This briefing in the TechFire series focused on the Internet of things.
The TechFire series is a regular programme of breakfast briefings for IT professionals. These focused events are run as peer-group information meetings, part of the Tech network at Mediateam — which includes TechCentral.ie, TechPro magazine and the Tech Excellence Awards
TechFire events, moderated by TechPro Head of Content Paul Hearns, have been acclaimed by attendees for their ‘hype-free’ approach and emphasis on discussion and informed debate.
TechFire events have featured customer interviews with organisations including Laya Healthcare, Galway University Hospital, Chill Insurance, Irish Distillers, Sierra Communications, Element Six, Dept. of Social Protection, Permanent TSB, Irish Stock Exchange, Are Lingus, Comreg, Beaumont Hospital, Continent 8, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pramerica, Fexco, Northern Ireland Civil Service, AIB, CityJet, British American Tobacco, Micksgarage.com, An Post, Depfa Bank, Kingspan, NHS, Ervia and the HSE.
While host sponsor partners providing their insight and expertise on the burning question have included BT, Cisco, Accenture, Evros, Interxion, PFH, HP, Dell EMC, Airspeed, Fortinet, IBM, SureSkills, Triangle, Agile, Juniper, Comtrade, NetApp, Appliance Technology, Schneider, E-Tec, CWSI, MobileIron, eir, Sungard, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Citrix, Trend Micro, F5 Networks, Fujitsu, Veritas, Symantec and ManageEngine.
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