Do you know what the Internet of Things is? Hopefully, you are at least a little familiar with the concept, because it will soon impact the world around you, both at home and at work. The Internet of Things often abbreviated as IoT is an all-encompassing concept that involves connecting electronics to either the Internet or each other, through an open network. This can … [Read more...] about 5 Challenges in Orchestrating the Internet of Things
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The Six Dimensions of Fog Computing: Bees ‘Waggle Dance’ and Decision Making
I had the opportunity to be among a diverse group of industry analysts and influencers that Cisco Systems brought to their C-Scape conference in Dubai during the IoT World Forum at the end of 2015. I am intrigued by Ciscos IoT strategy and it was fruitful to learn more about a term they coined Fog Computing which is the subject of my latest research below. For millennia, … [Read more...] about The Six Dimensions of Fog Computing: Bees ‘Waggle Dance’ and Decision Making
How the Connected Business Card will Change doing Business
Many years ago I thought the business cards were condemned to disappear; then I decided to start making my private collection, not for the future economic value that could reach, but for the sentimental value that would provide me over the years. Of all the collections I have begun, it is the only one that I still continue maintaining and increasing. Without going further, … [Read more...] about How the Connected Business Card will Change doing Business
Without Things, There Is No Analytics Of Things (AoT)
I was recently having a discussion with Richard Hackathorn, an industry strategist & analyst and Dan Graham, a colleague who is deep into my companys strategy for the Internet of Things (IoT). We were specifically talking about how to enable the Analytics of Things (AoT) and what barriers and opportunities exist today. During the discussion, it hit me that one of the … [Read more...] about Without Things, There Is No Analytics Of Things (AoT)
How to Realize Real-Time Analytics and IoT Monetization with Kafka
Today any enterprise can take a page from big-data-rich companies like Linkedin, Netflix and Spotify and create an architecture to support real-time data analytics or monetization of Internet of Things (IoT) data. What is needed is a fast, reliable platform that can support IoT feeds and enable functionality like real-time financial metrics, real-time geolocation of … [Read more...] about How to Realize Real-Time Analytics and IoT Monetization with Kafka