According to Cisco, the number of mobile-connected devices per capita will reach 1.5 units by 2020. There will be 11.6 billion mobile-connected devices by 2020 globally, including M2M modules—exceeding the world's projected population at that time (7.8 billion). As a result, the need to be strongly identified when accessing cloud-based platforms ...

Frost & Sullivan has been researching the emergence of real-time cities for several years. At the heart of the topic, the convergence of data from different domains is gaining momentum. Cities are publishing an increasing range of their own data sources internally and externally to provide better information and enable better decision making. Ope...

The sharing economy has long established itself in everyday life. Disruptive digital platform companies such as Uber and AirBnB have emerged. Uber is disrupting taxi companies and traditional car manufacturers such as BMW, and AirBnB is disrupting traditional hotels. These innovators are demonstrating that the value of asset ownership as a competit...

Blockchain, the underlying digital ledger technology for Bitcoin, has been gaining popularity as institutions from diverse backgrounds start to test and measure its potential impact. The World Economic Forum predicts that 10% of the world’s gross domestic product will be stored on blockchains by 2025.

The evolution of enterprise infrastructure—from legacy, physical infrastructure to virtualized environments—is changing the way enterprises consume back-up and replication solutions. Traditionally, enterprises required back-up and replication solutions designed for data on physical servers (henceforth called physical back-up). Today, enterprise...

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...