"Abantu bathenjiswa amathuba alinganayo bakhathele manje... Abantu abalambile futhi bacasukile. Qedani ukutatshwa kwezimpahla, qedani ubugebengu, qedani ukucwasana ngokobuzwe nokubhebhethekisa lokhu." This train of thought explains why Uber is worth more than the independent cars it connects. It also describes the imperative for enterprises to redefine their network in order to operate in the modern data economy. The inst...Feb. 23, 2017 10:30 AM EST Reads: 365[session] How to IoTifyBy Liz McMillanAlmost two-thirds of companies either have or soon will have IoT as the backbone of their business. Though, IoT is far more complex than most firms expected with a majority of IoT projects having failed. How can you not get trapped in the pitfalls? In his session at @ThingsExpo, Tony Shan, Chief IoTologist at Wipro, will introduce a holistic method of IoTification, which is the process of IoTifying the existing technology portfolios and business models to adopt and leverage IoT. He will delve into the components in this framework: Anatomy, Ramp-up, Use case, Business case, Architecture, Techno...Feb. 23, 2017 10:15 AM EST Reads: 2,001[video] Bert Loomis and Artificial IntelligenceBy Yeshim DenizBert Loomis was a visionary. This general session will highlight how Bert Loomis and people like him inspire us to build great things with small inventions. In their general session at 19th Cloud Expo, Harold Hannon, Architect at IBM Bluemix, and Michael O'Neill, Strategic Business Development at Nvidia, discussed the accelerating pace of AI development and how IBM Cloud and NVIDIA are partnering to bring AI capabilities to "every day," on-demand. They also reviewed two "free infrastructure" programs available to startups and innovators. Feb. 23, 2017 10:15 AM EST Reads: 1,068[slides] IoT Agility and Internet of EverythingBy Liz McMillanThe emerging Internet of Everything creates tremendous new opportunities for customer engagement and business model innovation. However, enterprises must overcome a number of critical challenges to bring these new solutions to market. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Michael Martin, CTO/CIO at nfrastructure, outlined these key challenges and recommended approaches for overcoming them to achieve speed and agility in the design, development and implementation of Internet of Everything solutions within your organization.Feb. 23, 2017 10:00 AM EST Reads: 7,281