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The next frontier for venues: IoT as a commerce engine
Venues across the world are adopting IoT technologies to become smart spaces. This, says Venuetize's Nimish Shrivastava, will help drive new revenue streams and commerce models. Continue Reading
Simplifying IoT using near field communication
With examples from the VISIONFC Simplifying IoT Summit and annual NFC Innovation Awards, NFC Forum's Paula Hunter highlights the benefits of combining NFC and IoT for manufacturers, retailers and ... Continue Reading
Predictive maintenance can make vehicle recalls a thing of the past
Predictive analytics is key for manufacturers to gain full visibility and control of manufacturing processes. And as Progress's Ruban Phukan explains, cognitive-first technology can make the day of ... Continue Reading
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The 'Jurassic World' of the internet of things
Comparing long-time IT companies to dinosaurs, OIES Consulting's Francisco Maroto explains why they must adapt, or they face extinction because of the metaphorical IoT, AI or blockchain meteorites. Continue Reading
Enhancing the customer experience by automating processes and outcomes
IMS Evolve's Jason Kay explains that while a priority for IoT is creating more efficient processes, ultimately those efficiencies should also address issues that are key to the customer experience. Continue Reading
Integrating IoT and ERP data to achieve performance excellence
Linking IoT and transactional data is the gateway to digital transformation, despite the complexities involved. Oracle NetSuite's David Gustovich outlines why integrating IoT and ERP is a win for ...Continue Reading
Every physical product joins digital age with upgrade to ubiquitous barcode
Creating a new digital ecosystem; bringing GS1 Digital Link to consumer product brands at mass scale; every product can now be #BornDigital. EVRYTHNG's Niall Murphy discusses.Continue Reading
What is a distributed database system?
The term 'distributed database' is severely overloaded. McObject's Steven Graves cuts through the confusion and explains the various distributed database systems and how they fit into an IoT ...Continue Reading
Z-Wave
Z-Wave is a wireless communication protocol used primarily in smart home networks, allowing smart devices to connect and exchange control commands and data with each other.Continue Reading
Eating too much IoT bandwidth? Deploy containers at the edge
Containers make sense within development environments. Understanding why folks use containers at the edge of an IoT network requires a little more thought. Red Hat's James Kirkland discusses.Continue Reading
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Open IoT accelerates digital twin adoption
A digital twin is only as good as the data it is built on and collects. And as Schneider Electric's Andrew Bennett explains, if the systems involved are proprietary and don't integrate, the amount ...Continue Reading
First step out of science fiction: Internet of things
Just a few short years ago, the internet of things likely sounded like a work of science fiction. Today, as Marlabs' Sanjay Vidyadharan says, you either need to be on the IoT train to success or ...Continue Reading
Bridging the gap between IoT and the enterprise
To achieve a bidirectional data conversation with business and the edge, new architectural patterns need to be adopted for IoT. HarperDB's Stephen Goldberg discusses the benefits of HTAP for ...Continue Reading
How IoT will improve public transportation
The internet of things is having a major impact on public transportation. BairesDev's Nacho De Marco outlines how deploying IoT can benefit cities and riders alike.Continue Reading
Overwhelmed by IIoT data? Perhaps hire a data scientist
Industrial IoT creates an avalanche of information. You may need to hire a data scientist to reap that benefits IIoT promises, says Sam Pearson of Deloitte Consulting.Continue Reading
Back to the future: What we can learn about IoT from Thomas Edison and 1990
When we observe our world closely and objectively, the magic happens. Read on as OSIsoft's Richard Beeson examines the past to learn about the future in an IoT-connected world.Continue Reading
The 'Brave New World' of IoT-connected smart cities
Achieving IoT-connected smart city status is ultimately up to the telecom industry, local governments and public sector industries. Hortonworks' Sanjay Kumar discusses.Continue Reading
Digital transformation: Get your head out of the cloud
This is the first of a five-part blog series. So, one of my New Year's resolutions was to blog more, but to date I've been blogging about as much as exercising. That said, as my IoT strategy and ...Continue Reading
IoT and 5G growing together: Partnerships drive innovative IoT of the future
