Unser Funkprotokoll ist autonom“, erklärt Jussi Numminen, Direktor, Radiostrategie und IPR, Wirepas. „Die Idee ist, dass der Benutzer das Netz selbst aufbaut und verwaltet. Wir ermöglichen ein selbstgesteuertes Netzwerk, das Maschinen und Geräte miteinander kommunizieren lässt, ohne Einbeziehung eines Dritten.“
So wurden unzählige Smart Meter in Nordeuropa miteinander zu einem intelligenten Stromnetzwerk verbunden. Das größte davon befindet sich in Oslo mit fast einer Million Zähler. Numminen: „Mit unserer Software versuchen nicht alle Messgeräte gleichzeitig mit voller Leistung zu kommunizieren. Sie senden Daten ins Netzwerk, wo jedes Gerät selbstständig als Router fungiert und somit die Netzwerklast ausgleicht, sodass auch große Netzwerke stabil funktionieren. Die Daten aus dem Netzwerk werden an ein Gateway geleitet, das sie je nach Kundenwunsch entweder auf einen internen Server oder in die Cloud zur Analyse und Weiterverarbeitung pusht.“
Die von Wirepas entwickelte 5G-IoT-Konnektivität entstand durch eine Kombination der besten bestehenden drahtlosen Technologien. „Wir haben die geeignetsten bekannten Betriebssysteme ausgewählt, die zuverlässig physikalische Signal mit großen Reichweiten und guter Modemreflexion übertragen“, erklärt Numminen.
Von der Lösung profitieren neben größeren auch kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen, für welche die Digitalisierung auf Grund exklusiver Frequenznutzungsrechte eine Herausforderung darstellen könnte. Die Technologie kann in anspruchsvollen Umgebungen, wie Kellern oder in Räumen mit metallbewehrten Wänden eingesetzt werden – auch, wo keine erstklassigen Telekommunikationsanbieter existieren.
Stabile Verbindungen auch unter extremen Bedingungen
Die Wirepas-Lösung verbindet Geräte und Software miteinander, sodass Daten von einem Gerät an das Back-End-System übertragen werden können. Numminen: „Jeder hat seine eigenen Anforderungen, wie sein System beschaffen sein soll. Unsere Software kann auch geringere Datenströme verarbeiten und eignet sich so für Konnektivität kleinerer, batteriebetriebener Sensoren oder verschiedener elektronischer Schaltungen.“
Andererseits bietet die Software auch Konnektivität für die Schwerindustrie unter extremen Bedingungen. Numminen erklärt: „Zuverlässige Kommunikationsverbindungen sind außerhalb der Mauern von Industrieanlagen oft nicht verfügbar. Sie müssen sich innerhalb der Einrichtung befinden. Große Industrieanlagen sind von Beton und mit viel Metall versehen und verursachen Reflexionen und Dämpfungen, was für die Signalausbreitung innerhalb des Gebäudes sehr herausfordernd ist. Mit unserer Mesh-Option können wir die Übertragung wesentlich verbessern.“
„In Zukunft werden sich erhebliche Datenmengen bewegen. Deutschland sieht, dass die Digitalisierung in der Industrie vorangetrieben werden muss. Wir hoffen mitwirken zu können, indem wir ausgesprochen gute Konnektivitätslösungen über zellulare 5G- und WLAN-Technologie hinaus anbieten“, endet Numminen.
The 35-year-old Subcontracting Trade Fair catered the industrial public with the latest topics and the most intriguing encounters at Tampere, Finland. Celebrating its anniversary, the trade fair hosted 16,925 visitors during its three-day period. Over one thousand exhibitors from 17 countries participated the international event. The partner company 2023 was Patria. The next Subcontracting will be organised on 1–3 October 2024.
The industrial celebration of the 35-year of Subcontracting Trade Fair took place in Tampere with a staggering number of visitors. The event hosted 16,925 visitors during its three-day period. Over one thousand exhibitors from 17 different countries presented themselves at the trade fair. The visitors and exhibitors of Subcontracting praised the fair for its atmosphere and meaningful encounters. The industrial trailblazer brought together cutting-edge solutions, quality networking and latest topics.
– A huge thanks to all of our visitors, exhibitors and partners. The famous Subcontracting spirit of Tampere was once again present, raising up the amazing value of the meaningful encounters lived therein. It will be a pleasure to start assembling next year’s event together with the top players of industry, says Project Manager Sami Siurola of Tampere Trade Fairs Group.
This year’s theme for Subcontracting was Globally Local. The event included interesting topics such as sustainable economy, global politics, competitive edges, technologies and accountability. In-depth discussions of the theme were led by top experts at the HEAT Stage of the event.
New customerships increased six-fold
– The trade fair was extremely successful. There were plenty of visitors, we made a lot of contacts, and people were committed to doing business. The trade fair visitors were genuinely interested in precision engineering, which was a really positive thing for us. All in all, Subcontracting has once again been a great event full of high-quality encounters, says CEO Sami Mansner of Mansner Oy Hienomekaniikka.
– We have been participating Subcontracting for 35 years, and this year our new customerships increased up to six-fold compared to previous years. Our ESG Strategy was of particular interest to our current and future partners. We engaged in highest-quality discussions and organisations had sent a great variety of their staff to the trade fair. This was a very positive thing. Another great thing was that this celebratory year’s event showed appreciation to the long-term players, rejoices Marketing Director Mikael Paulin of Reka Kumi Oy.
Sandvik was awarded the Finnish Industrial Achievement of the Year 2023
The Tampere Region Economic Development Agency Business Tampere, together with Technology Industries of Finland, Tekniikka&Talous Magazine and Subcontracting Trade Fair, awarded the Finnish Industrial Achievement of the Year 2023 to Sandvik. The award was received by CTO Jani Vilenius of Sandvik and presented by Production Manager Antero Karhu of Valmet Automotive, last year’s winner. Industrial Achievement of the Year highlights the importance and appreciation of industry, emphasises the greater impact of individual acts, and encourages companies to take action.
