Author: Abhishek Nag

Use of Business Intelligence in Mobile App Development
Use of Business Intelligence in Mobile App Development

We have come across the term “Business Intelligence” quite a few times in the tech world. So, what exactly does it mean? Business intelligence refers to an integrated software platform which find use in business data analysis and management. Many businesses use the BI app development to seamlessly analyze their data without the need for any IT involvement.

It all starts with AI. Artificial intelligence has completely revolutionized the modern era. Smartphones, which are now indispensable in our lives, stand a testimony. Many businesses are seeking out collaboration with mobile app development companies to design devices and apps with AI/ML technology.

In today’s blog, we will have a brief look at what mobile intelligence is. We will also look at its pros and cons and role in app development.

Mobile Business Intelligence: What it is

Mobile Intelligence refers to the mobile devices’ power to learn and adapt while analyzing and understanding user behavior. Today, many mobile apps have analytics tools and business intelligence in order to provide smart information to the end-user.

In simple terms, business intelligence means all the technology, applications and programs that store, retrieve, and analyze data. By using this, firms successfully deliver relevant services to the customer at any point of time.

Now, let us look at a few advantages of mobile BI.

Advantages Of Mobile BI

The first and foremost benefit is that it gives firms access to their data anytime, anywhere. Here, we discuss a few more benefits in greater details.

Information Collection

By integrating Machine Learning with your mobile apps, you can get data on a real-time basis. This will allow you to carry out multiple operations more efficiently and in lesser time.

Decision Making

If you have information with you all the time, you can easily carry out analysis using the right tools. With the analyzed data outcomes, businesses can make more informed choices and take better decisions.

Stay Ahead of Competition

Using business intelligence in mobile apps, you can easily make your business more responsive and flexible. It helps you to create a unique identity for yourself by reaching out to your clients on a real-time basis.

Improved Productivity

With real-time data, decision making becomes quicker. This means you have more of time left for executions which results in enhanced productivity.

Enhanced Customer Satisfaction

The main goal of any business is to make their customers happy with their services or products. When your performance is excellent and you exhibit increased productivity, you reach your customers faster. It also opens up chances to serve them better.

Difficulties Faced in Mobile BI

There are a few hurdles that might crop up in your way of mobile BI. Say for example, people in rural areas with poor network connections may not be that accessible to you. Also, scalability is a challenge in mobile BI. As you get more and more data, it starts affecting your service.

Besides this, one needs high-performance and stable hardware to run these programs. Such hardware could raise your initial costs .

Some popular BI Tools

BI tools are apps that collect and interpret huge unstructured data from various sources like websites, mobile apps, videos, emails, etc. They are not that effective as business analytic tools, but they are very helpful in drawing insights. With these tools, you can also build reports, dashboards, etc. These tools may bring together multiple data analysis applications such as online analytical processing (OLAP), operational BI and enterprise reporting. They may also include open-source BI, mobile BI, ad hoc analysis, and querying real-time BI, collaborative BI, etc.

Some common tools include
- Google Analytics
- Trustpilot
- Databox
- G2 Crowd
- Zoho Analytics
Conclusion

With Business Intelligence, businesses of all sizes have gone truly global. Along the help of query building, analysis and data visualization, along with analytical report creation, many firms have reaped benefits of maximum return on their investments. With the right statistics, businesses are focused on developing apps that make them smarter, more efficient, productive, and have higher customer satisfaction.

EOV is dedicated to providing innovative mobile app development services to its clients from multiple domains. If you are looking for the right partner to build the app that your business truly deserves, get in touch with us now!
May 9, 2022
EOV attends DMEA 2022; Healthcare Tech Looks Promising, says CEO

Berlin, 2nd May, 2022: EOV Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. was at DMEA which took place in Berlin from 26th to 28th April, 2022. There were more than 11,000 trade visitors and 600 exhibitors present from more than 27 countries. The DMEA is a leading event for promoting the digitization of healthcare industry. EOV is proud to be a part of such a magnanimous platform where it got a chance to showcase its valued contribution in the field of healthcare technology. Not only this, but EOV was glad to learn more about latest developments and products in the health-tech segment.

