IoT Talks

Abusing the Word “Internet of Things” (IoT)
When the word "IoT" has become trendy, sometimes it can be abuse in many ways. People thought by using the word "IoT in their speech, they can be looked good and cool in the eyes of the audience. Also, we have seen many articles and even research proposals that...

Data Convergence – Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0 and Emerging Tech
A micro-podcast interview with Vijay Gunthi on Learn Data Convergence Micro Podcast: Digital Transformation.

Can You Really Trust IoT?
Do you trust IoT with your life? Or you can ask the other way around - do you trust the data that's being collected through IoT sensors? Just like you trust human, you might not be able to trust 100% their judgement because as humans, they have the possibility of...

Malaysia IoT Predictions in 2021
What's in store for Malaysia's IoT in the Year 2021? This is the first blog post in 2021. The whole world was badly impacted in the Year 2020 due to the pandemic Covid-19 in both losses of lives and jobs. One of the biggest impacts is in the travel and tourism sector....

IoT in the Universities
When we talk about IoT in Universities, we tend to discuss it within the scope of academic knowledge and research. It's true that the future IoT professionals in business and technology are being trained in Universities. However, we believed that it shouldn't be limit...

Why Do We Monitor Our Cats Using IoT?
It's amazing how IoT can find its way to build solutions even for pets lovers. Just like humans, we track them due to two reasons - health and security. Thus, a similar solution can be built to track your pets. Tracking activity and biometric data on pets can identify...

Can We Really Use Drones to Carry Parcels?
Drones have vast applications including aerial mapping, security surveillance, agriculture among others. Currently, many companies are testing Drones for the purpose of carrying parcels. Companies such as Uber, UPS, and Amazon have been trialing these applications for...

Do You Really Need 5G for IoT?
The last 100 meters of connecting IoT devices are using technologies like RFID, ZigBee, Bluetooth and WiFi. But as we moved the IoT devices to the external world, there is a need to connect the Internet world that can extend the 100 meter coverage. That's where 2G...

Do We Need Another National IoT Strategic Roadmap
For many of us, there is this "Love" and "Hate" relationship when it comes to Roadmap, Blueprint, or Framework. We love this document because it has documented the issues, challenges, and action plans. We hate this because many of the action plans failed to take off...

Why Developing an IoT Solution is Not That Straightforward
Enterprise IoT or Industrial IoT solutions are rarely that you get off-the-shelves sort of products. You might be lucky to combine several ready-made commercial products for your customers. But most often than not, the pain-points of every company are different, their...

How to Develop Smart Buildings or Offices Using IoT
The steps in developing Smart Building solutions are: Identify the stakeholders in the building. They can be the tenants, the landlords, the visitors, the security personnel, VIPs. Every stakeholder might have their own priority or needs - Select and prioritize If...

IoT as a Business – Where Do We Start
How to start an IoT business? Here are some tips or steps to take before you start your IoT business: Ask whether you want to venture into consumer IoT or industrial IoT? Consumer IoT seems to be challenging if you are a startup because it can consume a lot of...

HOW-TO – Check Your Own IR 4.0 Readiness
What's the fastest way to evaluate whether your business and operations are in the Era of IR 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 or 4.0? Although you can go through the complex process of IR 4.0 Readiness Assessment, there's a simpler way to gauge in which IR your business is currently in....

IoT – The Key Technology for IR 4.0
Oct. 21, 2019 @ MaGIC - I was invited to be one of the Speakers for the event ICETIA 2019 (1st International Conference on Emerging Technology & Innovative Applications" with the theme "Enhancing Human Capital Development for IR 4.0" hosted by Geomatika and PKIBM....

What it Takes to be a Digital Leader? Journey, Experience, and Scenarios
October 15, 2019 - I am honored to be invited as a Guest Speaker for SME Meetup Event "The Seven Key Principles of Digital Transformation in SMEs" by a giving a Talk on "What it Takes to be a Digital Leader? Journey, Experience and Scenarios" hosted by PEOPLElogy at...