5G is set to take IoT to new heights, but with new tech comes new ways of doing business. Deloitte's Helena Lisachuk explains why partnerships and shared expertise will be critical to 5G and IoT's ...Continue Reading
Face recognition: Real 3D versus academic 2D
Face recognition is a powerful emerging technology with great potential -- if the value is accurately presented to the public. SensibleVision's George Brostoff sets the story straight.Continue Reading
Risky business? How to manage IoT security in the enterprise
LeanIX's André Christ outlines six steps organizations can follow to successfully manage IoT security and assess IoT risk in the enterprise.Continue Reading
How IoT is improving the healthcare industry
The internet of things has advanced technology in many global industries, but one sector in particular is especially benefitting: IoT in healthcare. BairesDev's Nacho De Marco discusses.Continue Reading
IoT technology's role in pharmaceutical shipping
Vaccines and other medications must meet stringent temperature, light, humidity and handling requirements. CalAmp's Paul Washicko explains what role IoT can play to ensure compliance.Continue Reading
Tips for overcoming the hype to succeed in IoT
Developing and deploying IoT products that consumers will pay for requires hard work. And as Keysight Technologies' Cheryl Ajluni explains, that work starts with building an IoT business plan ...Continue Reading
The critical importance of configurability for industrial IoT systems
To achieve value in industrial-connected systems, says Bright Wolf's James Branigan, it is critical to understand the various actors in the value delivery chain, as well as their requirements, ...Continue Reading
smart home hub (home automation hub)
A smart home hub is hardware or software that connects devices on a home automation network and controls communications among them.Continue Reading
Five things to consider before turning your product into an IoT device
While adding IoT makes perfect sense and value for products, for others it doesn't. Treasure Data's Rob Parrish outlines five things to consider before turning your product into an IoT device.Continue Reading
How IoT improves the fresh food supply chain
An industry as time- and cost-sensitive as fresh food requires proper data collection and analysis to ensure safety and quality. Zest Labs' Peter Mehring explains how IoT fits in the equation.Continue Reading
IoT: Explosive growth now and for the foreseeable future
The IoT market is expanding, showing no sign of stopping. Flutura's Rick Harlow crunches the numbers and explains how to get your piece of the pie.Continue Reading
Developing an IoT policy
While the specifics of an IoT policy will vary between industries and organizations, this framework from the Midwest IoT Council should provide a solid starting point. ITA's Julia Kanouse discusses.Continue Reading
IoT product development: Get it right
Designing an IoT device requires more attention to product design details. IPS's Mitch Maiman offers six IoT design mistakes to avoid for successful IoT product development.Continue Reading
How IoT can help prevent catastrophic events in oil and gas
With environmental protection a priority in oil and gas, enterprises need to embrace evolving technologies. Hortonworks' Kenneth Smith explains how IoT fits in.Continue Reading
Four steps to monetizing the internet of things
It's clear that now's the time to start monetizing your business for IoT, that is, if you haven't already begun. But what steps should you take to get there? Flexera's Eric Free offers four steps ...Continue Reading
Building automation systems bring building commissioning success
ICS Consulting mixes IoTium's secure IoT connectivity platform with SkySpark's data analytics to serve up a new building automation systems business model around continuous building commissioning services.Continue Reading
Becoming better with blockchain
Marlabs' Sanjay Vidyadharan explains why the value of blockchain today lies in applications other than the initial reason the technology became popular.Continue Reading
Book excerpt: Use IoT to win in the outcome economy
The following is an excerpt from 'IoT Inc: How Your Company Can Use the Internet of Things to Win in the Outcome Economy' by author Bruce Sinclair and published by McGraw-Hill.Continue Reading
IoT gives rise to machine as a service
Machine as a service, explains Coresystems Manuel Grenacher, is the key to encompassing a factory machine's contributions to business goals through IIoT connectivity.Continue Reading
IoT platform engineering: Capitalizing on the massive potential of IoT
Happiest Minds Technologies' Datta Kulkarni explains what IoT platforms are and why your organization needs one, as well as three approaches to building an IoT platform that suits your enterprise's ...Continue Reading
How IoT is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape
