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• Ultimate IoT implementation guide for businesses

  IoT implementation involves many considerations, including security, network connectivity, data aggregation, and analytics and device management and control. Continue Reading

• Explore the relationship between IoT governance and privacy

  Emerging industry standards and regulations -- coupled with technologies like AI -- will underscore the importance of IoT governance and privacy in the years to come. Continue Reading

• Top 12 IoT applications and examples in business

  IoT applications span both industry-specific and universal use cases, delivering key benefits: reduced operational costs and improved productivity across organizations. Continue Reading

• Top 9 applications of IoT in healthcare

  IoT in healthcare powers remote monitoring, telehealth, smart medication, mood tracking, safety compliance, robotic surgery and predictive maintenance for better care. Continue Reading

• Top 10 examples and use cases of IoT in manufacturing

  Industrial IoT enables real-time automated decision-making in manufacturing, transforming operations using predictive maintenance and digital twins for greater efficiency. Continue Reading

• IoT data storage: Top technologies and challenges, explained

  IoT data storage spans devices, edge facilities, data centers and cloud, using block, object and file technologies to manage high-volume, high-velocity data throughout its lifecycle.Continue Reading

• How to choose the right IoT platform for your business

  When selecting an IoT platform, thoroughly evaluate its key functions, including the device manager, messaging hub, integration hub, analytics engine and security overlay.Continue Reading

• 8 best practices for IoT data management

  IoT data management applies stewardship practices to handle large volumes of sensor data, ensuring security and compliance while coordinating across teams for reliable data access.Continue Reading

• How to plan a successful IoT deployment

  Effective IoT deployment enables data-driven insights but requires careful planning, strong infrastructure and strategies to overcome key challenges.Continue Reading

• IoT and digital twins: How they work together, with examples

  IoT devices collect real-world data, while digital twins create virtual models using that data—together, they provide detailed insights to improve operations and predict issues.Continue Reading

• What is IoT connectivity? 8 types explained

  IoT connectivity enables devices to communicate, share data and receive commands using various network types and protocols tailored to power, range and performance needs.Continue Reading

• Top advantages and disadvantages of IoT in business

  Although the use of IoT in businesses is becoming increasingly popular because of the insights it provides, the technology comes with its own risks and challenges.Continue Reading

• 6 IoT SaaS platform providers help streamline adoption

  IoT SaaS providers help simplify the complexity and expense of deploying IoT by offering platforms with features such as scalability, real-time data capture and machine learning.Continue Reading

• How to select the right IoT database architecture

  Understanding the core components of IoT databases is essential when evaluating and choosing the best architecture for a particular IoT initiative and its requirements.Continue Reading

• Top 12 most commonly used IoT protocols and standards

  Not every IoT communication protocol is right for every deployment or device. Consider the power and security requirements before choosing one protocol over another.Continue Reading

• 12 top IoT business models for 2025

  Incorporating IoT into business models delivers valuable product and customer data in real time that can streamline operations, improve CX and diversify revenue streams.Continue Reading

• 7 top IoT trends to watch in 2025 and beyond

  AI adoption, new chip designs, widespread connectivity, data center disaggregation and stabilized pricing are among the major factors driving IoT's business applications.Continue Reading

• Benefits and challenges of IT/OT convergence

  Overcome IT/OT convergence challenges, such as different perspectives and areas of concern, to realize cost savings, as well as performance and productivity gains.Continue Reading

• An introduction to IoT penetration testing

  IoT systems are complex, and that makes checking for vulnerabilities a challenge. Penetration testing is one way to ensure your IoT architecture is safe from cyber attacks.Continue Reading

• Key considerations for setting up an IoMT network

  Strong IoMT networks ensure that patient data can be safely and reliably sent to healthcare professionals, which can improve patient outcomes and decrease costs.Continue Reading

• How IoT helps environmental, social and governance goals

  Organizations must address sustainability concerns as IoT device use grows. Cloud optimization, smart buildings and predictive maintenance can help meet ESG goals.Continue Reading

• 4 key elements of successful IoT device onboarding

  To streamline IoT device installation and setup, IT administrators should factor in data storage, automation and the correct IoT management software.Continue Reading

• An overview of IoT sensor types and challenges

  IT teams responsible for IoT deployments must understand the different types of IoT sensors, how they work and what challenges they bring to the table.Continue Reading

• Select the right OS for IoT devices

  IoT OSes are designed to support devices with minimal power and storage resources. Learn about the sector's available OSes and how they might best suit your devices and use cases.Continue Reading

• A look at smart energy security measures

  IoT energy meters and sensors make buildings and power grids more efficient and cost-effective but require encryption, network security and access control for safe operation.Continue Reading

• IoT data provides a foundation for smart city use cases

  Smart cities can make residents' lives easier through real-time traffic information and public safety alerts. But governments should be aware of how to effectively manage use cases.Continue Reading

• 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

• Understand the role of IT/OT convergence in oil and gas

  The oil and gas industry can benefit from the operational insights that IT/OT convergence provides. Predictive maintenance, in particular, helps improve safety and control costs.Continue Reading

• Common application layer protocols in IoT explained

  IoT doesn't exist without connectivity, but those connections would not be possible without the right application layer protocols in IoT.Continue Reading

