“Indeed, many S&P 500 companies wish they had developed their internet strategy earlier. Those that did now have an advantage. Five years from now, we will be saying the same about AI strategy.” – Andrew Ng, HBR, Nov 2016.
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Cisco’s IoT transition
Cisco is a tech business primarily known for its networking equipment. Cisco is attempting to reinvent itself as an IoT, cloud and security services vendor.
Too Much Data Strikes a Blow to Tableau
Tableau has historically been a leader in data visualization, but latency issues stemming from cloud deployment could hinder its ability to handle big data analytics.
Metromile: Using IoT to get Miles Ahead
“Imagine building an enormous beach resort, maybe the best in the world. Instead of renting the rooms, you charge guests based on the grains of sand they touch…When tolls that are tiny are paid often enough, they can make a billion-dollar business.”[1]
Dude, Where’s My Car? Car Hacking in the Digital Age
Will hackers soon have us all saying “dude, where’s my car?”
Digitizing Exelon: Bringing Nixon-era Nuclear Power Plants Into The 21st Century
Exelon is one of the largest energy utilities in the world and operates more nuclear power plants than any other company in the US, but its electrical transmission equipment, natural gas and nuclear plants are aging rapidly. How can Exelon's extremely costly and complex, yet vital, infrastructure be brought successfully into the digital age?
Wimbledon: Technology Meets Tradition
How the world’s oldest tennis tournament is going modern
Digitizing Our Homes
How Amazon is trying to build a bridge between our digital and physical worlds.
The Climate Corporation: Making it rain, game recognize game
Does big data put food on the table? Yes, yes it does. $1B later, The Climate Corp is helping farmers get smarter. Humanities ancient industry gets a IOT revamp in the face of climate uncertainty.
Started from the Plow now we’re Deere: John Deere’s Transformation from an Equipment Manufacturer to a Tech Firm
Farming is no longer about big, steel machines and farmers' intuition. Technology is transforming agriculture as we know it, and manufacturers of heavy equipment, like Deere, are forced the rethink their business model to transition into…wait for it… a tech company. (Cue gasp.)