IoT in Manufacturing: What’s Fact, and What’s Fiction?
We often hear about how the Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing enormous industries like manufacturing. After years of optimization and the addition of many more sensors and devices, this digital transformation has cemented its place in these industries. Executives can easily keep an eye on all operational processes, and employees are freed up to […]
The Current State of IoT Security: How We Got Here and What’s at Risk
What’s in store for the future of the Internet of Things (IoT)? Once reserved for industrial applications and smart security systems, IoT development has become ubiquitous today. For example, you can now walk into numerous retail outlets and purchase a toaster with Wi-Fi connection capability. But as IoT expands to include almost every type of […]
Is There a Silver Lining for Enterprise IoT Security?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is doubling its current 23 billion connected devices to 75 billion by 2025. Cybersecurity is already failing to catch up to the current pace of IoT development and innovation, so introducing more devices into enterprise ecosystems seems precarious. Without a strong strategy for deploying new IoT systems with robust security […]
Amazon Is Streamlining the Set Up of Your New Internet of Things Gadgets
Amazon is making a play for almost every appliance in your house. The Seattle-based developer and e-commerce giant announced it’s making the set up of your smart device as simple as it can be: just plug it in. The technology, dubbed “Wi-Fi Simple Setup“, uses Amazon’s Wi-Fi Lockers to save Wi-Fi credentials and utilize them […]
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 […]
Google Is Spending a Lot to Take the Smart Home Throne From Amazon
Experts predict approximately 244 million smart home devices will be active by 2022. That’s a huge leap from the 24 million bought in 2016. Currently, Amazon has an astounding 68% share of the smart home speaker market. That’s not a lot of room for Google and Apple to split between each other. But even in the […]