Hi there,

When it comes to low power IoT, the future’s looking as bright as the clever lights on Madden Street.

Which is appropriate, given that the hockey stick growth being forecast by analysts is, in part, being driven by the growing number of urban IoT use cases. Alongside demand for agricultural applications and now near-blanket LPWAN network coverage, a significant market opportunity is opening up for the tech sector. The question is whether it excites business enough to back it up with the necessary investment?

In other news:

US congress gunning for big cloud players
Cyber-insurance among the dark forces behind ranswomware
The contradiction of regulating open source AI
Beware APIs – the hidden website killer

Lastly, Two Birds Brewing is a story about exactly that – the first female-founded craft beer business in Australia and the systems that allowed them to achieve their goals ahead of time.

Enjoy the read,

Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz

INTERNET OF THINGS

Smart cities and agribusiness driving IoT uptake downunder

Big IoT spend is on track for farming and ultra-connected cities…

A new paper from Juniper offers a couple of startling numbers around IoT growth: The low power or ‘LPWAN’ IoT market – is set to grow by 800 percent over the next five years.

“The IoT baton has now been passed to device manufacturers and both private and public sector organisations.”

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BIG TECH

Call for more oversight of big cloud providers

‘Systemically important’ cloud providers lack oversight in financial markets…

The big guns of the cloud world are facing increased scrutiny in the USA with two congresswoman gunning for more Federal oversight into AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud in the wake of the Capital One data breach.

“Their operational stability underpins an increasing share of banks’ central functions.”

[Read more]

RANSOMWARE

Are cyber-insurers fuelling ransomware?

The maths of extortion…

As ransomware attacks continue to rise and the number of high profile payouts increases, the role of insurance companies is coming under scrutiny.

“It’s a perverted relationship.”

[Read more]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Open sourcing AI

As AI moves increasingly open source, what does it mean for regulators?…

As moves to regulate artificial intelligence heat up, the growing movement towards open source AI development is adding to the debate around AI regulation.

"54 percent of tech executives believe regulation of AI technology is critical."

[Read more]

INTEGRATION

Excessive APIs are killing your website and app

How many API calls and microservices is too many?…

Availability is always a top concern for people who manage internet-facing websites and services.

The weight of all of the dependencies sending and retrieving data from external sources means websites are going to continue to get slower.

[Read more]

BEER

Australia’s first female-founded brewery finds recipe for success

Meet the women who brew beer with peas, cucumber, mint, rhubarb, and win international awards for doing it…

In 2011, Two Birds Brewing became Australia’s first female-owned brewery. Founded by Jayne Lewis and Danielle Allen—best mates from college.

"Because it’s live, we have all the information right there before we go in to talk to a customer."

[Read more]

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