[Infographic] The Internet of Things - The Past, The Present and the Future

The explosion of devices that are getting smarter, is taking us into a never before imagined future. According to wikipedia,
"The Internet of Things (IoT)" is the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing internet infrastructure..." (read more).

This is enabling a newer and smarter world, where any device can communicate with any other, anyone can connect to anyone else (possibly, not just humans), and all this is expected to make the world better in some way.

While the tech-world is abuzz with this and a lot is happening in this space, it's probably best to first get some basics in mind, and the infographic below helps us to grasp the evolution of these things through the ages.

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[Infographic] 8 Emerging Tech Trends You Can't Ignore

The world today is flush with new trends, many of them technologically centered. Mobiles and the cloud are now ubiquitous, having (or almost) reached many hitherto remote corners in the civilized regions. These disruptive trends are - and will continue to - affect the lives of the human populace increasingly. What is mind boggling is the rate of change and adoption in these.

So, whether you are a tech-savvy person or not, it would help to know the tech trends that are on the horizon, coming at you at breakneck speed.

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Understanding Recommendation Engines

Recommendations are an important aspect of web-based channels, and what was popularized by Amazon ("You may also like this" or "People who bought this, also bought this"), has now become quite a norm. Social media has further added to the importance and relevance of recommendations, and there's no dirth of research that establishes that marketers and retailers are looking to spend big bucks to get people and their connections recommend and rate their products.

With the ever increasing choices for anything on the web today, it is often that suggestions and recommendations are helpful to narrow down and make the best choice. But, what seems like a simple thing (and maybe a tad intrusive to some) showing in a sidebar or below your item of interest, there's a lot of computing and engineering that goes into this whole data crunching and processing to accurately provide "also liked/bought..." suggestions, in a fraction of a second!

The following interactive mindmap provides a quick overview into the workings of recommendation engines.
(Tip: The following is an interactive mindmap - use the options below to navigate or optimize your view).

[Infographic] The Power of Analytics

Big Data (see post: [Infographic] The Real World of Big Data), powered by Hadoop (see post: Making Big Data Work: The Hadoop Family) is as much a reality as a challenge or an opportunity, depending on how one looks at it. While working with Big Data entails many things, including optimally addressing the 4 V's: volume, velocity, variety and veracity (see post: [Infographic] The Scale & Scope of Big Data), the value to be unearthed is no doubt a subject and application of deep analytics.

The infographic below distills the surrounding complexities and lucidly brings out the manner in which the power of analytics can enable business growth, led by strategic use of data.

by Wipro.

[Infographic] Wearable Technology Application Chart

Wearable Technology is seemingly the new frontier as the world is already saturating on the social media, cloud computing and mobile technologies. It's not a space that many are or may be familiar with, but is something many believe needs to be watched closely. Here's a quick look into the world of wearable technology.

(Source: Beecham Research - http://www.beechamresearch.com/download.aspx?id=36)