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20Jul

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Tech

Understanding the Role of Identity and Access Management Services in Authentication

By Janice Thompson Identity and access management (IAM) systems are evolving rapidly. They address the challenge of authenticating parties needing access to critical resources—people, IoT devices, or applications. To do this, they validate identities using multiple methods, such as multi-factor or adaptive authentication. They also use the principle of least privilege to ensure users have only the permissions necessary for their tasks. Authentication Verifying a user's digital identity is the first stage in the identity and access management (IAM) process. The IAM system checks the login credentials supplied by the user against information kept in an internal database whenever someone tries to access a system. The IAM system allows users to access the network if the credentials match...

Hello, Joburg? The 90s called, they want their parking payment machines back

25May

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Hello, Joburg? The 90s called, they want their parking payment machines back

How digital solutions are revolutionising parking in South Africa By Joshua Raphael, Founder and CEO at Parket Major South African cities have long harboured dreams of becoming smart cities. In the case of a city such as Johannesburg, this means building an urban environment that is connected, intelligent and safe, as well as creating a sustainable and liveable city amongst others. It also means smart mobility, though these aspirations are thwarted by hugely inefficient parking for most parts of the city. It's true; parking is once again becoming a nightmare as parking lots around the city edge closer to pre-pandemic levels. As a result, there are motorists driving up and down - wasting time and fuel - looking for parking while right next to them might be buildings with vacant bays that...

20Apr

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oneM2M launches new initiative to promote sustainability via IoT technologies and open-standard systems

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) can add $14 trillion of economic value to the global economy by 2030 according to the World Economic Forum’s “Guidelines for Sustainability”. However, while technology driven change can be a tremendous driver for value creation, some of its side effects, including wasteful usage patterns and throwaway technology, can undermine total gains. This highlights why organizations need to factor first- and second-order sustainability principles in their technology and design choices. Since 2012, oneM2M has been leading a multi-national, open, and collaborative approach to create an extensible standard for IoT systems. From the outset, oneM2M participants recognized the importance of defining a general-purpose architecture applicable to a wide range of appli...

17Mar

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AVEVA and SHELL Provide Perspective on How Industry 5.0 Will Connect Human Elements to Smart Production

Shell’s Veteran Strategist, Brent Kedzierski Advocates Mass Personalization and Greater Workforce Collaboration as Keys to Industry 5.0. Leaders from AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, and the Shell Oil Company joined forces to discuss the future of Smart Production recently. Brent Kedzierski, Head of Learning Strategy and Innovation at Shell and AVEVA’s Vice President for Process & Simulation Ian Willetts explored how more personalized solutions will empower workers to take greater control over their work experiences creating, more adaptive, on demand experiences which will increase worker confidence, resulting in greater workforce creativity, autonomy and performance. According to Kedzierski, “Industry 5.0 will be characterized by mass personalization and...

Zebra Study: Record Number of Enterprises Becoming “Intelligent” with Growing IoT Investments

5Dec

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Zebra Study: Record Number of Enterprises Becoming “Intelligent” with Growing IoT Investments

Security remains a top priority as more enterprises start to scale IoT solutions company-wide Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, announced in October the results of its third annual “Intelligent Enterprise Index” which indicates a record 61 percent of enterprises worldwide are on the path to becoming “intelligent,” compared to only 49 percent in 2018. This global survey analyzes the extent to which companies connect the physical and digital worlds to drive innovation through real-time guidance, data-powered environments and collaborative mobile workflows. Their “Intelligent Enterprise” Index scores are calculated using 11 criteria that include Internet of T...