For many companies, the third quarter of 2020 was characterized as “shifting back to the (new) normal”. While in Q2, companies were busy organizing for remote work, handling disrupted supply chains, and dealing with new cybersecurity threats, Q3 saw some of the pre-Covid themes rise in importance again. The themes that had the highest increase in importance in the July-September timeframe include the Industrial Internet of Things, AI, analytics, as well as sustainability. Cloud and 5G remain some of the most discussed topics, but without much change compared to Q2.
This is one of many findings of IoT Analytics’ latest 104-page publication titled “The State of IoT Q4/2020 & Outlook 2021". The analysis highlighted in this article is one of many analyses presented in that report. It looks at specific keywords from 3,000 earnings calls of US-listed companies. The resulting visualization is an indication which digital and technology topics CEOs prioritized in Q3.
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