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• IoT product development: Build vs. buy

  The IoT product development process isn't as simple as adding connectivity and you're done. One key decision is determining if your company can roll its own or needs outside help.  Continue Reading

• Smart streetlights build smart city network backbone

  In order to build a smart city network, you need a strong foundation. One option is to use smart streetlight infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• 3 real-world IoT smart contract use cases prove blockchain benefits

  Real-world companies are testing IoT smart contracts and finding value in various industries, from entertainment to utilities to advertising.  Continue Reading

• An IoT security maturity model for IT/OT convergence

  IT/OT security is a growing threat in connected environments. IIC author Sandy Carielli offers actionable advice to bolster the defenses of your IoT-enabled organization.  Continue Reading

• 3 real-world IoT edge computing examples

  You've heard about the benefits of IoT edge computing, now read three edge computing examples delivering value for real-world companies.  Continue Reading

• IoT battery outlook: Types of batteries for IoT devices

  An IoT deployment won't get off the ground without the proper power supply. Learn about the different types of IoT batteries, as well as some newer battery technologies and alternatives.  Continue Reading

• Hospitality IoT checks in to Royal Park Hotel

  By integrating smart hotel technology, one Michigan hotel hopes to revolutionize the guest experience, while optimizing business processes.  Continue Reading

• 3 companies successfully monetizing IoT data

  While many companies use IoT to increase efficiencies and save money, some are revamping their business model and monetizing IoT data via subscription services and digital products.  Continue Reading

• Powering IoT devices: Batteries, energy harvesting or both?

  Batteries may be the go-to power for IoT devices today, but energy-harvesting options are emerging and destined to play a big role in creating ultra-low power systems.  Continue Reading

• Comparing IoT mesh network protocols: What's the difference?

  With so many available, how does an organization choose which IoT mesh network protocol to use? Sift through the noise and learn about four options and their benefits.  Continue Reading

• IoT smart contracts bring opportunities and challenges

  Smart contracts for IoT are the talk of the town. But whether they're all ready for action -- legally or otherwise -- can be debated.  Continue Reading

• Augmented reality for manufacturing gains traction, presents challenges

  As AR in manufacturing takes off, it's demonstrating it can improve many aspects of manufacturing and increase productivity, but there are challenges to consider before adopting.  Continue Reading

• Book excerpt: Building blocks of an IIoT security architecture

  The following is an excerpt from 'Practical Industrial Internet of Things Security: A practitioner's guide to securing connected industries' by author Sravani Bhattacharjee and published by Packt.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise drone adoption takes off -- with a few hurdles

  Enterprise drone applications are showcasing numerous benefits, but challenges stand in the way of widespread adoption -- namely, public safety and scalability.  Continue Reading

• Top challenges of IoT adoption in the enterprise

  CIOs share the top IoT implementation challenges they've faced and how they're overcoming them as they move forward with their enterprise IoT initiatives.  Continue Reading

• Cisco IoT platform gets partner authorization program

  Cisco has launched an IoT partner authorization program and associated training to help channel companies establish their credibility as providers of this emerging technology.  Continue Reading

• IoT identity management eyes PKI as de facto credential

  Public key infrastructure is emerging as the essential technology for identity management in IoT, as customers seek out a trifecta of data integrity, authentication and encryption.  Continue Reading

• An inside look at IoT gateway vendors, classifications

  It's easy to get confused when it comes to IoT gateways. Learn about IoT gateway options, IoT gateway vendors and where products fit into the edge gateway spectrum.  Continue Reading

• How do you provide IoT updates to devices in the field?

  As attractive targets to hackers, IoT device vulnerabilities have shown how critical -- and challenging -- it is to be able to securely provide needed software and firmware updates.  Continue Reading

• Industrial robotics market showdown banks on sophistication

  Innovation in the industrial robotics market has countries across the globe racing to build robotics with discerning eyes, more programmable brains and, soon, more nimble fingers.  Continue Reading

• Is single-point sensing the next-gen IoT sensor network?

  Single-point sensing systems help developers use advanced algorithms to replace the number of sensors in a network. But it's not a fail-proof method -- yet.  Continue Reading

• IoT data analytics holds the key to putting data to use

  Applying IoT data analysis to info gathered from connected devices is key to extracting the data's potential value. Knowing how to get from potential to realized, though, is the challenge.  Continue Reading

• 6 significant issues that edge computing in IoT solves

  IoT's latest problem-solver is edge computing. Learn where the edge is at when it comes to latency issues, security concerns, bandwidth costs and more.  Continue Reading

• IoT edge computing: What's the practical potential?

  As IoT devices proliferate, cloud just isn't fast enough. But that's exactly where edge computing comes in, enabling analysis at speeds the future demands.  Continue Reading

• Do cellular IoT communications fit your IoT strategy's needs?