Mr. Abhishek Nag, CEO and Co-Founder of EOV opines, “We had a great time at the DMEA 2022 where we got an open opportunity to learn, train and network with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry from all over the world. With experts from politics, self-government, science and business – all under one roof, it was an exhilarating experience and we are returning with a lot of valuable insights from here”. He further added “The future of healthcare industry will transform beyond imagination. The future will be data driven. Telehealth will take the centerstage of the modern healthcare ecosystem, especially for companies focused on the same in developing nations where a large part of the population has still no access to healthcare. Confluence of EHR, HIS along with data health on mobile will revolutionize the digital health ecosystems. ”

About EOV Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

EOV Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a leading services and solutions designer firm that is steering towards excellence by their sheer craftsmanship and dedication. EOV has been successfully creating a brand name in healthcare technology where they provide innovative solutions and products to address various challenges faced by institutions and professionals fro the industry

May 2, 2022
What Snowpark means for the data community

Snowflake took the world by storm when it brought in its horizontal-scaling warehouse and all-things-in-SQL approach. It helped free up data engineers from the tedious infra management and machine tweaking duties and enabled them to focus on core data
modelling and exploration activities. Snowflake also helps in abstracting the layers of data-partitioning, data-governance and data accessibility that further focusses the efforts towards data-driven initiatives minus a lot of the hassle. However, Snowpark takes things “back” to the code-heavy world and in many interesting ways.

Snowpark allows developers to bring their own code, in their preferred programming languages to execute on Snowflake’s virtual machines. It is as powerful as it sounds. But why was this needed? It was since the classic big data world has some advantages especially when data is applied to use-cases like machine learning. It also was needed because the testability of languages like Java, Python, Scala is higher than SQL, with ready unit-testing frameworks and established testing practices. That said, Snowflake also has several advantages like ease of management and less hassle. Snowpark is the promise of the best \from both worlds.

The following are some considerations to be aware of when evaluating Snowpark.

Supporting initiatives like machine learning

It turns out that many advanced statistical modelling techniques and calculations needed for machine learning and artificial intelligence are better built in Python or Scala. Snowflake uses SQL or JavaScript for nearly everything and while SQL is much closer to business than Java or Python, the latter certain bring more firepower to the data game. Snowpark allows you to bring the power of those languages to your Snowflake world.

Less overheads and management worries

It is still Snowflake after all. Hence, the problem of loading different tools and waiting for some time for all booting to happen isn’t there. Snowflake is ready with all the packages needed to get up and running with your choice of stack. Snowpark also takes care of aspects like garbage collection and portioning as usual, so that while your code brings in your favorite features, you don’t need to engage in the maintenance activities. This can be a concern to some as a few data engineers do want the levers for their own control.

Ease of scaling and performance

Snowflake offers its out-of-the-box scaling features in Snowpark. So your data-models can easily scale to meet new users’ demands or more concurrent requests. It also means that your computations get the desired compute to run, in the classic serverless manner.

Security and compliance

Snowflake and hence, Snowpark bring in their abilities to manage and govern the data and put in access restrictions (even at a column level) where need be. This means that you wouldn’t need to tinker with tools like Ranger if you are bringing in your favorite Python code.

Better managed pipelines and workflows

All this also means that there is a more familiar and testable management of CI/CD. It also means better unit testing overall and closer to the classic big data world.

Single standardized way of accessing the data

Snowpark allows you to bring in different programming languages, but the idea is still to use Snowflake’s data warehouse. This has an advantage of having standardized ways to access the data and this can also mean that you spend some time in migrating your data from other databases like Presto DB to Snowflake. This is the “effort cost” of using the Snowflake-Snowpark architecture.

Conclusion

Snowpark is here to stay. It will be interesting to see, the kind of adoption it has in the data community. Also we will watch out for the support it gets from Snowflake. With its promise of bring any language and yet harness the power of Snowflake, it can be a good bet for a data
engineering team.

If you are looking for help with Snowflake or Snowpark and be serverless, you can connect with our team now. With extensive skill and experience, we will help you in achieving your technology goals in time.

