Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud

The cloud has a myriad of uses in Internet of Things deployments both within the enterprise and as new products are deployed. The cloud hosts IoT mobile applications that configure and control connected systems; innovative fog computing deployments distribute the compute power between edge and core resources.

September 20, 2019 20 Sep'19
Swim DataFabric platform helps to understand edge streaming data

Swim released its new Swim DataFabric, which integrates with Microsoft Azure to help users organize and gain insights from streaming data sources.
April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19
Microsoft acquisition of Express Logic adds IoT improvements

Microsoft's acquisition of Express Logic is another example of its $5 billion investment in IoT. One expert sees the move as a step toward an end-to-end IoT OS.
June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18
Unchecked cloud IoT costs can quickly spiral upward

IoT sensors can produce seemingly endless streams of data, so users must beware how much to send back to the cloud to avoid jaw-dropping monthly bills.
February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
Xively buy broadens Google Cloud IoT tool utility

The latest Google Cloud acquisition points to a doubling down on IoT, as the company tries to keep pace with AWS and Microsoft Azure in this emerging market.

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What is fog computing?

Fog computing is a decentralized computing infrastructure in which data, compute, storage and applications are located somewhere between the data source and the cloud. Continue Reading
IoT edge cloud balances the best of cloud and edge computing

Organizations are shifting IoT deployments from cloud computing to edge computing, but a newer option -- the edge cloud -- has emerged to bring the cloud to the edge. Continue Reading
Understand IoT data management essentials

The flood of data from IoT devices requires careful planning of infrastructure and data management, and current processes might not be up to the task. Continue Reading

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Edge computing vs. cloud computing: What's the difference?

IT administrators don't need to choose between the edge and cloud, but they need to know the pros and cons of each technology to best incorporate them in business operations. Continue Reading
IoT data in the cloud and on the edge

With more data generated at the edge, transferring it all to the cloud may not be a feasible option. That's where edge cloud comes in. Continue Reading
Know when to use cloudless IoT or stick to the cloud

Despite the cloud serving as a touchstone of 21st-century computing, organizations have set up a growing number of IoT implementations without cloud connectivity. Continue Reading

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

Reinforce IoT cloud security in 6 steps

Cloud services can accommodate the constant flow of IoT data, but IT admins must also be ready to work with providers to effectively defend their fortress in the cloud. Continue Reading
OST helps grill maker migrate connected products

Traeger Grills asked a managed service provider to migrate its IoT-enabled grillers to a new cloud platform. The four-month transition has Traeger cooking with AWS. Continue Reading
Discovering the value of IoT with data lakes

To successfully extract and amplify IoT data's business value, organizations should create a modern cloud data lake and use well-established best practices to prevent it from becoming an IoT data ... Continue Reading

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Video is now cloud-ready

The ability to migrate video surveillance workloads to the cloud and further depopulate the datacenter will give IT value-added resellers an advantage with CIOs who want to invest heavily in their ... Continue Reading
Overcoming IoT device vulnerability with edge computing

Organizations can learn a lot about the security innovations happening at the edge and apply these best practices to their IoT device management to better secure their data centers or clouds. Continue Reading
It’s tough living on the edge

Edge computing has advantages in latency, but dealing with failure resiliency and automation, where both distribution and scale are so great, can be especially challenging. Continue Reading