The Main Contractor of the Year and the Subcontractor of the Year 2023 prizes were awarded at the opening ceremony of Subcontracting Trade Fair. Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics LOGY ry presented the recognition awards that aim to promote networking that supports the competitiveness of Finnish manufacturing. The Main Contractor of the Year 2023 is Sako Oy, internationally known as a designer and manufacturer of high-quality hunting, military and sporting rifles and cartridges. The Subcontractor of the Year is Valmet Automotive’s business line called EV Systems, a designer and manufacturer of battery modules and systems for the use of automotive and other industries.
Subcontracting 2024 theme focuses on productivity through AI
Next year’s Subcontracting will take place at Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre on 1–3 October 2024. The theme focuses on productivity through Artificial Intelligence The event will focus on the potential of AI and practical solutions for improving the productivity of subcontracting industries.
Big Machines at Central Square on Saturday 30.9.
Tampere Industrial Week ends with the event Big Machines at Central Square at the city centrum of Tampere on Saturday 30 September. The event is hosted by the City of Tampere in collaboration with regions industry operators and is open for everyone. Additional information about the event: isotkoneetkeskustorilla.fi/home/.
Subcontracting showcases the metal, electronics, plastics and rubber industries, industrial ICT solutions, and the design and consulting services within these fields. The event brings together more than a thousand exhibitors from several different countries as well as thousands of fair visitors every year. The Tampere Trade Fairs Group organises the event in cooperation with Technology Industries of Finland, Rubber Manufacturers' Association of Finland (RMAF), Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics LOGY, and Finnish Plastics Industries Federation. The event had been organised in Tampere since 1988.
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Sirkka Laine, Communications Specialist, tel. +358 40 612 9081
Following the resolution of a naming contest with 138 submissions this week, supercomputer Hippu is ready to spur research and empower companies in the Finnish region of South Savo to explore data-driven business models.
The supercomputer is part of the Memory Lab digital technology research and innovation environment that will bring world-class data processing and analytics capabilities to the Memory Campus in the Kalevankangas district of the city of Mikkeli.
Memory Lab is developed by Digitalia, a joint research center of the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk), the University of Helsinki, and the National Library of Finland.
The word ‘hippu’ translates to ‘nugget’ and is often associated with gold nuggets. Eija Warjus, who submitted the winning name, said: “A ‘hippu’ is a valuable find for its discoverer. With a supercomputer, we can mine such valuable nuggets. The name furthermore alludes to the golden front panel of a computing unit.”
“The name ‘Hippu’ succinctly captures the essence of research, development, and innovation activities in the Memory Lab: we gather a lot of data into a gold pan, and with the substantial capacity of the supercomputer, we extract essential and applicable knowledge,” Digitalia’s Research Director Stina Westman added. “At the same time, Hippu is an approachable name for modern artificial intelligence infrastructure."
Investments in infrastructure and competence development in Memory Lab through various development projects is expected to amount to several millions of euros. These aim at accelerating new, data-driven business operations in South Savo, and to attract companies and individuals to take advantage of new work, study, research and entrepreneurial opportunities.
The high-performance computing capabilities will enable companies in the region to experiment with the possibilities of artificial intelligence for data mining, processing, refinement, and retrieval.
Memory Lab serves businesses and other organisations in the Mikkeli area and beyond. It is already host to so-called memory organisations such as the National Archives of Finland, the National Library of Finland, the Muisti Centre of War and Peace, and the Central Archives for Finnish Business Records (Elka).
The performance of Memory Lab’s supercomputer will be equivalent to up to 20,000 laptops or 3,000 servers , enabling the kind of parallel computing power required for AI processing of large amounts of data. Various parts of equipment have been obtained from project partners Nvidia, Fujitsu and NetApp through Atea, with high-speed fibre connections provided by MPY.
The ‘Memory Lab Investments’ -project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the South Savo Regional Council.
As part of the ‘Memory Lab as a Driver of Digital Experimentation and Innovation Culture in South Savo’-project, funded by the South Savo Regional Council, already a dozen companies have signed up to power their business operations with AI capabilities. They will be the first to pilot the Memory Lab supercomputer.
In the meantime, the project ‘Resilience and innovation capability with open-source competence (Open Memory Lab)’ aims to strengthen the capacity for change and innovation within organisations in South Savo by providing guidance, training and peer learning opportunities related to the utilisation of open-source tools, technologies and business models. The intended outcome is the Open Memory Lab, a competence hub for open-source expertise.
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Image of gold nuggets in a pan, generated by the DALL-E artificial intelligence tool.
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The leading industry event in Finland and second largest subcontracting industry trade fair in Europe will be organised at Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre in Finland on 26–28 September 2023. The theme for the 35-year event is topical Globally Local. The trade fair programme will delve into the theme led by top-class experts. Registration is open for visitors, free of charge.
This year’s theme for the annual industry festival is a topical Globally Local, as the combination of local expertise and international production is deeply appreciated both domestically and in global trade. Current topics also include the relocation of production back to Finland, global connections, functional logistics and security of supply. Automation, robotics and artificial intelligence will develop industry and reform humans’ role in it.
The exhibitor stands for the Subcontracting Trade Fair 2023 are sold out. Registration is now open for visitors, free of charge: https://www.alihankinta.fi/en/fair-info/admission/.
International programme views to the future – keynote speaker focuses on AI
The programme of the now 35-year-old Subcontracting Trade Fair is built around the theme Globally Local. The event’s main stage, HEAT Stage, offers topics, presentations and discussions on sustainable economy, world politics, competitive edges, design and anticipation, technology and corporate responsibility. On 27 September, one can experience the keynote speech by creative director and author Henri ”Henkka” Hyppönen: “What is it to be human in the era of artificial intelligence?” The speech delves into new ways of approaching the creation of a new world and a new dream team: the human mind and machine.
On the event’s opening day, the Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics (LOGY) will grant the Main Contractor and Subcontractor of the Year awards and Business Tampere will grant the national Finnish Industrial Achievement of the Year award. A new feature in the event will be the GLO Village in Hall B for encounters between international businesses and local undertakings. The expertise of the GLO Village participants will also be heard on HEAT Stage throughout the three-day event. On Thursday 28 September, organisations and future professionals get to meet each other. On the third event day, the theme panel on future industry professionals will focus on how to ensure continued attraction and a skilled workforce for industry and how cooperation with educational institutions should be developed.