  Just because the technology is there doesn't mean it fits your strategy. Learn the pros and cons of cellular IoT connectivity before deciding it has a place in your enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Autonomous delivery robots ready to roll and deliver

  Delivery bots can solve last-mile delivery challenges, but are they ready for prime time? If challenges are overcome, targeted applications may be where delivery bots prevail.  Continue Reading

• AT&T IoT strategy focuses on development, management platforms

  AT&T touts its open, vertical-neutral IoT platform, yet industry experts say the company needs to refine its strategy to differentiate from other mobile operators in the IoT space.  Continue Reading

• Nanosatellite companies extend IoT connectivity

  Space-based IoT connectivity via nanosatellites helps give things that, until now, were either in locations too remote or weren't considered feasible, an opportunity to connect.  Continue Reading

• IoT explained: What is the internet of things?

  So, what is the internet of things? Simply put, it's machine-to-machine communication, but it's more than just smart devices. Real-time data from IoT devices is changing the world.  Continue Reading

• Using an IoT gateway to connect the 'things' to the cloud

  There's one device that is key to tying internet of things systems together: the IoT gateway. Read on to learn the benefits and applications of an IoT edge gateway.  Continue Reading

• The IBM IoT story, starring AI, Watson and an industrial cast

  The success of IBM IoT can be attributed to the Watson IoT platform, industry partnerships, its stance on data ownership, and its various 'Industry Solutions' and use cases.  Continue Reading

• IoT and robotics, evolving together

  While robotics for automation has existed for decades, adding IoT into the mix has changed the game for the industry.  Continue Reading

• Johnson Controls Smart Ready Panel equates smart stadiums to smart cities

  Keeping their eyes on the ball, leaders of Fenway Park and the city of Boston explored why it's a home run to adopt smart city infrastructure at the Johnson Controls Smart Ready Panel.  Continue Reading

• Open source Kaa IoT middleware to take on enterprise IoT

  While many open source IoT middleware options exist, the open source Kaa IoT platform is touted by the company as secure, multifaceted and, overall, business-ready.  Continue Reading

• Using digital twin technology to simulate IoT

  Thanks to the use of digital twins, IoT issues such as device interactions, development and PLM can be solved.  Continue Reading

• Oracle Integration Cloud services fuse IoT and third-party apps

  How do you integrate IoT data with other feeds or third-party systems? Oracle has a unified platform to help get the job done.  Continue Reading

• With AWS Greengrass, IoT apps become seamless edge to cloud

  Find out how the various applications and infrastructure pieces work together when building an IoT app on top of AWS Greengrass.  Continue Reading

• DIY IoT for SMBs: It's here now

  What's it going to take to make SMB IoT as simple to purchase and install as Nest cameras are for consumers? Answers are beginning to emerge.  Continue Reading

• Smart glasses technology embraces AR -- will enterprises and consumers?

  Ready for augmented reality smart glasses? As smart glasses technology continues to advance and starts looking more like prescription glasses, smart glasses will gain acceptance.  Continue Reading

• Yorkland Controls forges smart building services from IoT

  Distributor Yorkland Controls expands its building automation system portfolio with smart building services by constructing alliances with IoTium and SkyFoundry.  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

• At its best, IoT for healthcare bolsters data integration

  Healthcare IoT aims for data integration, but interoperability challenges remain. Properly configured connected devices can ease these concerns for health organizations.  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

• Protect against IoT device hacking

  Instances of hacking IoT devices are making the news on a regular basis. Attack surfaces, updating, risk assessments and even involving trusted hackers are key to preventing the risk.  Continue Reading

• IoTium puts IIoT connectivity complexity in the crosshairs

  Ensuring secure IIoT connectivity to legacy industrial assets at scale is a challenge IoTium is ready to solve with its software-defined services and book-ended architecture.  Continue Reading

• With Node-Red, IoT development gets simplified

  The Node-Red programming tool uses a flow-based development model to simplify IoT development, but it's not without its challenges.  Continue Reading

• Hyperledger Sawtooth: Blockchain for the enterprise

  Hyperledger Sawtooth, an open source blockchain platform, is designed to help enterprises build distributed ledger applications and networks -- but it's also of interest for IoT applications.  Continue Reading

• Ready or not, the IoT data marketplace is on its way

  IOTA Foundation launched a proof-of-concept IoT data marketplace that runs on 'tangle,' a blockless distributed ledger architecture.  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

• The great IoT data ownership debate

  IoT is all about the data, but who owns that data? A panel at MIT Connected Things took a look at this question and found it was a tricky one to answer.  Continue Reading

• IoT finds a home in RPA technology

  The automated nature of IoT makes it a perfect mate for RPA software, helping companies streamline processes and reduce human error, among other benefits.  Continue Reading

• Synthetic sensors simplify IoT development

  Find out how a new programming abstraction for sensors known as synthetic sensors could simplify IoT app development, especially for industrial IoT situations.  Continue Reading

• Iridium Next satellites to bring broadband IoT to every corner of the globe

  The Iridium Next satellites have helped the company embrace the IoT explosion, changing its business model objective from cell phone connectivity to satellite IoT.  Continue Reading

• '4D printing' is the catchphrase, programmable materials the newsmakers

  4D printing may be years off, but applications of programmable materials are already stealing the spotlight.  Continue Reading