If organizations want to innovate with IoT, says Secure Channel's Richard Blech, it is critical they position IoT security as a key priority in their cybersecurity playbook.Continue Reading
The need for a World Cybersecurity Organization
The time has come to create an intergovernmental organization whose objective is to deal with cybersecurity, says Northern.tech's Thomas Ryd. World Cybersecurity Organization, where art thou?Continue Reading
How enterprises can get more out of their IoT
There are numerous benefits of adopting IoT, but doing so without a sound plan often ends in disaster. Software AG's Bernd Gross offers three steps to successfully implement enterprise IoT.Continue Reading
Mission-critical IoT: What every business needs to know to prosper
Keysight Technologies' Cheryl Ajluni offers three things any business or product maker can do starting today to improve their chance of mission-critical IoT success.Continue Reading
Ask yourself these questions for IIoT success
In order to ensure success when undergoing an IIoT project, Stratus Technologies' Jason Andersen advises businesses ask themselves these four critical questions first.Continue Reading
Want to power up trade? Boost your access to IoT ecosystems
The internet of things and digital ecosystems are set to become an integral part of the modern trade era. IoT Tribe's Tanya Suarez explains how.Continue Reading
Treating IoT security as a first-class citizen
It's time for us to bring security efforts out of the shadows and make it a first-class citizen in our companies. Arm's Dipesh Patel offers pointers to achieving a secure IoT deployment.Continue Reading
IoT-enabled transportation infrastructure: A step toward a smarter future
A smart city begins with smart transportation. TransitScreen's Matt Caywood explores how smart transit can benefit smart cities, the workforce and the planet.Continue Reading
IoT training 101: For newbies and seasoned pros alike
IoT education isn't just for students or new employees; workers from all areas are brushing up on their training, as IoT is an often messy and diverse skill to master.Continue Reading
Now and later with IoT: What to consider regarding cost, reliability and security
While the benefits of IoT are becoming clear for many organizations, considering cost, reliability and security prior to deployment are critical. Veeam's Rick Vanover discusses.Continue Reading
RSA IoT Village 2018: Hacking some of the things
Editorial Director Robert Richardson takes a seat at the lab table at the IoT Village in the Sandbox area at the 2018 RSA Conference to hack his way into some IoT devices.Continue Reading
The IoT evolution versus IoT revolution debate in the Cognitive Age
Is IoT an evolution or revolution? OIES Consulting's Francisco Maroto explains why it's critical to look at the Age we are living in to take part in the debate.Continue Reading
Computer vision holds the key to disrupting TV advertising space
The TV industry needs to move toward personalized, targeted real-time advertising and abandon the traditional way of gathering viewer analytics. EyeSight's Ran Baror explains how.Continue Reading
Innovative, unheard of use cases of streaming analytics
Nexsoftsys' James Warner discusses three use cases where streaming analytics has a bright future, but has not quite taken off yet.Continue Reading
From mono to micro: Paving the way to IoT
Microservices play a critical role in IoT, explains LeanIX's André Christ, providing the flexibility needed to capture, process and manage massive volumes of IoT data.Continue Reading
The anatomy of a smart app
How do you make IoT technology development manageable? Mendix's Johan den Haan says the answer lies in adopting a platform approach with an additional model-driven platform layer.Continue Reading
Artificial intelligence at work in the workplace
AI is making inroads in the workplace. Broadsoft's Scott Hoffpauir offers a clear-eyed look at what AI is and how it can be put to work today.Continue Reading
Why interoperability is key to building confidence in IoT
Creating value from IoT while ensuring a safe and satisfactory user experience is not an easy task. oneM2M's Dr. Omar Elloumi explains why interoperability between verticals and vendors is critical.Continue Reading
How AI and IoT will interact
To create a world of seamless exchange between people, networks, devices and applications, IoT in concert with AI is critical, says Tata Communications' Tim Sherwood.Continue Reading
CES 2018: The five words I heard most frequently
People Power's Stuart Sikes offers the five words he heard most frequently at CES 2018, from AI to robots, which created conversations among conference attendees.Continue Reading
How IoT is changing insurance
Thanks to IoT, the insurance industry is revolutionizing how it assesses risks and pricing to a model based on real-life data. Jooycar's María Paz Gillet Martín explains.Continue Reading
What is the real state of IoT gateways?
