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Maggie MillerJuly 22, 2016 0

Getting started with IoT

The Internet of Things (or IoT, as some like to call it) holds a number of benefits for many organizations: revenue growth, smarter decision making and efficiency. Experts are predicting anywhere from 20 to 50 billion devices will be connected to the internet by 2020. That’s almost here! Are you

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Internet of Things

Thomas KeilJuly 18, 2016 0

Why IoT deployments need design thinking

Design thinking is, broadly speaking, allowing user experience, or even users, to drive design. It’s a profoundly human-centered process, with commentators using words like ‘collaborate’, ‘experience’, and even ‘empathy’ in their descriptions. Steve Jobs is said to have used it in creating the iPod and iPhone, because it brings together

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Internet of Things

Ian JonesJuly 14, 2016 0

Turning your data historian into a futurist

Under-utilized technology creates a drag on an organization. The ability to get more out of the tools you already use can increase the value of an existing investment, and that value grows as processes become more efficient and decisions are based on firmer foundations. Consider the facilities engineer at an

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Internet of Things

Dan ZaratsianJuly 11, 2016 5

Streaming analytics with SAS Event Stream Processing and Apache Nifi

Do you have a need for real-time, streaming analytics? What technology are you considering? How are you going to enable rapid development and deployment of your analytical models all in real-time? SAS has partnered the the Hortonworks HDF team to develop a nifi processor that allows SAS machine learning models and

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Remco den HeijerJune 30, 2016 0

A view from Future Camp: SAS, Accenture and Cloudera partner for IoT

It’s clear from the minute you step into Accenture’s Digital Innovation Center (Future Camp) in Kronberg, Germany, that you're stepping into the future of innovation. The writing is literally on the walls, and everything you need to inspire big ideas – from brightly colored furniture to racks and racks of gadgets

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Manufacturing

Advanced Analytics | Internet of Things

Colin GrayJune 30, 2016 0

How design thinking will re-frame IoT analytics prototyping

Data scientists are familiar with prototyping - we do this as part of a well-understood process to arrive at the optimum solution. But prototyping is more than about perfecting the math; it should also be about testing interpretability of the results. This need comes into stark prominence when you start

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Internet of Things

Two men viewing large monitors in a utility control room

Mike F. SmithJune 27, 2016 0

The 'I's have it for improving utility asset performance in an IoT world

Over the last ten years, utilities around the world have have invested billions of dollars in the Internet of Things (IoT). Better known as smart grid and smart meter initiatives, this massive intelligent infrastructure is moving utilities into a future that’s beginning to look radically different from the century-old business model

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Internet of Things | Machine Learning

Lonnie MillerJune 22, 2016 2

One Button to Help Them All

For those of us who haven’t been hermits stuck in a remote section of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings book and movie series brought to our awareness the mythical powers of The One Ring: An object with a sinister inscription that reads “One Ring to Rule Them All.”

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Manufacturing

Internet of Things

Albert DerasseJune 20, 2016 0

Disruption from the Internet of Things: Are you ready?

Some estimates suggest that the number of connected objects will be more than 50 billion by 2020. Each of us will own between six and 10 connected objects. But what exactly is the Internet of Things (IoT)? Wikipedia describes it as “the network of physical objects — devices, vehicles, buildings

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Manufacturing

Customer Intelligence | Data Management | Internet of Things

Frédéric CombaneyreJune 14, 2016 0

Location analytics and the 'Minority Report' approach

“Good afternoon, Mr. Yakamoto. How did you like that three-pack of tank tops you bought last time you were in?” Washington D.C. Year 2054. Chief of PreCrime John Anderton is running from the law for a crime he has not committed yet. After a risky eye transplant in order to

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