Three theme sponsors for the event
This year, Subcontracting Trade Fair also has the honour of having three theme sponsors to focus on Globally Local, and its subthemes World Domesticated, Unifying Industry and Technically Humane: Executive Vice President of Operations Manu Skyttä from Patria, Senior Director of Partners and Business Development Reijo Kangas from Business Finland and Business Director Lari Nurmi, from Innolink Staff Oy.
The Subcontracting partner company for 2023 is Patria, an international provider of defence, security and aviation lifecycle support services, technology solutions and pilot training. Patria provides its aerospace and military customers with mission capability and fleet availability, continuous performance development as well as selected intelligence, surveillance and management system products and services. Learn more patriagroup.com/.
Tampere Industrial Week culminates in Big Machines at Central Square
Tampere Industrial Week, created by the Subcontracting Trade Fair, will close on 30 September with a heavy machinery exhibition at Tampere Central Square. Big Machines at Central Square (Isot Koneet Keskustorilla) is organised in co-operation with the City of Tampere and industrial operators in the Tampere region.
Subcontracting Trade Fair showcases the metal, electronics, plastic and rubber industries, industrial ICT solutions, and design and consulting in these sectors. The event assembles over a thousand exhibitors from several countries and thousands of trade fair visitors every year. Tampere Trade Fairs Group organises this event in collaboration with Technology Industries of Finland, Rubber Manufacturers’ Association of Finland, Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics LOGY, and Finnish Plastics Industries Federation. The event has been organised in Tampere since 1988.
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Engineering Works, Konepaja, the professional trade fair for the metal industry, Nordic Welding Expo, the largest welding industry trade fair event in the Nordic countries, and 3D & New Materials, the exhibition for 3D printing and new materials, will be organised again next year. On 19–21 March 2024, Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre will witness Workshop Trilogy, bringing forth machines and tools, latest innovations, and an experience full of encounters for the manufacturing industry.
Engineering Works Trade Fair, Nordic Welding Expo, and 3D & New Materials will shine in the Workshop Trilogy of the manufacturing industry in March. Once again, the trio offer their visitors the coolest machines and the highest-quality tools, expertise, innovations, and much-awaited encounters.
The machine, the seam, and 3D
Staying current and looking forward, Workshop Trilogy captivates with digitalisation, AI and robotics. Along with conventional expertise, one must learn how to utilise the possibilities of novel technologies. The event also discusses workforce, availability thereof, and new ways of working. Production in the manufacturing industry has relocated, and will relocate, back to Finland and Europe. Both environmental values and social responsibility emphasise the importance of accountability. Solutions for topical issues will be found at the event – together.
Remarkable machines and meaningful encounters
In the event of November 2022, visitors especially praised the real-life machines in the workshop as well as meaningful encounters. It was clear that this set of events came much awaited. As the first trade fair event in the field, 3D & New Materials was considered valuable, also from the perspectives of the future and community spirit of 3D printing. Promises will be kept this year as well – with a forward-looking approach.
– This time in Tampere, visitors will once again get a real-life experience of new machines on site, engage in encounters with partners and new experts, and get to know technologies and service solutions. We have developed this set of events by focusing it even more to meet the needs of the industries. Next year, the trio will also be even more intertwined than before, exploring opportunities across different sectors and offering synergy benefits, says Project Manager Sami Siurola of Tampere Trade Fairs Group.
Engineering Works Trade Fair, intended for decision-makers on machine and equipment investments in the metal industry, showcases the latest machines, the most powerful tools and the most advanced technologies for a competitive industry. Nordic Welding Expo for joining and cutting offers a cross-section of new products and innovations in the welding industry. The entire spectrum of 3D printing, from development to end product, including latest materials solutions for manufacturing industries are exhibited. Partners of the Konepaja Engineering Works Trade Fair include Technology Industries of Finland, The Association of Finnish Technical Traders, and The Welding Society of Finland (SHY ry) of the Nordic Welding Expo.
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The international Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference shared a two-day range of human-centric smart city development and the latest ICT solutions June 6–7 2023 at Nokia Arena, Tampere Finland. Deep diving beyond the abstract, #TSCEC concretized what the metaverse is. The event is held again in June 2024.
Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference shared ideas for smart city development and digitalisation, including Web3 technology, sustainability, artificial intelligence and mobility. The first moves towards a true urban metaverse have now been taken.
− Tampere has taken the first steps towards a city that genuinely utilizes the possibilities of the metaverse. Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference featured many concrete examples of the metaverse's potential for human-centric urban development, says Teppo Rantanen, Executive Director of Growth, Innovation and Competitiveness, City of Tampere.
Quality encounters at the magnificent Nokia Arena
The programme at the Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference delighted the guests and the encounters were praised. The event served as an unifying platform for networking and discussions.
− Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference brought us many new, great contacts. From our point of view, the key players in the industry were present at the event. We were able to promote our cooperation models, link actors to each other and activate our members – genuinely do our core work. The event was very successful, we were able to network and create networks! We will definitely attend next time as well, shares Pertti Kortejärvi, CEO, Smart City Innovation Cluster.
− The Expo has gone smoothly, we’ve had good discussions and the visitor base has been of high quality. A lot of interest towards our climate-neutral data center service has been shown. As a venue and location, Nokia Arena is great, and the arrangements have also gone well. Next year, we hope for an even more diverse selection of exhibitors, says Van Vo, solutions architect and Timo Kemppainen, Cloud Business Development Manager at Verne Global Finland.
Innovative experts awarded at the event
City of Tampere awarded the Technical Creativity Award 2022 on Tuesday. The winning solution is an innovative way of storing renewable energy in a so-called sand battery developed by Tommi Eronen and Markku Ylönen. The awarded innovation is one of the most promising technologies globally, enabling the rapid growth of wind and solar energy.
The Summit's BRiDG3 Hackathon finals took place on Tuesday. The winner of the grand prize of €10,000 is Authbound, a verification platform that enables a safer, more secured, yet still private Metaverse and Web3 space. The solution allows other services to authenticate users with different kind of attributes and using soulbound tokens and zero knowledge technology, the verification is embedded in the user’s Web3 identity. It was taking into account, that innovative approach and commitment to driving change through Web3 technologies really stood out.
The Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference will next take place on 11−12 June 2024.
The Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference is organised by the City of Tampere, Business Tampere, and the Tampere Trade Fairs Group. The event is produced by the Tampere Trade Fairs Group. Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference is geared to smart urban development networks, companies, and ecosystems to the ICT sector, municipalities, cities, and educational institutions and to the field’s specialists and future experts.
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Sirkka Laine, Communications Specialist, Tampere Trade Fairs Group, sirkka.laine@tampereenmessut.fi, +358 40 612 9081
The international Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference offers human-centric smart city development and the latest ICT solutions June 6–7 2023 at Nokia Arena, Tampere, Finland. Seeking to uncover the ultimate urban metaverse, the event provides the most current and industry-leading program. Media accreditation for the event is now open.
The Expo shares key players in the fields, topical speeches and panels, as well as rewards the number one factors in smart city development and digitalisation. The Conference will focus on topics such as Web3 technology, sustainability, AI and mobility.
Smart and human-centric event offers an inviting program
The keynote speeches at the Main Stage of the Expo will be given by Belinda Gerdt, Global Marketing Lead at Philips, and Christina Yan Zhang, CEO at the Metaverse Institute. Gerdt has built a successful international career in some of the world’s leading technology firms and has almost twenty years of experience of developing digital customer-oriented businesses. In her speech on Wednesday Belinda inspires to think big and immerses to How digitalization has changed the customer experience. Metaverse pioneer Yan Zhang has a 16 years’ experience turning forward-thinking ideas into ultra-high growth business with global impact. Her speech The Use of Digital Twin and Metaverse to Build Smart Cities for A Sustainable Future will be experienced on Tuesday.
Microsoft Finland opens possibilities on how artificial intelligence will affect work life and smart city development with their Expo floor The opportunity is yours to lead the AI transformation. The City of Tampere awards the annual Technical Creativity Prize on Tuesday. The recognition is given to a person or working group from Tampere who have applied technical expertise in an innovative way. SmartRail Ecosystem and Lyyli Living Lab tram offers an overview of urban mobility, with perspectives on ecosystem visions, research and collaborations. BRiDG3 Web3 Summit at Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference shares future insights into Web3, the Metaverse, blockchain and DAOs. The BRiDG3 Summit commences with a special address by H.E. Amna Mahmoud Mohammed Fikri, the UAE Non-Resident Ambassador to Finland, highlighting the UAE's role as a leading Web3 hub. The Summit also features distinguished international speakers like Dr. Marwan Alzarouni and Amanda Cassat.
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Urban Metaverse Deep Dives Beyond the Abstract
Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference offers human-centric smart city development and innovative ICT technology. Containing the latest digital solutions, the urban metaverse deep dives beyond the abstract, where the ideas are taken to action, perspectives on Digitally Smart, Urban Intelligence and Responsible ColLAB. The event emphasizes the importance of international connections and provides a platform for networking among top experts.
The Expo, including the program on the main stage, at Nokia Arena is open and free of charge for all registrants. Conference and BRiDG3 Summit passes can be bought either together or separately.
The Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference is organised by the City of Tampere, Business Tampere, and the Tampere Trade Fairs Group. The event is produced by the Tampere Trade Fairs Group. Tampere Smart City Expo & Conference is geared to smart urban development networks, companies, and ecosystems to the ICT sector, municipalities, cities, and educational institutions and to the field’s specialists and future experts.
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Mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung in der Entwicklung und Gestaltung digitaler Dienste für Industriemärkte und Gesellschaften, fordert Gofore Kunden mutig heraus, wenn eingeschlagene Wege falsch zu sein scheinen. So entstehen Strategien, welche die richtigen Probleme lösen.
Das Leistungsportfolio von Gofore beginnt bei Beratung, über Konzepterstellung und deren Umsetzung bis hin zum Transformation-Coaching. Ziel ist es, ein Umdenken in Unternehmen anzustoßen, das diese auf eine autonome Reise der Digitalisierung mitnimmt. Hautala erklärt: „Wir helfen Kunden, ihre eigenen digitalen F&E-Aktivitäten aufzubauen und zu skalieren.“
”Die eigentlichen Probleme zu erkennen, ist die größte Herausforderung."
Die eigentlichen Probleme zu erkennen, ist hierbei die größte Herausforderung. Hautala: „Während unserer Forschungsarbeit treffen wir uns mit den Endbenutzern unserer Kunden, um aus erster Hand zu verstehen, wie das Produkt verwendet wird und wie gut es durch vorhandene Funktionen echte Wertsteigerungen realisiert.“
Entwicklung wertschöpfender digitaler Dienste
Durch die Identifizierung fehlender Eigenschaften entstehen neue Produkte, die Lücken füllen. Bis heute hat Gofore mittlere bis große Unternehmen dabei unterstützt, bestehende Angebote zu ergänzen. Voith, der weltweit führende Hersteller von Maschinen für Zellstoff- und Papierindustrie, technischer Ausrüster für Wasserkraftwerke sowie Produzent von Antriebs- und Bremssystemen, nutzt beispielsweise eine mit Gofore entwickelte IIoT-Plattform.
Gofore demonstriert potenzielle Funktionen seiner Artefakte in Form von anklickbaren Prototypen, die auf einem Tablet oder Mobiltelefon angezeigt werden. So können sich Kunden von Anfang an Klarheit verschaffen und den Prozess mitleiten, um einen möglichst hohen Mehrwert zu erreichen. Hautala:
„Da Time-to-Market-Zyklen kurz sind, ist es wichtig, dass wir jede Entwicklungsphase zielgerichtet vorantreiben. Das geht am besten, indem man mit dem Kunden auf Augenhöhe arbeitet und eine ständige Feedback-Schleife aufrechterhält.“
Flache Hierarchien sind ein wesentlicher Erfolgsfaktor in Gofores Projekten. Hautala: „Mit unserem nordischen Arbeitsansatz und Problemfindungskompetenz unterstützen wir Kunden bei der Implementierung digitaler Dienste, die für sie neue Einnahmequellen schaffen.“
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Gofore ist ein Beratungsunternehmen für digitale Transformation mit nordischen Wurzeln und mehr als 1100 leistungsorientierten Mitarbeitenden in Finnland, Deutschland, Spanien und Estland. Wir verbinden finnische Vertrauenswürdigkeit und Top-Expertise in unserer Branche. Wir nutzen unser ganzheitliches Dienstleistungsangebot – Beratung, Software-Entwicklung, Design und Qualitätssicherung – als Werkzeuge, um positive Veränderungen in Gesellschaft und Unternehmen anzuregen. Wir kümmern uns um unser Team, unsere Kunden und unsere Umwelt. Unsere Werte bestimmen unser Geschäft: Gofore ist ein großartiger Arbeitsplatz, der vom Erfolg seines Kundenkreises lebt. Im Jahr 2021 belief sich unser Nettoumsatz auf 104,5 Millionen Euro. Die Aktie von Gofore Plc ist an der Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finnland gelistet. Gofore hat in Deutschland Standorte in Braunschweig und München.
