3 Companies Leveraging Blockchain for IoT Companies are beginning to explore the benefits of using blockchain technology to address their growing IoT needs. Blockchain is a cryptographically secured, distributed ledger that allows for the secure transfer of information between parties. The primary benefit for adding blockchain to an IoT deployment is the decentralized architecture of distributed ledger technologies like blockchain. Operating on a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, rather than a centralized cloud environment allows for the […]
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ALSO’s AllThingsTalk acquisition signals growing interest in SMB IoT solutions
The Swiss business-to-business marketplace operator ALSO has bought AllThingsTalk in a move MachNation believes highlights increasing potential for IoT for small and medium-businesses (SMBs). As we have previously written, large enterprises have traditionally been the early adopters of IoT solutions but the explosive growth in connected devices in recent years has enabled the development of IoT solutions for SMBs, sometimes also called small and medium enterprises (SMEs). That’s a market that AllThingsTalk, of Gent, Belgium, […]
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MachNation’s 2019 Device Management Scorecard rates 15 vendors
Update: MachNation has published the updated 2020 IoT Device Management Scorecard. MachNation announces the availability of its 2019 IoT Device Management (DM) ScoreCard, an in-depth rating of 15 Internet of Things (IoT) device management platform vendors. In order to capture the key trends in the ecosystem, we completed an in-depth analysis of the following vendors: Amplia, AVSystem, Amazon, Ayla Networks, Blynk IoT, Bosch, Harman, Microsoft, Nokia, Particle, PTC, Software AG, Telit, VMWare and Zededa. This […]
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Industry and Technology Alignment – IoT Slam Live 2019
Last week MachNation was excited to attend the two-day IoT Slam Live 2019 event in Raleigh, North Carolina. For three years running IoT Community, the organization sponsoring IoT Slam Live, has brought together industry experts, analysts and exclusive speakers to discuss the current state of the industry and the future of IoT. The event featured talks from industry thought leaders, developers and executives from companies like IBM, SAS, Microsoft, AWS and more. Here are some […]
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IoT Solutions for Small to Medium Businesses
Executive Summary Large enterprises have traditionally been the early adopters of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in their businesses. From enterprise-scale complexity in Industrial IoT (IIoT) to fleet management, asset tracking, device management, EV enablement and more, the IoT has grown to support countless use cases across a wide range of large industries. However, the explosive growth in IoT applications and connected devices in recent years has also enabled the development of solutions to small […]
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