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It’s time to stop calling IoT a technology
/0 Comments/in Blog /by adminYes, we all do it. Every analyst, vendor and customer has referred to Internet of Things (IoT) as a technology. I have done it countless times, and so have my extremely talented and informed peers. However, it’s a misnomer, a shortcut, and a cop out, and if we actually think of IoT as a technology, […]
Predix is looking for a new owner
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Earnings recap: Amazon, Microsoft and Google grow fast and keep hold on the market — for now
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Google goes after IHVs with Cloud IoT Edge
/0 Comments/in Blog /by TBRGoogle’s Cloud IoT Edge hardware-software package for edge devices, announced on July 25, aims to be a comprehensive bundle for the edge ― for devices and for gateways. In this offering, Google leverages its two big assets in machine learning, TensorFlow software and the tensor processing unit (TPU) processor, to stake a position in edge […]
It’s hard to grow up in IoT
/0 Comments/in Blog /by TBROne of the most important governing factors in the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) is the maturity of the companies considering, buying and implementing IoT. Vendors can improve their go-to-market (GTM) tactics by varying their approach to potential customers with different degrees of maturity. Assessment of maturity helps in predicting and targeting growth opportunities […]
GE and Microsoft are getting more serious
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Hybrid, multicloud, reunited partners featured in TBR’s upcoming cloud & software research
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Allan Krans, Practice Manager and Principal AnalystGoing into the second half of 2018, TBR’s Cloud and Software Practice anticipates providing additional research around a few issues that have been top of mind among TBR’s clients and our analysts. The common theme across the three issues highlighted in this report is the growing focus on how cloud and software are jointly being […]
Telecom operators drill down on IoT opportunity in logistics
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EY, SAP and Microsoft: A powerful triad for the Business of One era
/0 Comments/in Blog /by adminAttending several EY analyst events in the past month has been a real eye-opener to the changing dynamics of a company that has traditionally been viewed as an advisory-led firm with strong credentials in the tax, audit and advisory domains, yet until recently offered precious little in the way of IT-centric services. This is not […]
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