• Fog nodes simplify edge vs. cloud computing choice

  The demanding architecture of IoT has many organizations wondering how best to distribute their resources in the cloud or at the edge, and how fog nodes fit into the equation.Continue Reading

• Connected cars and the impact of digital transformation on the auto industry

  The future of connected cars is accompanied by a need for increased connectivity. Jabil's Trevor Neumann discusses the challenges and opportunities this will have for automakers.Continue Reading

• 4 IoT monetization strategies -- and how to choose the right one for your offerings

  The internet of things is changing how products and services are delivered. Flexera's Cris Wendt discusses four popular monetization models and how each pertains to IoT.Continue Reading

• Thanks to new wireless capabilities, the future of IoT rests only on our imaginations

  By solving key developer issues and lowering barriers to entry, says Twilio's Evan Cummack, new wireless capabilities are helping industry leaders usher in a new era of IoT.Continue Reading

• IoT and streaming data are revitalizing the brick-and-mortar shopping experience

  New technologies are enhancing in-store execution, operational efficiencies and improving customer experiences more than ever before. Cloudera's Brent Biddulph discusses the benefits of IoT and ...Continue Reading

• Car lot operators benefit from IoT device that locates cars without a search party

  In this case study, Silicon Labs' Alex Koepsel explains how startup Cognosos built an IoT platform to help car lot operators track vehicle inventories, saving them time and money.Continue Reading

• How can service providers shift into the center of the smart home experience?

  While internet service providers have become an invisible brand in many households, the smart home movement presents an opportunity which Calix's Michael Weening says ISPs cannot ignore.Continue Reading

• Rapid prototyping with embedded products helps hardware developers focus on innovation

  Texas Instrument's Adrian Fernandez explains what is happening in the industry that is enabling the rapid iteration and prototyping of embedded hardware products.Continue Reading

• Is your city as smart as a 10 year old? To get smart, cities must focus on friction

  A smart city is more than just connected infrastructure. Infor's Guy Courtin discusses how using digital to reduce friction and inefficiencies will make truly smart cities a reality.Continue Reading

• Blockchain offers a new approach to customer satisfaction with the help of IoT

  Pairing blockchain with IoT is revolutionizing the customer experience, says Voxpro's Brian Hannon, namely by providing the trust needed to build customer relationships on core values of security, ...Continue Reading

• How to determine the right balance of cloud and edge for your analytics project

  Finding the right balance between edge and cloud is the key to success, says Stratus Technolgies' Jason Andersen. With right combination of edge and cloud, organizations can see real ROI and often ...Continue Reading

• IoT and the workplace: Transform spaces, improve satisfaction and productivity

  Adding IoT-enabled technologies into buildings not only transforms spaces and optimized efficiency, it also affects and organization's biggest asset: its people. Honeywell's Himanshu Khurana explains.Continue Reading

• Predictions on a silver platter: How AI Is creating more effective human interactions

  Artificial intelligence can help service providers anticipate what customers need and want before the customer even knows. Sisense's Guy Levy-Yurista examines how AI will offer high-value service.Continue Reading

• In-memory HTAP computing: Create smart IIoT applications with continuous learning

  Continuous learning systems are now attainable for a range of industrial IoT use cases thanks to in-memory HTAP computing. GridGain's Nikita Ivanov discusses.Continue Reading

• IoT inflection points you aren't thinking about and what they mean for developers

  As businesses move from IoT experimentation to real-world IoT applications, there are a number of inflection points emerging. Twilio's Chetan Chaudhary discusses what these mean for developers.Continue Reading

• How real-time location services will drive the future of IoT smart logistics

  Real-time location services is poised to bring a 'new logistics order.' Roambee's Sanjay Sharma outlines the benefits for logistics companies and their clients alike.Continue Reading

• Future of real-time enterprise IoT depends on in-memory computing powered HTAP

  IoT requires a critical technology infrastructure reinvention, which can be enabled only by HTAP powered by in-memory computing. GridGain Systems' Nikita Ivanov explains.Continue Reading

• Four keys to successful IoT product software: Using a co-development approach

  Deploying successful IoT software is much like building a house; it requires coordination and prioritization. IPS's Danny Aponte offers four steps to creating successful IoT software.Continue Reading

• Dawning of the digital security border: A new standard for wide area perimeter and border security

  Technology-based perimeter security may have a potential use case in the U.S. again thanks to low-power sensors and the new 802.16s industrial wireless standard.Continue Reading

• The role retailers should play in driving IoT security certification standards

  IoT security is a major concern, especially for retailers. JASK's Greg Martin explores the role retailers have to play in securing IoT and keeping themselves and consumers safe.Continue Reading

• The data platform is key to connected cars and the internet of automotive things

  The success of connected and autonomous cars requires a fundamental shift in the data platforms used to support them. MapR's Crystal Valentine discusses.Continue Reading

• IoT to grow out of awkward adolescence in 2018 and other trends for the new year

  It will be 2018 in which IoT grows up and offers true innovation. Infiswift's Arup Barat discusses this and more IoT trends for the coming year.Continue Reading

• Wired to wireless: The next big change in advanced metering infrastructure and connected societies

  802.11s will allow us to rethink how wireless networks are designed in individual homes and businesses and, eventually, communities and smart grids.Continue Reading