Text: Nora Fritzsche
Menschen sind Schrittmacher der digitalen Transformation“, sagt Jasper van Ghemen, Geschäftsführer, Wunderdog, Deutschland. „Technologien sind Tools, die eine transparentere Kommunikation ermöglichen, das Arbeitsleben effizienter gestalten und Arbeitnehmer durch Automatisierung von bestimmten sich wiederholenden Aufgaben befreien. Echter digitaler Wandel findet jedoch im Kopf und der Vorstellungskraft jedes Einzelnen statt.“
Die Crew von Wunderdog besteht aus Programmierexperten und Designern digitaler Produkte. Gemeinsam bauen sie digitale Architekturen auf und beraten Organisationen bei der Nutzung. „Unser eigentliches Know-how wird in Form von Menschen zur Verfügung gestellt“, erzählt van Ghemen. „Wir integrieren unsere Beratungsteams in die Teams der Kunden, lassen sie ergebnisorientiert arbeiten, experimentieren, sich ausprobieren und neue Richtungen einschlagen.“
Unternehmenskultur als Treiber
Ganz im nordischen Arbeitsstil, sind bei Wunderdog nur wenige Grenzen nach oben gesetzt. Jede Gedankenäußerung oder Idee wird ernst genommen. „Dafür steht der digitale Wandel“, sagt van Ghemen. „Flache Hierarchien bieten wesentlich präzisere und ressourcenschonendere Herangehensweisen an sehr komplexe und breite Themengebiete.“
”Ziel ist es, die richtigen Leute mit den richtigen Kunden zusammenzubringen."
Wunderdog zeichnet sich durch seinen integrativen Ansatz aus. Es hat nicht nur einen starken Fokus auf kulturellen Transfer, sondern ist bestrebt, die richtigen Leute mit den richtigen Kunden zusammenzubringen. Ziel ist es, Arbeit zu den Menschen zu bringen, zu Individuen, die sich als Organisation gut verstehen und das Gefühl haben, etwas bewegen zu können.
„Die Digitalisierung bietet enorme Chancen für Märkte, welche diese ernst nehmen und ein von Menschen getragenes Arbeitsumfeld gestalten“, so van Ghemen abschließend. „Deutschland hat das Potenzial, Vorreiter bei der Digitalisierung zu sein. Wir möchten helfen, den Markt durch Human Centric Design und intelligente Arbeitsweisen zukunftssicher zu gestalten.“
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Wunderdog wurde 2014 gegründet und ist eine Beratungsagentur, die Firmen beim Aufbau skalierbarer, digitaler Geschäftsmodelle und Dienstleistungen unterstützt, indem sie hochwertigen Code, menschenzentriertes Design und intelligente Arbeitsweisen kombiniert. Wunderdog ist ein Unternehmen, bei dem der Mensch im Vordergrund steht und das eine offene Kultur pflegt.
Mit Nachhaltigkeit als Kernstück machen wir digitale Transformationen mit End-to-End-Delivery zukunftssicher. Zusammen mit seinen Tochterfirmen Polar Squad, Orangit, Coventures und Hidden Trail bilden wir ein integriertes Ökosystem, das aus über 200 digitalen Experten in Berlin, Helsinki und Málaga besteht.
Text: Nora Fritzsche
Effizienz und Digitalisierung voranzutreiben ist heutzutage eines der allgegenwärtigen Motive in der Industrie und Gesellschaft. Finnland ist eines der führenden Länder, die die Digitalisierung seit langer Zeit aktiv vorantreibt. Wapice ist hierbei eine tragende Stütze die Digitalisierung umzusetzen. Das Unternehmen entwickelte eine Lösung, um massiv skalierbare Internet der Dinge und Künstliche Intelligenz-Anwendungen mittels No-Code Verfahren atemberaubend schnell umzusetzen zu können. IoT-TICKET® heißt das Produkt das in Finland die Industrie und Gesellschaft seit einiger Zeit prägt: Von Smart City Anwendungen über Gebäude, Kraftwerke, erneuerbare Energiequellen, intelligente Industrieanlagen bis hin zu Fahrzeugen ist alles vertreten.
„Unsere Kunden nutzen IoT-TICKET® in verschiedenen Sektoren, von kleinen Unternehmen, Städten bis hin zu globalen Marktführern ist alles dabei“, erörtert Mathias Grädler, Direktor International Customer Relations bei Wapice. „Was bei anderen Anbietern normalerweise Jahre dauert und Millionen verschlingt ist bei uns aufgrund des kompletten und zukunftsweisenden Technologie Stacks nicht nur atemberaubend schnell sondern auch ausgesprochen preiswert.“
IoT-TICKET® beinhaltet eigene Plug & Play und 3rd Party Edge Geräte, die Möglichkeit verschiedenste Protokolle, Sensoren oder Aktuatoren anzuschließen und diese in einer Any-Cloud Lösung oder vor Ort zu managen. Um Applikationen zu erstellen, benötigt man nur einen Webbrowser und ein paar Minuten Zeit. Die Bedienoberfläche kann frei gestaltet werden, unterstützt Fernüberwachung in Echtzeit und auch intelligente Fernsteuerung. So kann man zum Beispiel verschiedenste Anzeige-, Eingabeelemente oder Datenpunkte per Drag & Drop auf eine Leinwand ziehen und diese komplett nach eigenen Wünschen gestalten. Sollte man fortschrittliche Logik benutzen wollen besteht die Möglichkeit dies grafisch in einem mächtigen No-Code Flow Editor zu realisieren. Nach demselben Prinzip kann man auch Mobilapplikationen und Reporte erstellen – blitzschnell dank des im Hintergrund werkelnden Big Data und Analytik Clusters.