May 2, 2022
Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and Healthcare
The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is a subdivision of the Internet of Things (IoT). Like the Internet of Things, this technology is made up of interconnected devices and applications over the internet that solely serves the Healthcare Industry. The Internet of Medical Things connects the patients, the doctors, other medical professionals and medical devices – including hospital equipment, diagnostic devices, and wearable gears – by transmitting data over secured networks.

Popularly called the Healthcare IoT, the Internet of Medical Things, much like the Internet of Things, make extensive use of automation, machine-based intelligence and sensor-based intelligence; with the objective to reduce reliance on human involvement during routine health monitoring process or standard medical procedures.

How does the Internet of Medical Things benefit us?

The Internet of Medical Things, just like the Internet of Things, holds many benefits specifically for the patients and the healthcare professionals.

Remote Medical Services:

The basics of the Internet of Medical Things are to be able to collect or capture medical data anywhere and anytime. IoMT devices can capture real-time information about a patient’s health and transmit them over a secured network to the Doctor.

This can happen without the patient needing to visit the Doctor’s office. Such things benefit the most patients who are unable to move. Also, in a situation where the Doctor’s office is in a different city, the Internet of Medical Things is a great tool.

Personalized and precision diagnoses:

Many of the IoMT devices are used to track the patient’s vital signs in real-time. They make a detailed and in-depth observation of the patient’s vital signs to an impossible level during the short visit to the Doctor’s office. The Internet of Medical Things also curates the collected information, allowing the Doctor to make more informed decisions on the patient’s health. This enables the Doctor to create a more personalized and effective treatment plan for the patient.

Empowerment to the Patients:

With the IoMT wearable gears, patients can also have real-time updated information about their vitals. Otherwise, they could have only obtained by visiting a doctor’s office. The real-time information enables the patient to adjust their lifestyle as per health conditions.

Like the patients, the Healthcare providers also benefit from the Internet of Medical Things.

Improved Patient Monitoring:

Constant round-the-clock monitoring of their health is essential for chronically or seriously ill patients. With the IoMT devices, Doctors and other Medical Professionals can keep track of the patient’s health condition remotely without being physically present.

Improved Operations:

The Internet of Medical Things improves Hospital operations by giving the administrators a more accessible and centralized control over the devices and equipment in their facilities. The IoMT devices provide them with more visibility into their facilities’ current medical service environment. The Internet of Medical Things creates the opportunity for hospitals to involve doctors through robotic surgical aids.

Control over the Costs:

IoMT technologies, such as remote patient monitoring, enable Hospitals to keep tabs on their human resource involvement, which is subsequently helping them in keep control of their costs.

Some Popular IoMT devices:

The advantage of the Internet of Medical Things has made way for several different devices in the market. Following are some of the most popular devices among them:
- Medical-grade wearable– Regulated and clinical level devices or products made use of under the supervision of a medical specialist. These devices are designed to improve physical performance, manage pain, take care of all health issues and resolve them.
- (PERS) Personal emergency response systems-Wearable devices give scope to patients or the elderly to quickly ask for help from health care providers during an emergency.
- (RPM) Remote patient monitoring devices– Systems and devices that help manage various types of chronic diseases. These devices are placed in the homes of those patients who are undergoing a long term treatment process.
- Point-of-care kiosks and devices– Several mobile devices ranging from blood glucose meters to ultrasound machines help get health data and diagnostic information. This process is carried out whether they are in the field or in the Doctor’s chamber. The entire process is easily possible without the presence of a full laboratory.
- In-clinic monitors– Just like the point-of-care devices; they can also be managed without the need of a full laboratory by a care provider on-site.
- Smart pills-A new category that is gradually coming up is a segment of devices that can be swallowed by the patients and transmit data wirelessly bout the internal organs of a patient to the health professionals.
Conclusion

IoMT is the predicted future. The various technologies of IoMT are already in being. They are making a distinct difference for millions, allowing them to have a better control over their health conditions. And, improve communication with care providers. IoMT also allows the medical professionals and physicians to make faster and better diagnoses without the patient present in person. Finally, the financial savings of IoMT is increasing gradually.
April 18, 2022
Top digital healthcare technology trends to follow in 2022

Technology is an indispensable part of every field now. Especially after the pandemic, there has been an ever-rising indulge of technology in healthcare application. Mobile health apps have started becoming ever so popular, Telehealth, telemedicine are being looked up to and smart pills are all set to win over the medical genre.

