In these challenging times… oh, wait, how many times have you heard this in 2020? Too many, for sure. But, for a good reason! COVID-19 has been making tectonic shifts across the globe impacting every single one of us and every single industry in some way. If there was ever a year for digital technologies to show its real potential and help us battle the invisible enemy, this is the one.
December 28, 2020There’s no doubt about it: digitalisation has been at the top of the agenda for the vast majority of mechanical and plant engineering companies. Plus, the recent and still very much active COVID-19 crisis has made digital innovations even more relevant. The companies that had already invested their resources into building and expanding their digital potential had a far easier time during the crisis.
December 23, 2020Do you know why MQTT is the number one IIoT protocol? Read on. Although MQTT has been kicking around for around 20 years now, its prevalence is now increasing as IoT takes hold. As a matter of fact, it’s quickly becoming the most preferred IIoT protocol for connecting devices to the cloud - even the biggest cloud vendors expose their IoT PaaS through MQTT.
December 11, 2020Companies across industries are shifting towards the process of digitalisation due to its enormous benefits, from improving their internal operations to introducing new service opportunities. And much has been written about these successes.
September 10, 2020The year 2020 is marked by the fight against an invisible enemy - COVID-19. It forced us to develop a new form of behavior that is becoming “the new normal”. While face masks and gloves have become the must-have pieces of our everyday outfit, Skype and Zoom have become a substitute for face-to-face meetings and shaking hands - their usage has ballooned overnight.
July 31, 2020Although it seems promising that digitalisation will bring exciting and impactful changes in the way we live and work, some may find this new world — wrapped with big buzzwords like the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning — rather daunting.
July 9, 2020“Do we need to design new in-house jobs to help us create a framework for digital transformation or partner with an experienced IoT team?” This is the dilemma you’ll most likely have to face when starting your digital transformation journey.
June 8, 2020With countries around the globe desperately seeking a resolution for the hastening threat of climate change, now more than ever technologies can play a major role in making the world go greener. The digital technologies, like the Internet of Things and Machine Learning, offer great solutions.
June 4, 2020Explaining concepts such as an IoT platform to non-technical stakeholders can be a real challenge, especially if you are technophile. Their eyes may glaze over the moment you start dropping the latest buzzwords and acronyms. It might even feel like you are speaking another language.
May 26, 2020We’re in the fourth revolution of industry and it is fully differentiated from any that came before it. This time it’s seeking to improve both production and management systems. Digital transformation driven by IIoT, AI, big data and cloud computing is the basis of this latest revolution.
May 19, 2020So, you’ve taken the leap and made the first step on your digital transformation journey. But, soon you realise that things don’t go so smoothly as expected and now you can feel that the biggest enemy of all is lurking in the shadows - the notorious scope creep. How to prevent this enemy from turning your digital transformation strategy into the worst of nightmares?
May 13, 2020Today is World IoT Day - an open invitation for the entire IoT community to recognise and celebrate the immense power the Internet of Things has on the way we live and work. To mark this day, WolkAbout decided to tell a story of this powerhouse called IoT.
April 8, 2020COVID-19, a typical black swan event, took the world by a complete surprise. It is an unanticipated disaster that has exposed human fragility in an interconnected world. As it continues to impact the global community, companies are focused on supporting their employees, customers and families through a time of great uncertainty.
March 24, 2020From managing high-velocity data streams to predicting future costs, when it comes to choosing the right digitalisation technology, one size rarely fits all. WolkAbout helps you find the perfect fit.
March 24, 2020What a year! It’s been a true digital transformation. From the rise of 5G to the growing impact of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), we’ve seen many trends heating up the competitive waters for industrial companies in 2019. Almost every industry has taken a giant leap on their digital transformation journey and this continues apace.
December 30, 2019With a holiday season knocking on our door, kids all over the world are anxiously wondering whether they have been naughty or nice throughout the year. Why? Well, Santa, a jolly bringer of gifts, is making a list to determine who’s been good or bad. And, he’s checking it twice.
December 25, 2019With a plethora of different IoT platforms currently on the market, it's imperative to choose the one that will perfectly suit the digital solution you would like to build. Since most of the projects are realised in the enterprise and industrial sector, knowing the key attributes of both enterprise and industrial IoT platforms is much of a help in your decision-making process. This is why we have decided to elaborate on each of these platforms in this article.
December 15, 2019With such a massive and confusing landscape, it’s no wonder why picking the appropriate IoT platform can seem tough. A decision might suit immediate needs but be the wrong choice for what lies ahead.
September 3, 2019To reduce the technical complexity of your IoT deployment you need to focus on an IoT platform that keeps things simple for you. WolkAbout IoT Platform is built from the ground up to give you a faster, easier and more cost-effective way to build, update and effectively manage and maintain your IoT solution. It helps you gain full control over your digitalisation.
