Enterprise Wireless Connection: A Herman Miller Case Study
The Internet of Things (IoT) consumer revolution is driven by the unprecedented delivery of information. Data is conveniently untethered thanks to innovations in wireless connectivity and a comprehensive internet infrastructure. For enterprises, connectivity is more complicated. Challenges around scaling is often the first obstacle encountered by enterprises looking to capitalize on monitoring their data. As […]
Overcoming IoT’s Battery Barrier with Self-Powered Sensors
Bringing intelligence to “dumb” objects and physical assets by outfitting them with wirelessly connected sensors has promised for years to revolutionize the way businesses operate and individuals live. While this so-called Internet of Things (IoT) is now visibly affecting our personal lives—via wearable consumer devices and litany of smart home products— it has been slower […]
How Big Data became the precursor to the Internet of Things
If technology is the skeleton of the IoT, data is the brain, distributed. As early as the 1990s Big Data emerged as a concept, but it wasn’t an idea that could be harnessed, leveraged and used for a common good until much more recently. Using the prefix ‘Big’ sometimes has negative connotations, but while Big […]
Using sound to realise the value of IoT
As an ever-increasing amount of smart devices, networks and platforms come to market, the lack of interoperability between them has emerged as an obstacle to realising the true benefit of IoT. Whilst consumers are buying more devices which add value on an individual basis, the value of IoT will likely only be unlocked when all […]
From IoT to IoE
What you learn from immersing yourself in the Internet of Things is that its pioneers don’t sit still for very long. There isn’t much resting on one’s laurels. Let’s imagine, for a moment, that everything is connected. Or should I say – every thing. Where do the designers, dreamers and programmers of the IoT go […]
Is there a danger of there being too much always-on network connectivity in a property to keep it secure?
The consumer sector is becoming increasingly crowded, with new technologies making the promise that our everyday personal lives can be made easier and smarter. The ‘Connected Home’, once the thing of Science Fiction, is fast becoming Science Fact. We now have a huge range of connected devices, each with their own varying capabilities and benefits. […]
So we’re all connected – what’s next?
It’s understandable that parts of IoT will move forward at different rates. But if we assume the advances in IoT will play out as we expect across our five areas of interest (wearables, home, cities, enterprise, environment), then we could be looking at a future where we live longer, we’re fitter and healthier, there’s less […]
7 Ways to Future Proof IoT
There is an old joke for mainframe developers: there is no new COBOL code written only copying of existing code.
Is the Enterprise ready for IoT Data?
The Internet of Things (IoT), and the amount of data from connected devices is in the early stages of tremendous growth over the next few years. A recent report from McKinsey estimates its potential economic impact could be up to $11.1 trillion by 2025. The impact of this projected growth is already making its way […]
Samsung on the Internet of Things; data, VR, development, privacy and the importance of startups
Think of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the players within it, and Samsung are more than likely to come up, both on the frontline with its ARTIK developer platform, and behind the scenes, leading the recent $20 million investment in Los Altos-based startup Afero.