If you don’t measure something, it’s easy for problems to go unnoticed until it’s too late. It’s also tough to pinpoint the reasons why — and to know when they’ve been fixed. A digital transformation strategy that leverages the Internet of Things enables businesses to overcome those challenges. Digital transformation goes beyond mere digitization, which…

Digital transformation is about digitizing manual and analog business tools and practices so organizations work better, such as operate more efficiently, be more responsive to customers or make smarter, more informed decisions. Many businesses — large and small — use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as a key component of their digital transformation strategies. Here…

I’m currently working with a healthcare organization that is attempting to design the “hospital of the future.” It’s no surprise that this organization is adopting IT solutions to optimize patient care, but the hospital is spending just as much time and energy on improving the clinician experience. Why? For one, the hospital is trying to…

The holiday shopping season is inevitably followed by the return season. That’s been a headache for retailers and consumers alike since the dawn of trade, but e-commerce has turned it into a migraine. Why? Brick-and-mortar retailers are increasingly using immediacy and convenience to compete against e-tailers. Two ways are by giving customers the option of…

When most people think about wearables and the Internet of Things, it’s usually smartwatches and fitness trackers that come to mind. But the world of wearable IoT is a lot bigger than that, and the devices do much more than alert users to text messages or track their number of steps. By 2020, the number…

Radio frequency identification (RFID) has been around for a long time. In the 1940s it was used successfully to identify airplanes. In the ’60s and ’70s, still a government technology, it was used to keep secrets safe and restrict access to sensitive areas. In the ’80s, passive tags were created. This helped reduce the price…