The growing need for big data analysis and rising demand for mobility are supercharging connected cloud applications. Just take a look at the top 20 cloud services in use by today’s enterprises in the table below. Now think, how many of them are connected to your business? Go ahead, really come up with a number. Outside of the list, how many other cloud apps are in use? If you aren’t 100 percent confident in your answer, you’re in good company. To give you a sense, today’s enterprises have an average of 1,181 cloud services in use, with 92.7 percent not enterprise-ready according to the latest Cloud Report by Netskope. Since this is just an average, larger organizations can have over 3,000 c
In France, the national railway has bucked the conservative, risk-averse industry mold in favor of digitization through the Internet of Things (IoT). The transit provider has installed sensors across the entire railway system, providing a blanket of IoT tech across thousands of miles of track for data collection that allows the operators to better predict when cars will need maintenance. Preemptive maintenance isn’t the only benefit. Harnessing data intelligence allows the railway to prevent mechanical error that would take a train out of service unexpectedly, which has a ripple effect of costly repairs, safety issues, and delayed service and passenger dissatisfaction. Reportedly, train cars