Grädler sieht mit IoT-TICKET® in Deutschland großes Potenzial die Digitalisierung zu beschleunigen und Unternehmen in Digitale Champions zu verwandeln so wie dies in Finnland bereits der Fall ist.
Eine der größten Herausforderungen in den heutigen Produktionsanlagen liegt in der mangelnden Transparenz auf dem Shop Floor. Peter Portner,
Vertriebsleiter bei INDUTRAX: „Das Planungsbüro legt die Ablauffolge der Arbeitsgänge fest, um ein Produkt zu bauen. Danach wird der Auftrag in die Produktion zum Shop Floor gegeben, wo das Produkt entsteht. Ab diesem Zeitpunkt ist es schwer möglich, den Produktionsablauf umfassend und in Echtzeit zu verfolgen. Auftragsänderungen der Kunden oder Maschinenausfälle beeinflussen beispielsweise Produktionsabläufe. Somit müssten Abläufe im Shop Floor durch hohe manuelle Aufwände nachgeregelt werden.“
Transparenz und erhöhter Durchsatz
Die Lösung stellt ein „digitales Auge der Produktion“ dar, welches automatisch Rückmeldungen über den Umlaufbestand des Produktionsprozesses und Fertigungshilfsmittel liefert. Die Radiotechnologie von Quuppa erkennt automatisch, wo sich bewegte Objekte befinden. Die INDUTRAX-Software verbindet diese Technologie zu Produktionssteuerungssystemen und bildet ein aktualisiertes digitales Echtzeit-Modell der Fabrik ab – ideal zum Verfolgen von Aufträgen, Ladungsträgern, Werkzeugen oder anderen Assets.
Portner: „Da man genau weiß in welchem Zustand sich ein Auftrag wo und wann befindet, schafft unsere Lösung Transparenz, vermeidet Fehler, minimiert Überbestände und erzeugt durch Historiendaten Grundlagen für datengetriebene kontinuierliche Verbesserungsmaßnahmen. Das bringt finanzielle Vorteile.“
Modular, zukunftsweisend, hochskalierbar
Quuppas hochpräzises Ortungssystem ermittelt mehrmals pro Sekunde Positionen mit einer Genauigkeit von unter einem Meter aus den Signalen von kleinen, batteriebetriebenen Geräten über Bluetooth-Low-Energy-Radioempfänger. Die INDUTRAX-Software bietet vorgefertigte Bausteine, Konfigurationsoptionen und No-Code-Programming-Werkzeuge. „Die Kombination aus High-End-Technologie von Quuppa auf Basis eines etablierten Radiostandards und unserer modernen Location-Aware-Software ermöglicht unseren Industriekunden Kapitalrendite schneller zu erwirken. Nach Inbetriebnahme der Lösung können diese selbstständig agieren, die Fertigung effizienter gestalten und besser auf Marktveränderungen reagieren,“ fasst Portner zusammen.
Text: Nora Fritzsche
Dubai, UAE -- (ARAB NEWSWIRE) -- VideoMost announced today that TMC, US-based integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online, has named VideoMost as a 2022 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award winner.
VideoMost is like Zoom or Teams but self-hosted video conferencing and UC software that keeps all information secure inside your organization, not in the cloud. On-premise video conferencing servers are controlled by authorized admins. VideoMost provides the entire set of tools for enterprise-level UC and team work: video conferences, p2p calls, messenger, screen sharing, whiteboard, polls, documents upload, video recording and storage, broadcasting, etc. Users can access VideoMost via browser or app on their PC (Windows and MacOS) or mobile devices (iOS, Android).VideoMost is also available as SDK to power group video communication apps that are easy to deploy, manage, and scale. With consistent and reliable high-quality video, even in low-bandwidth environments, all users can reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance collaboration.
With VideoMost users enjoy compatibility with both WebRTC, XMPP and popular SIP/BFCP and H.323/H.239 hardware terminals and MCUs (Poly, Cisco, Avaya, etc.). VideoMost users can also use address book, share invitations, schedule and manage video conferences directly from Outlook/Exchange calendars.
“It gives me great pleasure to honor VideoMost UC software as a 2022 recipient of TMC’s Unified Communications Product of the Year Award for their innovative solution” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “Our judges were very impressed with the ingenuity and excellence in the groundbreaking work on VideoMost.”
Winners of the 2022 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award will be announced online and highlighted in INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine online.
VideoMost is enterprise-grade software video conferencing server like Zoom, but self-hosted, available for licensing at a fraction of competitors cloud prices and allowing group video calling with mobile messaging and content sharing. VideoMost supports 1000 video participants in a conference room with extensive collaboration tools, including docs and screen sharing, whiteboard, mobile messenger, polls and more. VideoMost serves thousands of enterprises and multiple service providers in dozens of countries.
July 20, 2022 - A plug-and-play cloud cost monitoring and reporting module is the newest addition to CAST AI, the AI-driven cloud optimization platform for Kubernetes automation and cost optimization for customers running cloud-native applications.
Available immediately, CAST AI’s cost reporting features were specifically designed to provide organizations with full, real-time visibility into how their cloud resources are provisioned, their cost, and recommendations on their optimization. The new suite is accessible instantly without the need for complicated manual configuration. And, once companies get their cost report, they can implement the recommendations automatically and reconfigure their resources accordingly.
“Our team developed free cost monitoring and reporting features in response to the issue of escalating cloud costs and the pervasive lack of visibility, experienced by a growing number of organizations migrating to the cloud,” said Yuri Frayman, founder and CEO, CAST AI. “We provide full transparency into how your cloud resources are provisioned, all the way down to individual processors and workloads. In under a minute you get a free, detailed cost analysis, cost monitoring, custom optimization recommendations, a comparison of current versus historical cloud spend, and far more. It’s a powerful step towards reducing your cloud bill by 50 to 75 percent.”
