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Environmental initiatives and the move to smart cities pose a threat to power quality

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Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

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From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.

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Intelligent data centre networking for a smarter future

Opinions30 Jul 2025

Discover how Huawei is pushing the boundaries of innovation in data centre switching, and earning worldwide recognition for its work across software and hardware.

Wang Bin: Smart City Solution Director, Huawei Enterprise Business Group

Suzhou and Shenzhen: making waves with smart city strategy

Opinions15 Dec 2021by Wang Bin: Smart City Solution Director, Huawei Enterprise Business Group

Wang Bin, smart city solution director at Huawei Enterprise Business Group, details how the implementation of new technology has helped transform the Chinese cities of Suzhou and Shenzhen into two of the world’s leading smart city environments.

Michael Baker: Business Development, Innovation Products at Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure

City Leaders: get started on a data-sharing programme

Opinions04 Nov 2021by Michael Baker: Business Development, Innovation Products at Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure

Hexagon’s Michael Baker explains how city leaders can become the champions and architects of change for their communities by setting goals and equipping agencies and organisations with the right collaborative tools.

Watch: Cloudera and IBM Storage discuss how cities can unlock the true value of their data

Opinions30 Mar 2021by Douglas O’Flaherty

SCW talks to Cloudera and IBM Storage on the power of big data and machine learning

Nadim Abdulrahim, Global Government Industry Expert, Huawei

The future of smart city technology

Opinions02 Dec 2020by Nadim Abdulrahim, Global Government Industry Expert, Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

York Yuekun, President of the Global Government Business Dept, Huawei

Jointly building a smart city helps us all enjoy better urban lives

Opinions24 Nov 2020by York Yuekun, President of the Global Government Business Dept, Huawei

Closed ecosystems mean limited choices, limited innovation, limited success, writes York Yuekun.

Hong-Eng Koh, Public Services Digital Transformation Champion, Huawei

Q&A: Huawei's Hong-Eng Koh on the value of digital transformation

Opinions23 Oct 2020by Hong-Eng Koh, Public Services Digital Transformation Champion, Huawei

Hong-Eng Koh discusses how data is central to a smart city and the value technology offers.

Without smart transport networks, smart cities’ potential will not be realised

Opinions22 Jul 2020by Hong Eng Koh, Global Chief Government Industry Scientist, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei

Cities need to implement intelligent road management solutions in order to support citizens and businesses, writes Hong-Eng KOH, Global Chief Government Industry Scientist, Huawei.

Smart cities at the edge: deploying decentralised success

Opinions08 Jun 2020by Ciaran Dynes, SVP of Products at Talend

Edge computing could be a solution for smart cities wanting to process large amounts of data, writes Ciaran Dynes, SVP of Products at Talend

Matthew James Bailey: Smart city advisor and author

Towards the smart cities of 2025

Opinions31 Dec 2019by Matthew James Bailey: Smart city advisor and author

From tech trends to behavioural shifts and new ways to make smart cities economically sustainable, Matthew James Bailey explores what the next five years could look like.

Darren Watkins: Managing Director, VIRTUS Data Centres

Building the IT backbone for public sector digital transformation

Opinions16 Sep 2019by Darren Watkins: Managing Director, VIRTUS Data Centres

If they want large-scale digital transformation to succeed, public sector organisations must look at their infrastructure, says Darren Watkins, VIRTUS Data Centres.

Oliver Gassmann: Co-author of Smart Cities: Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities

Smart cities: Software is eating the world

Opinions12 Jun 2019by Oliver Gassmann: Co-author of Smart Cities: Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities

Technology will shape and change the face of cities dramatically. Oliver Gassmann, Co-author of Smart Cities: Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities, explores what those changes might look like.

Mike Beevor: Technical Marketing Director, Pivot3

Driving autonomous vehicles forward with intelligent infrastructure

Opinions11 Apr 2019by Mike Beevor: Technical Marketing Director, Pivot3

Cities that want to benefit from autonomous vehicles tomorrow need to think about infrastructure today, says Mike Beevor, Pivot3.

Neil Cresswell: CEO for VIRTUS Data Centres

Data centres 'crucial' to making megacities thrive

Opinions19 Mar 2019by Neil Cresswell: CEO for VIRTUS Data Centres

The benefits of smart cities will only be realised when digital infrastructures can cope, says Neil Cresswell, VIRTUS Data Centres. What’s the role of next-generation data centres?

Three ways cities can improve their cybersecurity resilience

Opinions01 Feb 2019by Todd Weller, Bandura Cyber

Todd Weller, Bandura Cyber, explores how increasingly connected cities can mitigate growing cyber threats.

Smart cities require creative thinking on data centre real estate

Opinions11 Jan 2019by Arun Shenoy: VP Sales, ServerFarm

The push for smarter cities means the data centre real estate market must get creative, says Arun Shenoy, ServerFarm.

Smarter cities with edge computing

Opinions26 Nov 2018by David Rose: SVP Marketing, Veea

David Rose, Veea, explains how edge computing helps deliver smarter cities.

Colin Tankard: Managing Director, Digital Pathways

Smart cities and GDPR: What’s next?

Opinions06 Sep 2018by Colin Tankard: Managing Director, Digital Pathways

GDPR came into force in May this year. Now what? Colin Tankard from Digital Pathways takes a look.

Daniel Itzigsohn: Senior Director of Technology and Strategy at TEOCO

Collaboration is the key to smart(er) cities

Opinions28 Aug 2018by Daniel Itzigsohn: Senior Director of Technology and Strategy at TEOCO

Combining citizen data with data from IoT systems and smart city sensors can help create truly actionable and life-saving intelligence. TEOCO’s Daniel Itzigsohn looks at how we can achieve this.

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