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The Power of Real-Time Data Visualizations

In the contemporary business landscape, effective leadership relies on harnessing the potential of data-driven decision-making. Access to data has never been easier, but the true game-changer is real-time data. Skykit’s Journey with Real-Time Data The Challenge of Displaying Data At Skykit, we recognize the pivotal role real-time data plays in enhancing customer service, product management, operational optimization, and, notably, IT infrastructure monitoring. The latter is of utmost importance, providing organizations with comprehensive visibility into complex network performance. However, the sheer volume of real-time data can be overwhelming without the right tools. We discovered that investing in data and analytics tools was essential to gaining comprehensive insights from our real-time data streams. Yet, data visualization tools have their limitations, especially when it comes to accessibility across an organization. Engage Employees with Data, No Matter Where They Are Challenges in Data Display A few years ago, a customer approached us with a unique challenge – displaying key metrics and dashboards on screens across their corporate campus. While they used a popular data analytics tool, their reach was limited. Sharing URLs through Skykit’s digital signage system didn’t meet security standards; authentication was necessary. Our engineering team faced technical challenges but successfully solved them,

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It’s Time to Invest in Smart Workspace Technology

In what may have been the shortest time on record, organizations around the world pivoted their workplace experience and sent their employees home in early 2020. At least 75% of employees worldwide began working remotely and organizations were quickly forced to invest in security, collaboration and other remote-working technologies. Flash forward to almost two years later and companies around the world are asking themselves – is it time to go back to the office and exactly how would we do that? Leaders across human resources, IT, communications, operations and more are determining how to move forward with their workplace experience. Today, there are four common hybrid business models: two that are more office-based and two that are more digital-based. There are many considerations and investments that need to be made to succeed in any hybrid business model, including smart workspace technology. What is a Smart Workspace? A smart workspace is defined by Gartner as one that “leverages the growing digitalization of physical objects to deliver new ways of working and improve workforce efficiency.” Smart workspaces are designed to support work from anywhere – home spaces, office buildings, other facilities, conference rooms, and even down to the individual desk space. For

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Top Digital Signage Challenges

Top Digital Signage Challenges

Thinking about implementing digital signage? Now might be the time. The capabilities, visuals, and accessibility (most of the time) for digital screens have never been better. However, even with the best plans, certain barriers can make it difficult to optimize your digital signage and extract the technology’s full potential. We’re going to look at a few common top digital signage challenges you may experience when implementing and connecting a new digital signage network. Spoiler alert: pre-planning is the best preventative measure in all cases. Top Digital Signage Challenges: Choosing the Right Digital Signage Hardware Before installing digital signage, it’s imperative to research which of the many options is most suited to meet your needs and budget. You’ll need to research and get specifications for displays, mounts, media players and, if needed, hardware to connect to LTE. Don’t forget cables and other accessories, as well. Be sure to review your use case and current needs as well as how you expect to scale your digital signage network in the coming years. Otherwise, you’ll be limiting yourself when it comes to using your solution, or have to spend more money later to upgrade. Display Considerations in Dealing with Top Digital Signage Challenges

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What to Expect from Digital Signage in 2022

If you had asked me at the beginning of 2021 what I expected to happen in the world of digital signage, I likely would have told you that as companies welcomed employees back to the office, restaurants welcomed more and more customers and retailers regained in-store traffic, digital signage would become even more important for driving business outcomes. And, while the industry did grow and our customers did invest, we didn’t see the return to life as we first expected. However, here we are, at the beginning of a new year, filled with hope and new, innovative ways to turn digital screens into works of art. As I look at 2022, there are three key factors that make digital signage a must-have for companies of all sizes and industries: The ability for digital signage to flex and serve numerous use cases within organizations The ease of use and rapid increase of content types and content sharing The ability to connect virtually any screen or media player to the internet – through LTE, wifi, or ethernet Expansion into new use cases Digital signage has been widely used in retail and restaurant markets over the past decade. Owners and operators recognized early

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