eCommerce has remained a continuous growth story since the new millennium. In 1999, eCommerce accounted for less than 1% of US retail sales. This figure rose to about 8.4% by the third quarter of 2016. Behind this growth trajectory are the driving forces of ubiquitous connectivity and of increasing trust in online retailers. While still only a fra...

Calling a topic "relevant to all companies and sectors" is bold. It is with these words that Peter Mockler, managing partner of BearingPoint, chose to introduce Digital Ecosystem Management (DEM) when he opened the BearingPoint Infonova global DEM summit on 27 September 2016.

Almost every digital application applies machine learning algorithms to some degree. When booking a cab through an online platform, the application can suggest destinations based on the user’s daily routine. An online grocery can suggest items based on the user’s monthly/weekly shopping patterns. The growing implementation of machine learning s...

In June, the European Data Forum (EDF) 2016 brought together about 1,000 participants from almost 50 countries in Eindhoven, Netherlands to share and discuss ideas about the importance, proliferation, and uses of data in the global economy and society. Three parallel tracks saw senior and executive leaders deliver more than 40 presentations to a Bi...

The Brexit vote’s impact on investment into UK technology start-ups is an important litmus test for broader implications for the UK economy. The UK’s technology sector is a huge driver of growth, performing markedly above the broader economy and with rapid job creation.

2015 was the year for Internet of Things (IoT) in term of positive perspectives, growth potential, industry impacts, and new revenue sources. Frost & Sullivan revealed that by 2020, the total global market will reach over $200 billion and every household will have at least 10 connected devices. In the coming year, the construction market will emerg...

The race to fulfil the promise of a smart future — be it the benefits of smart mobility, smart energy, or smart cities — has kick-started rich veins of possible inventions. Start-ups jostle with established technologists for technology leadership and mindshare to enrich the necessary architecture for such smart systems, or the Internet of Thing...

Frost & Sullivan was invited to attend Fortinet’s 3rd EMEA 361° Security Forum in September and we took the opportunity to ask Mr. Michael Xie, Co-founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), a few questions.