Business 3.0

New styles of people management are driven by data transparency. Johannesburg local with a world-class skill set, Gareth Rees joins IoT.nxt as our Head of Global Partnerships. Seeing the potential of the IoT.nxt product offering, and the agile manner in which we...

Born and bred in Africa, challenging the globe.

“Developing our technology with African constraints in mind created competencies in areas global players wouldn’t think of.”- Nico Steyn, CEO and Co-Founder, IoT.nxt. It was by chance that our founders fell into the IoT business, but sheer industriousness, and a...

Big Data, and then what?

“We’re not looking ahead to, or preparing for, the 4th Industrial Revolution. It’s here and you’re either going to be a part of carving the path for businesses, or you’re going to spend the next century playing catch up.” Nico Steyn, CEO IoT.nxt. Automation,...

Human relevance in an age of automation

Gareth Rees, Director of Global Partnerships, says, “Specialised resources and key managers are still relevant. In fact, they need to be allowed to be more relevant by driving innovation and improvement, rather than monitoring and managing a system that can...

What, exactly, is IoT?

A buzzword, part of a revolutionary chapter in history and, supposedly, a ‘must have’. But what does IoT really mean? Well, that depends on where you’re sitting. Google defines IoT as “the interconnection via the Internet of computing devices embedded in...

Mining: Breaking down the silos

Before you give yourself a pat on your back for digitising your mine, let’s look a little further down the road. The mining industry has, for the most part, embraced digitisation. Many of the processes are relatively automated, but operate in silos. Pit...