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• 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

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• 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

• 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

• 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

• LPWAN (low-power wide area network)

  Low-power WAN (LPWAN) is a wireless wide area network technology that interconnects low-bandwidth, battery-powered devices with low bit rates over long ranges.Continue Reading

• The importance of flexibility when selecting IoT technology

  The fusion of energy management, security and convenience in IoT creates a tailored, personalized user experience, says Rob Martens of Allegion. In other words, it provides flexibility.Continue Reading

• Deep learning technologies evolving beyond human capacities

  Artificial intelligence is growing at a rapid pace, going beyond the usual expectations from machines, able to recognize images and behavioral patterns.Continue Reading

• Zigbee

  Zigbee is a standards-based wireless technology developed to enable low-cost, low-power wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) networks.Continue Reading

• Making sense of IoT interoperability

  Why is it important for organizations to think strategically about IoT interoperability? There are at least three reasons why; learn more.Continue Reading

• The pros and cons of pull and push models for processing IoT data

  When deciding on a "pull" or "push" IoT data flow model, be sure to match the pros and cons of each to your organization's overall goals.Continue Reading

• Best design practices for IoT device iteration

  These best design practices will help developers maximize the ability to update configurations or add new functionality after IoT devices leave the factory.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

• Three ways IoT is transforming inventory management

  The connectivity and real-time analytics inherent in the internet of things could be the game changer for retailers' inventory woes.Continue Reading

• Four key characteristics of meetings

  To understand how IoT can help the workplace, it's important to understand what makes meetings bad or unproductive in the first place.Continue Reading

• Tesla: Driving the new Industrial Revolution

  Tesla is revolutionizing the manufacturing world by thinking less like a traditional manufacturer and more like a service provider.Continue Reading

• Real-time data management will be the keystone of IoT

  While consumer-grade internet of things devices are hogging the limelight, it will be in real-time data management where the value of IoT lies.Continue Reading

• Internet of People (IoP): The next frontier for IoT

  The Internet of People (IoP) is not just more sensor data, but it is a learning process or a study of how people interact with sensor data.Continue Reading

• Three reasons to consider agile methodology for your IoT effort

  Agile methodology is a proven approach; many IoT solutions are built via the agile development process by vendors that know iterative sprints.Continue Reading

• Making a smart home system smart: Why connectivity is not enough

  A smart home system requires more than just internet connectivity to be considered smart. Learn the benefits of a system-level product design approach.Continue Reading

• The internet of things is in your future - the law says so!

  Moore's Law and Metcalfe's Law planted the seeds for the internet of things decades ago, illustrating and helping to predict potential for IoT.Continue Reading

• Securing industrial IoT: Spotlight on DMZ and segmentation

  The convergence of IT and OT is creating a number of security risks that must be addressed. Are DMZ and segmentation the answer?Continue Reading

• Ford drives IoT with its connected car strategy

  At its recent investor day, Ford announced its strategy for IoT and how the company plans to make its mark in the connected car industry.Continue Reading

• IoT + NFC: Four reasons why IoT needs NFC

  Learn four key capabilities near field communications, or NFC, provides that will help move IoT to more wide-scale adoption.Continue Reading

• IoT data: Where is it stored?

  Along with storing IoT data at the back-end, devices should also store data at the device itself; this will prevent outage issues and consumer frustration.Continue Reading

• Why 2.4 GHz still makes sense for most IoT applications

  While many have been quick to jump to the 5 GHz "band"-wagon, the classic 2.4 GHz wireless band still has a place in an IoT world.Continue Reading

• Three questions you need to ask about IoT security and privacy

  Before moving from an IT security architecture to an IoT security architecture, there are three fundamental questions organizations should ask themselves.Continue Reading

• IoT data management: Establishing connected data use agreements

  Connected devices continue to move into the mainstream, but they raise major IoT data management questions for both businesses 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

• Internet of Everything (IoE)

  The Internet of Everything (IoE) is a concept that extends the Internet of Things (IoT) emphasis on machine-to-machine (M2M) communications to describe a more complex system that also encompasses people and processes.Continue Reading

• IoT devices, data use developing faster than common standard

  The onslaught of data from IoT devices may not happen until a set of common standards is developed.Continue Reading

• smart home app (home automation app)

  A smart home app, sometimes referred to as a home automation app or a smart home automation app, is an application used to remotely control and manage connected non-computing devices in the home, typically from a smartphone or tablet.Continue Reading

• smart bulb (smart light bulb)

  A smart bulb is a networked LED light bulb that has additional features to enable automation, presence-sensing capabilities and customization.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

• drone photography

  Drone photography is the capture of still images and video by a remotely-operated or autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or, more commonly, as a drone.Continue Reading

• active RFID (active radio frequency identification)

  Active RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are continuously operating, battery-powered sensors that gather and transmit data to a reading device.Continue Reading

• embedded firmware

  Hardware makers use embedded firmware to control the functions of various hardware devices and systems much like a computer’s operating system controls the function of software applications.Continue Reading

• embedded software

  Hardware makers use embedded software to control the functions of various hardware devices and systems. Embedded software controls device functions in the same way that a computer’s operating system controls the function of software applications.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

• machine authentication

  Machine authentication is the authorization of an automated human-to-machine or machine-to-machine (M2M) communication through verification of a digital certificate or digital credentials. Unlike user authentication, the process does not involve any...Continue Reading

• Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE)

  Also marketed as Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth LE was introduced in the Bluetooth 4.0 specification as an alternative to Bluetooth Classic. Like its predecessor, Bluetooth LE uses frequency hopping wireless technology in the 2.4 GHz unlicensed radio ...Continue Reading

• active sensor

  An active sensor is a device with a transmitter that sends out a signal, light wavelength or electrons to be bounced off a target, with data gathered by the sensor upon their reflection. Active sensors contrast with passive sensors, which simply ...Continue Reading

• passive sensor

  Passive sensor technologies gather target data through the detection of vibrations, light, radiation, heat or other phenomena occurring in the subject’s environment.  They contrast with active sensors, which include transmitters that send out a ...Continue Reading

• headless system

  A headless system is a computer that operates without a monitor, graphical user interface (GUI) or the typical peripherals used to control it, such as a keyboard and mouse. Headless computers are often used in embedded systems and servers.Continue Reading

• IDC analysts see more Internet of Things projects ahead

  At IDC Directions, analysts predict more Internet of Things projects in the near future.Continue Reading

• Windows Embedded

  Windows Embedded is Microsoft’s embedded operating systems  product group. Examples of embedded systems include computers in cars, traffic lights, digital televisions, ATMs, airplane controls, point of sale (POS) terminals, digital cameras, GPS ...Continue Reading

• injectable ID chip (biochip transponder)

  An injectable ID chip, also called a biochip transponder, is an electronic device that is inserted under the skin of an animal to provide the animal with a unique identification number.Continue Reading

• VeriChip

  VeriChip is an injectable identification chip that can be inserted under the skin of a human being to provide biometric verification.Continue Reading