In this blog, we will cover a few trends that are expected to be followed by technology in healthcare sector.

Digital transformation in healthcare institutions

Healthcare facilities and set ups are all set to welcome complete digital transformation, without which they might miss out on true value creation. Let us now look at the top trends for 2022 in the field of healthcare technology.

Trend #1 – Telehealth and Telemedicine

During the Covid-19 pandemic, telemedicine saw an exponential rise. This is here to stay! The rise is more than 150 times of what it was in the previous decades. According to McKinsey, the total US healthcare spend could be about USD 250 bn, in only virtual medicines! So, why telemedicine is the future?

It is cost effective for both patients and hospitals wherein the costs go down by 10-15% for the former. On the other hand, hospitals save on the payments that they have to pay per patient visit. Also, telemedicine has resulted in better outcomes in creating value.

Telemedicine platforms should be secure, provide real time location services and come with appointment management services. So, what trends to consider? It is also essential to integrate Electronic Health Records or EHRs to your telemedicine app. It will allow browsing patient records seamlessly. Cloud based server solutions are also important to make different processes function properly.

Trend #2 – Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

Of the total IoT market, IoMT takes up about 30% , and is expected to reach $6.2 trillion by the year 2025. Today, a lot of wearable health devices have become very popular like ECG and EKG monitors, BP instruments etc. They allow doctors to monitor remote patients easily. With IoMT, smart pills have also come to the forefront. Approved in 2017 by the FDA, they give doctors the power to exercise many innovative options in remote healthcare management. We can expect more of chronic disease monitoring technologies, disability and rehabilitation assistance and speech assistance etc.

Trend #3 – AI and ML

Reports say the healthcare AI market is likely to grow 10 times by the year 2025 and reach a total of $13 billion. Today, artificial intelligence sees mane applications in the healthcare field. A few examples include cancer diagnosis and treatment, chatbot technology for patient assistance, virtual nursing assistance and more. Many startups and enterprises are also using AI/ML to enhance efficiency and productivity, while augmenting innovative solutions.

Trend #4 – AR/VR in healthcare

The augmented reality or virtual reality headsets are greatly helping patients who suffer from dementia or cognitive impairments. They are also being increasingly used to train students at reasonable costs. With AR/VR sets, doctors also get the opportunity to brace themselves for any unpredictable surgeries. This steady rise in AR/VR technology is all set to skyrocket in the coming years, with more and more healthcare professionals opting for them.

Trend #5 – Blockchain technology

Today, data needs to be secure, accessible and portable. This is crucial for virtual businesses to flourish. Data security and safe sharing are of high importance and this is where, blockchain technology comes into picture. The peer-to-peer system of blockchain is what makes way for users to access a common source, ensuring safety and credibility.

Trend #6 – Protective analysis and big data

Big data has been revolutionizing the healthcare sector. It is quite evident from the fact that there is a rise in computing capabilities and advanced database usage. Medical diagnosis and imaging create a vast amount of data. Big data is what gives the power to process all these huge amounts of data and convert them into actionable information. This information is of crucial significance to patients and health care institutions. Because of its high advantages, big data is finding increasing demand in this sector and is likely to witness exemplary growth in the coming years.

Conclusion

Digital technologies are rising, thanks to technological advancements and also the pandemic we just witnessed. The trends that we discussed above have just started to pick up. In the coming years, a majority of these technologies will become indispensable in the medical field. They will surely revolutionize the way healthcare sector performs. If you have any technological idea with regards to healthcare and would like to take it ahead, we are here for you! Contact us today to integrate your healthcare apps onto the cloud server, or to build any specific modern apps for your medical field requirements.

April 11, 2022
Metaverse and the Hospitality Industry: What to expect?

How would it feel to explore your hotel room in some foreign land from your living room couch? Sounds unbelievable, right? But this virtual experience is possible. Metaverse can likely develop this experience for its users. Today, Metaverse has taken the internet by storm; it has also opened several profitable channels for investment.