Specifically, CAST AI’s cost reporting provides:
“While cost reporting is an incredibly powerful stand-alone tool, we don’t stop there,” continued Frayman. “Automation is the next step: if you want to optimize your cloud costs continuously, CAST AI will configure your clusters, shuffle pods to binpack nodes, remove empty nodes, and virtually eliminate overprovisioning waste. It’s particularly powerful to watch in real-time how our customers’ cloud bills get literally cut in half – or more – which is imperative in today’s economy. Even as organizations struggle to streamline costs, they’re also increasing cloud spend. Gartner, for example, predicts that spending on cloud services will grow over 20 percent by the end of this year. We want to support our clients in making the most of their cloud investment.”
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA -- (ARAB NEWSWIRE) -- SPIRIT DSP’s software product for video conferencing and unified communications VideoMost has been included in G2 Spring 2022 Grid® Report for Video Conferencing. G2 is the organic peer review site and through the voice of the customers, VideoMost has been recognized as one of the “High performer” software to be used for video meetings and corporate communications.
G2 is the world’s largest tech marketplace where businesses can discover, review and manage the technology they need to reach their potential. More than 60 million people each year visit G2.com to read and write authentic reviews about more than 100,000 software products and professional services.
According to actual feedback on G2 platform, 93% of the VideoMost users have rated it 4 or 5-stars. Several VideoMost features get the score “above average” including screen sharing, scheduling, etc. Users also appreciate “ease of use” and “quality of support” provided by VideoMost - this is a cumulative customer satisfaction score from all product reviewers on G2.
VideoMost is like Zoom but self-hosted video conferencing software that keeps all secure-sensitive information inside your organization, not in the cloud. On-premise video conferencing servers are controlled by authorized admins only.
With VideoMost users enjoy compatibility with both WebRTC and popular SIP/BFCP and H.323/H.239 hardware terminals and MCUs (Poly, Cisco, Avaya, etc.) All SIP/H.323 users can video participate and share screens and documents during a meeting.
VideoMost is also available as SDK to power group video communication apps that are easy to deploy, manage, and scale. With consistent and reliable high-quality video, even in low-bandwidth environments, all users can reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance collaboration.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – (EMAILWIRE) -- The Bazaars Project has launched its peer-to-peer marketplace app in the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app allows users to buy and sell goods, property, and vehicles with cryptocurrency. This milestone is significant for the Bazaars Project's mission to create a proof-of-stake blockchain network and a decentralized peer-to-peer marketplace.
“The crypto market value is more than $2 trillion. There are thousands of cryptocurrencies and most of their value so far has come from speculation and trading rather than their ability to be exchanged for any tangible goods or assets. The Bazaars Project is aiming to change this by providing a marketplace where people can buy and sell everyday products and valuable assets using cryptocurrency,” said Cryptomoe, founder of the Bazaars Project.
The Bazaars Project has also launched BZR, its ERC20 token. The token is now available on the Uniswap exchange, with other exchanges coming soon. Token holders will earn a percentage of the transaction fees collected from the Bazaars marketplace.
Future phases of the project will enable users to create and deploy smart contracts and decentralized apps individually or in groups without the need for a third party.
The Bazaars marketplace app is not bound by national or regional borders. Customers can shop securely and privately from any location. The Bazaars app does not collect, store, or track sensitive data. Users can register using their mobile phone numbers and email addresses and the app will only collect information required by the app stores.
“We believe in a world where anyone can buy products privately and securely, no matter where they live or what currency they use. Payments need to be easy, instant, and private. And the ability to trade needs to be in the hands of buyers and sellers,” added Cryptomoe. “The future of commerce is online, with crypto. Bazaars wants to help make crypto commerce a reality.”
The Bazaars marketplace is using Coinbase Commerce for payments. Its delivery and logistics partner is Aramex, a global provider based in the UAE, one of the worlds' largest trading hubs.
TP-Link is a global provider of reliable networking devices and accessories, involved in all aspects of everyday life. The company is ranked by analyst firm IDC as the No. 1 provider of Wi-Fi devices for a consecutive 11 years*, supplying distribution to more than 170 countries and serving billions of people worldwide.
TP-Link, announced the launch of cloud based controller followed by series of events and roadshow. Professional Omada SDN controller existing in the cloud, it will enable 100% centralized cloud management of the whole network from different sites—all controlled from a single interface anywhere, anytime.
Lucas Jiang General Manager, TP-Link MEA said the demand for high performing business networking solutions with cloud based solution is increasing in the entire Middle East and we are delighted to host these launch event in many countries like UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar.
We will kick start with our first event in Dubai will be on 21st of June and in Bahrain on 23th June. Similarly we will roll out the event in Oman probably on 29th June.
The launch of the Omada CBC was a strategic move because we believes to endow the best solution that integrated proficiency and helps in creating unique market leadership outpacing the competition and it will accelerate customer network to cloud transformation. It will also give confidence to systems integrators (SI) to enable unfold opportunities business opportunities in the region.
We have successfully driven business growth and market share year-on-year since we began our regional operations in Dubai. Now we are focusing to implement the same business strategy to other GCC countries.
Lucas said the company is seeking to develop the systems integrators who are willing to expand their business in the hospitality, education and corporate sector. “this event will act as a platform where partners will witness the CBC launch and we will interact to hear their feedback on what needs to be improved upon,"
He pointed out that new collaboration and strategic partnerships are fundamental to improve business outcomes and in today's fast-paced environment, a "do-it-alone" approach is not the best strategy for growth. TP-Link believes in “strengthening the partnership together” so we ensure to develop the partner by providing tools, resources and after sales support to SI partners we enlist to make sure that they are trained, certified and enabled to implement our business networking offerings in the market.
Dubai, UAE and Palo Alto, California – (ARAB NEWSWIRE) -- ZainTech, the digital and ICT solutions powerhouse of Zain Group, has announced a partnership with data analytics specialist, LigaData to support its vison to deliver cutting-edge, data-driven digital services to enterprise and government customers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
ZainTech is a centralized service provider focused on advancing the use of digital technologies such as cloud, cybersecurity, big data, IoT, AI, smart cities, drones, robotics, and emerging technologies.
The strategic partnership between ZainTech and LigaData emphasizes ZainTech’s commitment to embracing the potential of data to continue to produce pioneering digital solutions for its enterprise and government customers and the wider Zain Group.
