What is a smart sensor and how does it work?
A smart sensor is a device that takes input from the physical environment and uses built-in compute resources to perform predefined functions when it detects specific input. It can also process data before passing it on. Smart sensors enable more accurate and automated collection of environmental data with less erroneous noise among the accurately recorded […]
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Apache Flink integrates AI for real-time decision-making
With the 2.1 release, Apache Flink also now supports Process Table Functions (PTFs), the most powerful kind of function for Flink SQL and Table API, the PMC said. Conceptually, a PTF is a superset of all other user-defined functions, mapping zero, one, or multiple tables to zero, one, or multiple rows. This enables implementing user-defined […]
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What is internet of things device management (IoT device management)?
Internet of things device management (IoT device management) refers to the processes and tools used to remotely register, configure, provision, maintain and monitor connected devices from a centralized platform. IoT device management tools enable organizations to have better control of their mobile devices, while also ensuring that their devices are kept working, secure and up […]
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Google upgrades Agent2Agent protocol with gRPC and enterprise-grade security
This ability is critical for developers and large enterprises, especially Fortune 500 companies, as they won’t deploy agents that can’t prove their identity cryptographically, said Paul Chada, co-founder of DoozerAI — an agentic digital worker platform. Seconding Chada, HyperFRAME’s Walter said that the new security capability will help enterprises ensure that appropriate access control and […]
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Explore the relationship between IoT governance and privacy
Privacy protection is one of the most critical elements within IoT governance. With IoT devices continuously collecting vast amounts of personal and sensitive data, privacy considerations must be embedded in an organization’s governance structures rather than treated as an afterthought. “Privacy first” should be the message to all who engage in business or personal […]
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Informatica enhances IDMC with AI-powered MDM, governance, and compliance tools
Informatica is adding new AI-based capabilities to its Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) platform to help enterprises manage their data more efficiently for generative AI and agentic applications and use cases. IDMC sits on top of enterprise databases, ingesting and cataloguing from various sources and applying data governance rules as it goes. It includes tools for […]
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Top 12 IoT applications and examples in business
The world now has twice as many connected devices as humans, and the number of IoT-enabled endpoints is expected to climb even more exponentially in the years ahead. In a May 2025 report, German data collection and visualization firm Statista put the number of IoT devices worldwide at 19.8 billion in 2025 and predicted it […]
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Google’s new toolset to help connect AI agents to BigQuery
The new toolset contains tools that will allow AI agents to execute queries inside BigQuery as well as fetch metadata from the cloud-based data warehouse. These tools include the list_dataset_ids tool, which retrieves all dataset IDs within a Google Cloud project; get_dataset_info tool, which provides detailed metadata about a specific dataset; list_table_ids tool, which lists […]
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What is an IoT gateway?
An IoT gateway is a physical device or software program that serves as the connection point between the cloud and internet of things devices, such as controllers, sensors and smart devices. IoT is used in enterprises and industries and can be found in consumer products. IoT gateways act as a central hub, connecting IoT devices […]
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Snowflake brings analytics workloads into its cloud with Snowpark Connect for Apache Spark
Snowpark Connect for Apache Spark is Snowflake’s take on that technology, enabling enterprises to run their Spark code on Snowflake’s vectorized engine in Data Cloud. For Snowflake customers, the new capability will make it easy for developers to move their code to Snowpark, essentially offering a combination of Spark’s familiarity and Snowflake’s simplicity, according to […]
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