A good example of this, suggests Ehimare Aire, CTO at Altron Nexus, is the way industrial applications utilise the Internet of Things (IoT) to soak up data from the physical world, which is then analysed, and the resulting information used to improve outputs within their operations.

“This, of course, is just one manner in which organisations are using digital technologies to make their businesses smarter. However, it must be remembered that being ‘smart’ involves a journey of continuous improvement – it’s not a once-and-done scenario, but rather one where the goalposts are continuously moving,” he says.