July 18, 2019From real-time location monitoring to discouraging criminal activities from within penitentiary facilities, smart technologies offer unique ways to turn dusty old prisons into a complete IoT solution - Smart Penitentiary Facility. The future looks bright!
June 23, 2019IoT has contributed massively to usage-based billing, mainly due to its easy access to data which businesses can use to track customers usage more easily and charge them accordingly. An IoT "Platform as a Product" (or "PaaP") framework enables you to build IoT products with usage-based pricing without paying PaaS fees to a platform provider.
June 17, 2019With IoT starting to touch almost every area across industries, it has never been more inspiring and exciting time to delve into user data and find out what your customers truly want before they even want it.
April 16, 2019This week, we thought we’d provide insights into the current WolkNumbers. The infographic provides a visual presentation of the essential data, key facts, and major breakthroughs regarding WolkAbout development.
February 28, 2019In the previous two articles, we answered some of the questions you came across when starting your digital transformation journey, and shed some light on the role WolkAbout IoT Platform plays in digitizing your processes and products. But, what separates WolkAbout from the competition?
February 5, 2019In the first part of the series, we focused on demystifying the concept of digital transformation and answering some of the essential questions. The second in a three-part series, this article will walk you through all the functionalities of WolkAbout IoT Platform and provide you deeper insight into why it can help you leverage your business potential to the fullest.
February 5, 2019The reality is that the IoT has entered every cell of the business ecosystem and become an imperative. First, in a three-part series, this article that will answer some of the questions you will come across when starting your digital transformation journey.
February 5, 2019The Internet of Things has made a groundbreaking impact on the way we live and work so far. The year 2018 has been especially fascinating, with the number of connected devices increasing at record rates, and new use cases frequently emerging.
January 4, 2019News flash: We are now witnesses to a powerful explosion in IoT solutions all over the globe. The ever-increasing market is muddying the water giving us hard time to decide on which IoT platform has the right technological depth to suit the needs of our specific use-case.
December 17, 2018In its core, an IoT platform is a vital component of the IoT ecosystem. It's a suite of software that helps users gather remote data more efficiently and maintain control over connected devices. In other words, it's a mediator that communicates with a variety of things and applications, transforms real-time readings into meaningful data and combines different devices and services into a complete IoT solution.
November 30, 2018As financial services institutions (FSIs) rely heavily on gathering, processing and creating value from data, IoT may be as broadly transformational to them as the Internet itself.
November 5, 2018The Internet of Things has come a long way from a concept of a network of smart devices discussed back in the nineties, to connecting all things to the Internet, thus enabling the society and the industry to benefit from the data processing power and the speed of the modern era.
April 12, 2018Companies across the globe are engaging in the digital transformation process and utilising the Internet of Things technology as they believe it will become the backbone of the future customer value. Indeed, the benefits are breathtaking.
March 6, 2018When a company decides to execute a digital transformation, few steps need to be taken to ensure successful IoT implementation, beginning from identifying business goals and comparing direct and indirect costs against the benefits.
February 12, 2018Developing smart and connected products can represent risk at many levels. Among others, it includes the race against time and money to get the products to a production phase, as it is necessary to take the ideas out there quickly to check if they are valid.
November 21, 2017In an increasingly connected world, things are getting smarter, making our lives easier, reshaping business models and the way companies operate.
September 18, 2017During the past few years, the world as we know it was significantly influenced by the Internet of Things technologies, primarily due to the enormous amount of data collected by the networks of smart sensors, from embedded ones to those people wear or plug in.
September 4, 2017Companies are facing intense pressure to increase productivity, make business processes more efficient and meet sustainability targets.
August 7, 2017Internet of Things is gradually becoming a common part of our everyday lives. From our homes to the cities we live in, there are numerous areas in which IoT technology is leaving its prints.
July 19, 2017When we look at how technology is changing every aspect of our lives, we plainly recognise every business need for adapting to evolve market dynamics.
June 7, 2017As technology expands, we’ve begun to enter an entirely new realm, the one in which remaining connected all of the time is the norm.
May 25, 2017The Internet of Things is already going beyond the hype, transforming our lives, both in consumer and business market.
May 8, 2017Branko Milikic is the Founder and CEO of WolkAbout Technology, a company focused on the development of product and tools which enable the building of digital solutions. We spent an inspiring afternoon with him during one of his visits to Brno.
March 15, 2017One of the biggest decisions facing many companies undertaking the development of connected products or services is whether to build IoT platform or to adopt an existing one.
February 13, 2017While designing and developing your IoT solution, there are a few architecture considerations for IoT platform that have an integral role in ensuring that your solution is a success.
February 6, 2017When a company makes business decision not to start from scratch, but to integrate with the existing IoT platform, then the question remains how to choose the right one among many that are on the market.
January 30, 2017As you strategize about how to use the Internet of Things (IoT) to gain competitive advantage, the first item on your task list must be understanding all of the pieces of the IoT puzzle.
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