FEATURE
A CONNECTED WORLD IoT HAS BECOME CENTRAL TO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS WITH GROWING EXPECTATIONS. HOWEVER, IT HAS ITS FAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES. HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
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uring this pandemic, digital technologies have been key to keep business running, and IoT is playing an important role in the fight against Covid-19. It has enabled many new use cases in healthcare and is being used widely in supply chain tracking, contactless payments and remote access. The ability to communicate data without manual intervention and automate business processes makes IoT an ideal platform for 20
CXO INSIGHT ME
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organisations to adapt to the new normal. Covid-19 has proven to be a key driver for digital transformation in 2020. Companies have realised the need to be fully digital by having, for example, online channels, automated processes, better integration, and getting real value from existing and new data. “IoT is a special use case part of the overall digital transformation journey, which got more attention due to the current pandemic’s nature. Many customers
seeking a safer workplace started considering deploying IoT solutions i.e., remote worker monitoring, safe distance monitoring, smart buttons for workers & patient monitoring, etc.,” says Feras Juma, IOT & Integration Solutions Manager, Software AG. He says Software AG has witnessed a surge in requests from its clients for IoT, mainly focused around those specific Covid-19 use cases, which is a great indicator that companies started to consider IoT in general as a key strategic area in their roadmap.
