IoT Talks

Overcoming the Challenges of Becoming IR 4.0
The year 2021 poses bigger challenges for many organisations due to the economic downturn. Since many are affected financially, they start to prioritise their internal projects. Bigger and ambitious projects might be taken aback by many companies. However, we know...

IoT Detect Potholes
Why complaints regarding potholes go unhindered? It can be various reasons, such as: No one makes the report Difficult to make report or not sure to whom should the report be sent Late in responding Budget constraints Basically, it boils down to reporting, escalating,...

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...

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...

IoT Platform vs IoT Ecosystem
Sometimes people do mixed-up with both terms - platform and ecosystem. However, the simplest way to differentiate them is that the IoT platform is in the realm of technology. It can be in the form of middleware that resides in the cloud or on-premise. And the IoT...

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...

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...

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...