• Applying smart building technology in multi-tenant properties

  Today's tenants expect the benefits of smart buildings in their homes and at work. Yet deploying smart building technology to multi-tenant spaces isn't the easiest of tasks, regardless of the benefits.  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

• Connecting AI and IoT with blockchain-based platforms

  Blockchain-based platforms are emerging as one of many options to securely connect artificial intelligence with IoT at the network edge.  Continue Reading

• Dell IoT Division focuses on partnerships, OT-IT convergence

  The recently announced Dell IoT Division is on track to make the company a one-stop IoT shop, thanks to numerous partnerships and new IoT initiatives.  Continue Reading

• Habitap smart home management system connects Singapore residents

  Built on Greenwave Systems' Axon platform, Philip Tang's Habitap smart home management system delivers connected services, including universal controls and single-app access to luxury services.  Continue Reading

• Greenwave Systems helps power island's smart energy project

  With partnerships and IoT technologies, a Danish island's energy provider will implement a flexible green energy grid that better utilizes renewable resources.  Continue Reading

• Ubuntu Core: A secure open source OS for IoT

  Canonical says easy over-the-air updates put its open source IoT OS ahead of the competition, but others tout its security, flexibility and scalability.  Continue Reading

• San Francisco smart city pilots aim to make streets safer

  In San Francisco, smart city parking apps are already paying off, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving rider satisfaction.  Continue Reading

• NYC smart city projects focus on user experience, transportation

  In NYC, smart city initiatives are all about the area's citizens, residents and tourists, with user experience a key consideration for success.  Continue Reading

• How IPv6 deployment affects the security of IoT devices

  IPv6 deployment is looming, but what does this mean for the security of IoT devices? Expert Fernando Gont explains.  Continue Reading

• Embedded security for IoT lies in the chip

  Keeping resource-constrained devices safe isn't an easy task. Chipmakers and cryptography specialists are taking the matter of embedded security for IoT into their own hands.  Continue Reading

• Domino's Pizza IoT deployment delivers temp monitoring, food safety

  Domino's Pizza franchises are putting IoT on the menu to automate manual processes, save costs and predict machine maintenance -- and to better focus on cranking out pizzas.  Continue Reading

• XMPP: IoT protocol winner, or second place to MQTT?

  XMPP has come a long way from its beginnings as Jabber, but is the lightweight XMPP-IoT specification ready for the spotlight?  Continue Reading

• Five IIoT companies prove value of internet-connected manufacturing

  Five leading companies show that slowly, but surely, global manufacturers are making strides in industrial IoT, enjoying benefits from process improvements to cost savings.  Continue Reading

• Constrained Application Protocol: CoAP is IoT's 'modern' protocol

  CoAP is taking the place of older, 'heavy' protocols and helping bring the promise of the internet of things to constrained, low-power devices.  Continue Reading

• How to use Google Firebase to build real-time IoT apps

  Google Firebase helps developers build real-time applications for the Internet of Things but is not without limitations.  Continue Reading

• IoT data security vulnerable as connected devices proliferate

  The number of connected devices continues to grow exponentially worldwide, raising major IoT data security questions for companies and their customers.  Continue Reading

• Internet of Things: Food safety apps set to emerge

  Food safety could emerge as a key application for the Internet of Things in the coming months, providing real-time visibility in the vast food supply chain.  Continue Reading

• An inside look at beacon technology, manufacturers and use cases

  Beacons have been making headlines for a couple of years now, yet their true potential has not been reaped. Is it finally the beacon's time to shine?  Continue Reading

• Using mesh networking to interconnect IoT devices

  Need a relatively simple, inexpensive way to interconnect your IoT devices? Mesh networking is emerging as an attractive option for a wide range of low-power, low-data-rate IoT applications.  Continue Reading

• IoT data analytics spurred on by big data's expansion

  Data from the Internet of Things creates opportunities to analyze equipment performance and track the activities of drivers and users of wearable devices. But IoT data analytics requires significant IT provisions.  Continue Reading

• Delving into an enterprise IoT initiative? Read this first

  From the business problem to the technology, here's what CIOs need to know to get started on an enterprise IoT initiative.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise IoT security: Is the sky truly falling?

  Horror stories in the consumer market have cast a shadow over the Internet of Things. Are enterprise IoT deployments even more at risk?  Continue Reading

• The enterprise IoT wave rolls in: How to prepare

  The possibilities for IoT might be boundless. Find out areas where architects can prepare for and take advantage of an increasingly connected world.  Continue Reading

• SDN for IoT supports networking devices

  SDN and IoT are two terms flourishing in the IT industry, so organizations must prepare to combine them while the technology keeps developing.  Continue Reading

• Sensors offer big data users an operational analytics edge

  Big data analytics processes on data from sensors and log files can propel users to competitive advantages, but a lot of refining is required first.  Continue Reading

• Building automation systems: IoT meets facilities management

  Channel partners can find integrated building automation opportunities today and, eventually, will see more work at the IoT-smart buildings intersection.  Continue Reading