Smart Vending Machines Deliver On Data
Indonesian digital payments platform launches vending machines that engage with you Vending machines are ubiquitous in Asia, selling everything from umbrellas to shirts and ties, hot drinks to whole coconuts. And the pace is picking up in Indonesia, a country with previously slower market penetration. Communities in Jakarta and other major cities are warming up to cashless vending machines, where payments are made via digital wallets. OVO, Indonesia’s leading digital payments, rewards, and financial services platform, recently revealed OVO SmartCube, the country’s first data-powered smart vending machine. Supported by OVO’s robust digital ecosystem and integrated digital cashless payments, the machines deliver personalized consumer products and experiences. OVO SmartCube is designed to evaluate customer preferences using analytics powered by a machine learning-enabled recommendation engine, which makes product suggestions. OVO SmartCube can also provide instant assessments of when and what purchases take place, in order to offer relevant deals. The overarching goal is to develop more meaningful engagement with customers. The smart machines can be found at Lippo malls, universities, and selected offices. They […]
Good As Gold: Kinetica Kafka Connector Earns Top Certification from Confluent
We’re excited to announce that our Kinetica Kafka Connector has achieved Gold Certified status from Confluent! This enables you to use Apache Kafka to stream data into and out of Kinetica. Streaming data analytics is a top priority for real-time business so we’ve invested in meeting Confluent’s requirements for Gold Certification around code development, best practices, security, and documentation. While the Kinetica Connector previously met the Confluent Standard Certification, we knew we had to raise the bar. Why Does This Matter? Analyzing real-time streaming data at massive scale is critical for all digital businesses and a key component of active analytics. Your business needs to be able to analyze and react to data simultaneously. Active analytical applications constantly run and update, able to direct other systems based on real-time results. Streaming data helps to make that a reality. Apache Kafka provides a unified, high-throughput, low-latency platform for handling real-time data feeds from internal and external systems, connected devices, and more. Our certified connector makes it easy to stream […]
