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5 Benefits of Working Remotely
Over the past few weeks, the vast majority of the world has been strongly encouraged to partake in social distancing and self isolation in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Health and safety will always remain a top priority among the public, but...
The Disadvantages of Single-Sourcing
The concerns surrounding COVID-19 continue to ravage the globe with no signs of stopping anytime soon. Its impacts have greatly threatened the general public’s health and many precautions are in the process of being implemented as a result. Awareness regarding...
The Fitbit for Machines: Emerging IoT Technology
There’s always a new health and wellness product being deemed “the next big thing” which causes a craze among the public. Many people tend to strive towards a healthy lifestyle through establishing a specific diet, losing weight, or putting on some serious muscle, and...
Preventing Disaster with Preventive Maintenance
Just imagine: You’re sitting in your dining room, hungry as ever, and about to enjoy a beautiful home-cooked meal you worked so hard to prepare. What a great way to finish off the evening, right? As you’re about to dig in, a crash echoes from across the room and...
Everything You Need to Know About 5G in 3 Minutes
It’s almost here. 5G is projected to be commercially released by Malaysia within the third quarter of 2020 and the whole world is watching. The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir, has been at the forefront of this innovative push and holds high hopes for his...
The Dangers of Shadow IoT
Phones, computers, tablets, you name it; the vast majority of us use them obsessively in this new technological age. They don’t just serve as accessories implemented into our daily lives, but rather we rely on them just to get ourselves through the day. They make us...
High Quality Data for Changing Consumer Demands
For several weeks, it’s become seemingly impossible to obtain any kind of reputable medical masks. With Wuhan being devastated by COVID-19 (otherwise known as “Coronavirus”) in such a short period of time, the demand for medical masks has increased astronomically. In...
Apparently, The Era of Yadda, Yadda, Yadda is Over
One of the things that struck me the most at this year’s ARC forum is a renewed pragmatism amongst the large technology vendors and the customer C-level suite. Several years ago a representative of a large technology company said something like Our Genius Codeword...
What does data quality have to do with analytics?
I attended a great presentation by Henning Löser, Head of Audi Production Lab, at the ARC Forum in Orlando today. He presented a case study on predictive analytics for spot welding. Not only did I learn a lot about spot welding (5000 of them per car! One of the...
How to Build the Perfect BoM
Recipes are a great way to achieve a certain outcome through a thought-out, structured process. That delicious homestyle burger you ordered a week ago? The chef followed a recipe to make it – and it’s no different from a BoM. In essence, a BoM is an exhaustive list of...