IoT
RFID & IoT in Retail: Brick + Mortar is Booming
The great e-commerce expansion has blown up in the past several years, but it’s safe to say that Brick + Mortar stores aren’t faltering. These physical retail stores are teaming up with technologies resources, and gaining momentum. Technologies such as RFID and IoT have pushed physical stores to get smart and re-strategize engagement efforts. In …
Why Retail Desperately Needs IoT
Out-of-stocks, overstocks and returns are costing retailers a whopping $1.75 trillion per year, a number to which, if you’re customers are not effectively managing their inventory, are contributing to. Retailers that manage their inventory using spreadsheets or other antiquated systems are costing themselves a lot of time, which is ultimately money lost. It appears the …
Failover 101: Keeping Your Customers Up and Running When Their Primary Connection Fails
It’s a nightmare scenario for business owners. The point of sale system stops working, and your customers are forced to inform customers that they must pay in cash. If they choose, they could instruct your staff to manually write down credit card numbers, but this exposes the business to huge liability issues due to non-PCI …
What Is a Smart City, and Why Should I Care?
The technology world is full of buzzwords, and our channel is no exception to this rule. As soon as one term becomes demystified, two more spring up in its place. Just when you thought you understood what the Internet of Things is and how it could impact your business, the term ‘smart city’ starts getting …
IoT: What We Share When We Connect
The internet changed the world; It touches all aspects of our lives. It is allowing all of us to read this blog post, connect on social media, video chat with friends and colleagues, and do much, much more. And now, there is a push to connect every device to the internet. While this provides new …