There is a date looming large in the calendar for many UK enterprises. That date is 5 December 2019: the deadline for the second compliance period of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) phase 2.

Edge computing is a real buzzword these days. Ask a random IT-company: „Do you do edge computing?“, and the most likely answer will be yes. The term is so overused, in many cases, it has become close to meaningless, stating nothing more than: „Yes, we have an industrial PC somewhere, and there is a program running.“ Well, that doesn’t quite catch the essence of edge computing, and it certainly falls short of covering its full innovative potential, most notably for industrial applications.

Smart City focus is on the connected citizen. Nothing wrong with that, yet the link with engineering seems to be forgotten. At least experts never seem to mention this. And, in my book, there will not ever be a smart city without proper engineering.

Match day at a modern football stadium is a prime demonstration of the way data is changing our perception of the real world. Data is everywhere.

A British Airways A380 flight from London to Los Angeles was 1000km northwest of Ireland when the crew decided to turn around and return to London due to the failure of all lavatories. The aircraft landed safely about 5 hours after departure.