IoT security in healthcare

Technology Can Save or Kill You: IoT Security in European Healthcare

According to the IDC IoT Global Survey 2019, European healthcare organizations see both security concerns and opportunities in the implementation of IoT projects. Internet of Things solutions in the healthcare environment can be used easily to secure environments, patients and workers within a complex, often big healthcare setting. Some examples include GPS location tracking of inventory and medical equipment, health facility security, fall detection sensors, and gas, fire or flood sensors.

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by IDC Europe

Technology and Sustainability: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship?

Marta Munoz
Marta Munoz (Research Director, Technology for Sustainability and Social Impact Practice in Europe)
Last week technology vendors were very forthcoming about their sustainability efforts: Google announced its plans to increase the amount of electricity it uses from renewable energies, Amazon ordered 100,000 electric trucks for its delivery fleet, and Salesforce unveiled a new pollution tracking tool. This, of course, came during the same week that climate change demonstrations were taking place around the world under the #ClimateStrike banner, ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in New York.

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by IDC Europe

Urban Mobility Hubs

Urban Mobility Hubs - Embracing Digital to Empower Intelligent Transportation

Massimiliano Claps
Max Claps (Research Director, IDC Government Insights)
Intelligent transportation constitutes the arteries of smart cities. If mobility in the city is congested, unsafe, polluted, and costly, citizens are unhappy.

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by IDC Europe

A New Customer Segment Emerges in the Maturing Nordic IoT Market

Anders Elbak
Anders Elbak (Research Director)
Organizations in the Nordics are expected to spend more than €12 billion on Internet of Things (IoT) solutions this year. As the market shows signs of saturation and the current double-digit market growth is about to wane, a new customer segment is emerging.

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by IDC Europe