Month: October 2018

Big Data is growing enormously. With an annual global growth of 40% in Big Data and IoT, the expectation is that many companies will start facilitating data this year. The type of companies that use Big Data is very diverse. Nevertheless, the share of the investment sector is largest: 39% of the investment companies already use Big Data.

To think that there may be a sector not touched by Big Data and IoT is pure utopia. The challenge for companies will be how to realize data monetization, a concept that can have thousands of facets, from knowing how to position a product because it generates more sales up to the anticipation of a demand that can come from the market at a specific moment. While for some the Big Data is just a new way of experimenting, for others it is a real disruption, even a threat, for its …

In the past couple of years, construction work safety has increasingly gained widespread attention owing to the health and safety risks it poses for the workers. This is because the construction industry usually has a workplace in which worker injuries are relatively common.

This has put construction companies under heavy pressure to take responsibility and to ensure the safety of their workers. Fortunately, construction tech is one of the ways through which these companies can ensure worker safety and health. In this article, we are going to look at how construction technology is improving worker safety.

Without further ado, here are the 5 ways how emerging technology is improving safety on construction sites;

1. Drones

Use of drones on construction sites has dramatically increased in recent years. Construction companies are now using drones to monitor and inspect construction sites more comprehensively.

This has made the job sites much safer since …