Intelligent gateways are a valuable addition to the IoT ecosystem, but how to deploy them -- and when not to -- is not yet widely understood. Aricent's Ben Pietrabella discusses.Continue Reading
How to get started with IoT when there's so little standardization
While launching an enterprise IoT project in a market of little standardization may seem daunting, Deloitte Consulting's Robert Schmid warns not to wait for a leader to emerge.Continue Reading
My car just told me to stop texting and watch the road!
Thanks to the miniaturization of 3D cameras and increasingly powerful AI software, says Sensible Vision's George Brostoff, interaction between people and their cars will never be the same.Continue Reading
Finding the killer IoT app: Why worry?
Companies are anxiously looking for the killer IoT app. But, according to OIES Consulting's Francisco Maroto, the true killer IoT app doesn't exist.Continue Reading
Network densification is the key to IoT growth
To accommodate the estimated 35 billion connected devices coming on the scene by 2020, says ADRF's Greg Najjar, mobile network density and availability will both need to increase at incredible rates.Continue Reading
Making the case for healthcare IoT: Is it necessary?
A standardized and connected ecosystem can provide easy and seamless access to one critical industry: healthcare. Zephyr Health's William King outlines three critical value drivers of healthcare IoT.Continue Reading
With help from DevOps, IoT initiatives get off the ground
There are a number of best practices from DevOps that IoT deployments can benefit from, especially around testing, data streams and architectures.Continue Reading
The Augmented Age: A time of great possibilities
Venuetize's Nimish Shrivastava explains how the Augmented Age is leading to new ways of experiencing and engaging with smart spaces, as well as opportunities for the people managing these spaces.Continue Reading
How can midmarket manufacturers get started with IoT projects?
Learn how midmarket manufacturers can prosper from IoT and get tips on starting industrial IoT projects that lay the groundwork for IoT to use enterprise systems and transform business processes.Continue Reading
IIoT: The rise and rise of IoT in the industrial sector
The industrial IoT age is upon us. And as Mobiliya's Krish Kupathil explains, there is more than one way IIoT will accelerate growth, transform economies and create a new level of competitiveness.Continue Reading
Putting the IoT cart before the horse
What is the ultimate holy grail of IoT-driven business value, and can IoT platforms deliver on this value? Hitachi Consulting's Rajesh Devnani discusses.Continue Reading
IoT logistics moves from connected fleet to connected things
Roambee's Sanjay Sharma explains why taking a connected things approach to fleet management -- versus a connected fleet approach -- helps better track the health of shipments.Continue Reading
Changing the IoT mindset to take a business-first approach
By taking a business-first versus technology-first approach to IoT, says IMS Evolve's Jason Kay, companies can achieve valuable IoT deployments.Continue Reading
How IoT drives digital transformation
Digital transformation driven by IoT is highly beneficial -- and unavoidable if businesses want to remain competitive.Continue Reading
NFC unlocks opportunities in technology at CES 2018
NFC Forum's Paula Hunter highlights four products from CES 2018 that are good examples of NFC technology fueling innovation and product development.Continue Reading
When IoT puts the user last
When it comes to consumer IoT, it should be all about the user experience. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case, explains Red Hat's Gordon Haff.Continue Reading
How IoT can provide greater value to the agriculture industry
Karina Popova explains the benefits IoT can provide to farmers, as well as the challenges of adopting connected technologies in the agriculture industry.Continue Reading
Why citizens should be the digital heartbeat of every smart city
Urban leaders should put citizens at the heart of smart city strategies to meet the higher expectations and logical outcomes they expect, says Tata Consultancy Services' Seeta Hariharan.Continue Reading
Five ways IoT is transforming the manufacturing industry
Hitachi Vantara's Greg Knieriemen discusses five ways IoT will permanently change the manufacturing for the better, from improved operational efficiency to improving safety.Continue Reading
Power companies plug into Salesforce IoT and AI applications
