enabled carrier frequencies of above 6 gigahertz will be used for the first time in a cellular system; much greater bandwidth and data rates than with 4G are the result. 6G will take 5G’s high throughput capabilities to a new level by tapping into the terahertz radio frequency band, according to John Byrne, service director of telecom ...