Andrew Hanna, CEO of ZainTech stated: “ZainTech is dedicated to creating innovative ICT and digital services for our customers throughout the MENA region. Helping them harness the true value of data and AI is a key focus for us and collaboration with LigaData will provide demonstrable enterprise data expertise that supports numerous important multi-national initiatives.”
Bassel Ojjeh, CEO of LigaData commented: “We’re proud to establish this strategic partnership with ZainTech and support the company in further leveraging data and analytics. We look forward to building a strong relationship and replicating the robust data analytics and AI successes experienced by our existing client base and their 350 million+ subscribers worldwide.”
May 16, 2022 – CAST AI, the Kubernetes automation and cost optimization platform, today announced that co-founder and chief product officer Laurent Gil will be a panelist at Cota Connect, a summit hosted by Cota Capital that will gather a community of investors, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders in San Francisco on May 19-20, 2022.
Cota Capital is a San Francisco-based technology investment firm that partners with exceptional leadership teams to build and grow timeless companies. Over the years, its team of seasoned founders, investors, and operators has built a high-caliber network that offers deep technical and operational expertise to portfolio founders and entrepreneurs looking to bring enduring ideas to life.
The Cota Connect conference will feature several panels covering different aspects of digital transformation and technological innovation. Laurent Gil, CAST AI’s co-founder and chief product officer, will participate in a panel discussion on the future of digital infrastructure, including artificial intelligence.
“It’s an honor to participate in Cota Capital’s inaugural Cota Connect conference,” said Gil. “CAST AI has always been dedicated to making the cloud as fast, reliable, and cost-effective as possible for our customers. Our partnership with the expert team at Cota Capital has been a large part of making that possible.”
“Cota offers ‘knowledge capital’ to our portfolio companies like CAST AI,” said Bobby Yazdani, co-founder and partner of Cota Capital. “‘Knowledge capital’ is the differentiated combination of financial capital, deep operational expertise, know-how, and a vast industry network we bring to our portfolio companies. To have CAST AI’s co-founder on one of the panels at Cota’s inaugural conference speaks to the strong partnership that has been forged between these two great teams.”
Dubai, UAE – (ARAB NEWSWIRE) -- Infinite Business Solutions (IBS) is among the first few global Fintech companies that were able to offer a complete, internally developed, fully-integrated solution, that facilitates the digital transformation of payments, financial, and non-finanacial services.
Headquartered in Dubai, IBS provides business coverage to regions such as GCC, Middle East, and Africa. IBS services are approved by relevant Central Banks and Authorities in respective countries for processing of payments, remittance transactions, and financial services.
IBS provides cutting-edge automation and electronic services through different multi-channels (e-channels) namely the Self Service KIOSK ‘iKiosk’, Point of Sale (POS) ‘iVoucher’, web solution ‘iWeb’, and mobile applications ‘iMobile’. Customers are able to manage, control, and monitor all e-channels through the ‘Infinite e-Channels Management Platform’. The Infinite Platform Middleware adopts the latest technologies and security standards, thus can easily integrate with third-party applications running at the customer’s site.
iKiosk digitizes numerous services including payments in different sectors like banking, telecom, government, service providers, healthcare,…etc. iKiosk comes with unlimited features that can be easily customized to fit customer preferences. iKiosk provides timely pertinent information and around-the-clock support through its online monitoring module, control system, reporting system, and customer service. We offer a complete iKiosk self-service solution including the software, hardware, integration, and implementation services.
iVoucher is an electronic voucher system that enables merchants to easily generate, design, and issue digital vouchers; process bill payments, and online top up plus KYC. iVoucher is mainly used by the telecom sector and few other online payment and voucher distributors.
iWeb and iMobile products are outstanding web portals that offer high-performance, feature-packed mobile experiences on mobile devices. iWeb and iMobile interfaces are developed according to client needs and customization requirements.
Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-GRiZ5cJVc
Co-Founders:
IBS is 100% owned by two Jordanian entrepreneurs:
Mr. Ibrahim Darraz has an extensive experience in both the Business and FinTech sectors. Mr Darraz comes with more than 20 years of experience, 17 of which serving as a Managing Director and Managing Partner for many companies in the region.
Mr. Mohammad Al-Azzeh has an extensive experience in the IT and FinTech sectors. Mr Al-Azzeh comes with more than 17 years of experience, 14 of which serving as a Technology Director and CTO for many companies in the region.
April 25, 2022 – CAST AI, the AI-driven cloud optimization company offering a full Kubernetes automation and cost optimization platform, analyzed infrastructure utilization reports for more than 400 organizations to quantify how much they overspend on cloud costs. These organizations included large enterprises running applications across tens of thousands of CPUs, down to small companies running their applications on just a few nodes. CAST AI’s cluster analysis tool is free to use, and provides detailed insight into how a company’s cloud resources are provisioned, as well as specific opportunities for optimization and cost savings.
“We performed a detailed analysis for hundreds of organizations running their applications in the cloud,” said Laurent Gil, co-founder and chief product officer, CAST AI. “Our advanced AI engine provides full visibility into how much you’re currently paying for cloud resources, as well as how much you would save if those resources were optimized.”
“CAST AI will then instantly rebalance and optimize your cluster configuration in perpetuity, while hitting the cost savings target within just a few minutes,” continued Yuri Frayman, chief executive officer, CAST AI. “All of this is directly reflected in the bill you get from your cloud provider. After aggregating anonymous data, we have unparalleled insight into exactly how much companies overspend. Between 50 to 75 percent on average.”
CAST AI’s analysis surfaced a number of key findings, both in terms of overprovisioning and how much companies overspend as a direct result. These include:
Provisioning remains a significant challenge for organizations of all sizes. Cloud providers typically have more than 600 different instance types to choose from, so even the most experienced and technically adept DevOps and SRE professionals benefit considerably from automation; it is difficult and time consuming to select the right types and quantity of VMs while making sure that the infrastructure is continuously rightsized.
With new advances in AI it is now easy to make this process both instant and automated, so that requested, provisioned and utilized CPUs are 100 percent in sync, and remain in sync over time. This is what CAST AI’s advanced platform was specifically designed to address, resulting in significant cost savings for customers while providing unique insights into cloud overprovisioning and overspend.