Australian Agriculture Is Embracing the Internet of Things
To see some of the biggest innovations in agriculture, you’ll have to turn your attention away from the outskirts of Chicago, Cleveland, and other rural areas of America. Instead, let’s take a trip “down under” to Australia! Australian startups and farmers are working on new ways to utilize the Internet of Things (IoT). It’s a […]
Industrial IoT Is Having a Huge Impact on the Heavy Industry
The Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t just impacting smart homes and retail. It’s also having a huge impact on business operations on the sea with Rolls Royce Marine and at mining companies like Rio Tinto. Sailing the Seas With IoT Rolls Royce Marine is working on a ship that needs a minimal human crew; the end […]
Should You Be Concerned About Smart Home Data Security?
In most technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), developers worry about implementing functionality before cybersecurity. And while this plan of attack may work nicely for executives, it often leaves software vulnerable to an expensive security breach that costs more to fix than to build in from the get-go. According to Gemalto Security’s Breach Level […]
Is Edge Computing Really That Important to the Internet of Things?
Just as cloud computing is an imperative part of the workflow and analysis of most businesses today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is developing into a cornerstone of most enterprise setups as well. But unless we ramp up computing power, network connectivity, computation speed, and device reliability could all take a hit. Is edge computing the solution we need? […]
Google Wanted to Change China, but is China Changing Google?
In the early days of Google, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin probably didn’t ever imagine that their main motto, “Don’t be evil,” would be the center of controversy 20 years later. In 2004, the founders told investors at Google’s initial public offering (IPO), “Google is not a conventional company,” and added that they planned to […]
How IoT Is Reshaping Retail
The Internet of Things (IoT) is booming, and it’ll keep expanding as consumers convert more aspects of their lives with digital products. Besides smart homes and smart cars, IoT is coming to retail, and it’s going to change how we shop for things like groceries and clothes forever. Here are a few ways in which […]
Your IoT Appliances Can Now Order Supplies from Amazon
Amazon’s vision for its products in a smart home have been expanding ever since their rollout of physical Dash buttons a few years ago. Alexa has been a huge hit with consumers, taking over some aspects of the Dash buttons, while Dash buttons have all but faded from consumer memory. The Seattle tech giant’s newest […]
IoT Security Solutions Set to Hit $6 Billion by 2023
The Internet of Things (IoT) is gearing up to explode in the next five years. According to a new report from Juniper Research, an analytics firm based an hour outside of London, spending in developing IoT security will reach $6 billion by 2023. Rise in Risks = Rise in Spending The company says the 300% […]
Microsoft’s Azure IoT Edge Is Now Ready for Enterprise-Scale Deployment
Microsoft is in a stiff competition with Amazon for a greater share of enterprise IoT and cloud computing customers. Both of the Seattle-based tech giants are major players in the market. And Microsoft’s newest technology, Microsoft Azure IoT Edge, just might push them ahead of Amazon. When Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, spoke onstage at the Microsoft […]
Location, Location: One of IoT’s Greatest Obstacles
As the Internet of Things (IoT) develops and grows more connected, there will be an explosion of data points to track, analyze, and record. Naturally, this will bring issues in lack of hardware and software to adequately respond in real-time to situations. Location is the biggest issue for IoT right now. By itself, location data […]