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Singapore-based retail analytics company Trax raises $640M Series E led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and BlackRock

TechCrunch

COVID-19 forced many retailers and brands to adopt new technologies. Retail analytics unicorn Trax expects that this openness to tech innovation will continue even after the pandemic. Retail Watch currently focuses on center shelves, where packaged goods are usually stocked, but will expand into categories like fresh food and produce.

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Making Sense of IoT Platforms: AWS vs Azure vs Google vs IBM vs Cisco

Altexsoft

For the most part, they belong to the Internet of Things (IoT), or gadgets capable of communicating and sharing data without human interaction. The number of active IoT connections is expected to double by 2025, jumping from the current 9.9 The number of active IoT connections is expected to double by 2025, jumping from the current 9.9

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The New Way Companies are Harnessing Data at the Edge for Value Added in Real-Time

CIO

Imagine a factory or a chain of retailers reducing energy and cutting equipment downtime. They are playing out across industries with the help of edge computing, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and an innovative approach known as Business Outcomes-as-a-Service. [1] These scenarios are not imaginary.

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Internet of Things (IoT) and Event Streaming at Scale with Apache Kafka and MQTT

Confluent

The Internet of Things (IoT) is getting more and more traction as valuable use cases come to light. Confluent MQTT Proxy , which ingests data from IoT devices without needing a MQTT broker. Use cases for IoT technologies and an event streaming platform. Use cases for IoT technologies and an event streaming platform.

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Scylla and Confluent Integration for IoT Deployments

Confluent

Through the Internet of Things (IoT), it is also connecting humans to the machines all around us and directly connecting machines to other machines. In light of this, we’ll share an emerging machine-to-machine (M2M) architecture pattern in which MQTT, Apache Kafka ® , and Scylla all work together to provide an end-to-end IoT solution.

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Unleashing the power of AI at the edge

CIO

Implementing AI algorithms directly on local edge devices, such as sensors or Internet of Things (IoT) devices, enables local processing and analysis for real-time decision-making, and models can continue to function even when connectivity is lost. This makes it an ideal platform for many industries. Learn more at dell.com/NativeEdge.

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Reshaping Entire Industries with IoT and Confluent Cloud

Confluent

While the current hype around the Internet of Things (IoT) focuses on smart “things”—smart homes, smart cars, smart watches—the first known IoT device was a simple Coca-Cola vending machine at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. In fact, IoT is reshaping entire industries. Fast forward a few decades.

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