The Metaverse is the next frontier of advanced technology. With this technological blessing, people can appear and explore virtual space. Digital collaboration, socialization, shopping, etc., is possible today with Metaverse. In another blog, we covered metaverse and travel industry. Here, we will see how it will impact hospitality.

What is Metaverse?

Metaverse essentially refers to a network consisting of digital platforms where people can socialise and interact. This platform creates a bridge between the virtual and the real world. It helps enhance the lives of its users and creates a spontaneous, interactive digital space.

Metaverse deals with technologies associated with augmented and virtual reality. In addition, there are also other digital spaces like blockchain technology or video games that are associated with Metaverse.

When it comes to metaverse hospitality, it encapsulates several hospitality services and a virtual space experience. Furthermore, this VR experience is augmented through the Metaverse.

How is Metaverse beneficial for the Hospitality Industry?

The primary challenge in the hospitality industry is the ever-increasing expectations of guests. Today, people want seamless services. Everything ranging from a smooth booking process to their stay experiences is what guests demand. Hence, the hospitality industry works towards providing an optimised guest experience. Furthermore, because many of today’s travelers are tech-savvy, the Metaverse could transform the hospitality industry and redefine the guest experience.

With Metaverse, the hospitality industry can take its booking procedures to different levels. Adopting Metaverse can help customers explore the various aspects of their stay. They can go through some vital information about the hotel like the room size, expenses, etc.

With Metaverse, guests get to have an interactive and engaging experience in their hotel rooms. With this level of service, hoteliers ensure guest satisfaction. And if guests are satisfied, it gives any hotelier an upper hand in the industry.

How can the Hospitality Industry be integrated into the Metaverse?

Let us see in more details below.

Through metaverse hotels

The hospitality business has integrated Metaverse into the industry by developing metaverse hostels. It is one of the biggest and bravest initiatives in the hospitality industry. Through Metaverse, hostels can now provide VR experiences to their guests. Also, during the room booking process, guests can explore the entire hostel with the help of an avatar.

Hence, the guests get a good perspective regarding what they can expect before booking their rooms. In addition, Metaverse also helps in hosting virtual celebrations and meetings.

Through metaverse restaurants

Restaurants can use this virtual reality technology to help clients navigate through the menu before booking. Moreover, clients can also go through the process of meal preparation and even the restaurant facilities.

Through Metaverse, restaurants can develop an interactive virtual space. Employees will be represented through avatars and can interact with clients as well.

Through metaverse entertainment

Adopting Metaverse is a smart technique to capitalise in any industry. And the hospitality industry has done the same! It has integrated Metaverse in all possible dimensions. Even entertainment companies use Metaverse to create VR experiences for their clients. This helps customers to enjoy the virtual realities from the cozy corner of their homes. The process might seem expensive, but instead, it is a very economical solution.

Through virtual reality, people can also enjoy roller coaster rides without any risks to worry about. It is a fascinating aspect of VR experiences; the way it defies the laws of nature. In addition, people can now virtually experience spacewalking and the like.

Through metaverse nightclubs

The hospitality business has also extended the use of Metaverse into the nightclub space. Implementation of the metaverse in nightclubs is an emerging idea. However, they are on the rise. VR experiences of a nightclub let people realise how fun visiting a nightclub can be. Whether it is the music, social interaction, or ambiance, people can now experience it from their homes.

Moreover, even casinos can implement Metaverse. Customers can experience space virtually. They can play games like roulette, poker or blackjack through virtual reality. Also, they can interact with people- the entire experience is very realistic.

To Wrap Up

Metaverse is a new-age platform with immense potential. It promises a future oriented digitized world. Metaverse has the ability to help the hospitality industry recover from its pandemic-stricken setbacks. However, developing an augmented and virtual reality is quite challenging and exciting at the same time. To accomplish this vision, Metaverse needs to collaborate with entrepreneurs, tech companies, and policymakers. Nevertheless, it is going to be an exciting journey to see Metaverse igniting the hospitality industry. In the upcoming years, Metaverse is likely to blur the differences between the digital and the physical realities.

If you would like to design any apps, you can contact us today!

April 4, 2022