Gathering data points in apps and then processing the data via AI creates opportunities for companies in the energy vertical to automate the service side of the customer experience.Continue Reading
The infinite struggle of testing IoT
Testing IoT isn't the easiest process. Sogeti's Tom van de Ven offers tips on how to approach it and create your IoT test strategy.Continue Reading
Enterprise IoT innovation labs are killing connected product success
Connected products and IoT systems require much more than a centralized innovation lab can deliver. BrightWolf's James Branigan explains.Continue Reading
Intelligent disobedience can mitigate dangerous IoT situations
As systems become more intelligent, they evolve to a point where the user or administrator should integrate them into the decision-making process.Continue Reading
I'm dreaming of an IoT Christmas
SAS Institute's Tamara Dull offers an IoT rendition of the Bing Crosby classic, "White Christmas," filled with IoT gadgets and holiday fun.Continue Reading
Enterprise voice technology makes inroads in B2E, B2B2C
Enterprise voice applications are coming, and businesses that have already deployed them are improving customer satisfaction, employee productivity and efficiency.Continue Reading
IoT and your next checkup
Before the internet of things can truly impact consumers' well-being, says Infor's Guy Courtin, privacy and connectivity issues must be overcome.Continue Reading
The Jetsons made the internet of things look so easy
The Jetsons made IoT look easy -- and cool. What they never showed us, though, is the creepy or just plain wrong that sometimes accompanies the cool.Continue Reading
Key aspects in securing the internet of things
Geisel Software's Brian Geisel explains why prioritizing security in IoT is critical for manufacturers and consumers alike.Continue Reading
IoT sector mergers and acquisitions: 2017 update
James Turino of Drake Star Partners provides an update of the IoT sector mergers and acquisitions in 2017, as well as a private placement update.Continue Reading
Prevent holiday pop-up pitfalls with IoT
For retailers' seasonal pop-up shops to be lucrative, explains ServiceChannel's Hugues Meyrath, technologies such as AI, machine learning and IoT must be used.Continue Reading
Growing pains of the internet of things
While slow to take off, enterprise and industrial IoT systems will break down barriers to innovation and communication that previously existed.Continue Reading
Vocational training provides more people the skills to work in IoT
Getting a job in the IoT field is tough without the experience and certifications needed. Learn how vocational training is helping fill the IoT skills gap.Continue Reading
If IoT is the answer, what is the question? IoT sourcing considerations
IoT is a tool for achieving something. So, if IoT is the answer, it's critical to discover what question you need IoT to answer.Continue Reading
Marrying IoT with communications and collaboration
Companies worldwide in every industry are realizing the importance of integrating powerful, connected communications tools with IoT.Continue Reading
How can we accelerate the development of smart cities?
Existing technologies and standards -- including the cloud, LPWA and open IoT standards -- provide cities the tools needed to deploy smart city applications.Continue Reading
Augmented vs. artificial intelligence: What's the difference?
Artificial intelligence is a hot topic, but as BoldIQ's Roei Ganzarski notes, true AI doesn't exist today; what we're experiencing is augmented intelligence.Continue Reading
The internet of things, database systems and data distribution, part two
Legacy distribution patterns aren't always a great fit for IoT systems. IoT data introduces a new distribution pattern your organization needs to accommodate.Continue Reading
Edge computing and AI: From theory to implementation
AI and edge computing are hot topics, but real-world implementations aren't as simple as they might sound. More With Mobile's Ken Figueredo explains.Continue Reading
New technology in sports: Stadiums of the future, today
Stadiums around the country are offering dazzling, one-of-a-kind experiences to fans. Explore five such stadiums you should know about.Continue Reading
How IoT is affecting mobile app development
The internet of things is having a big impact on mobile application development. To succeed, mobile app developers need to keep IoT top of mind.Continue Reading
'I can't sleep without IoT!': IoT in healthcare
IoT in healthcare helps companies boost efficiencies and improve profits, but at the end of the day, patient experience and satisfaction are most important.Continue Reading