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The 2019 IoT Device Management (DM) ScoreCard rates the following vendors (listed alphabetically): Amplia, AVSystem, Amazon, Ayla Networks, Blynk IoT, Bosch, Harman, Microsoft, Nokia, Particle, PTC, Software AG, Telit, VMware, and Zededa.

This is the Executive Summary to the 2019 IoT Device Management (DM) ScoreCard that rates the following vendors (listed alphabetically): Amplia, AVSystem, Amazon, Ayla Networks, Blynk IoT, Bosch, Harman, Microsoft, Nokia, Particle, PTC, Software AG, Telit, VMware, and Zededa.

In this article, we discuss the 7 IoT application benefits of distributed ledge technology (DLT), the technology underpinning Blockchain and Bitcoin.    

In this article we talk about the intersection of edge computing and GDPR compliance and its implications on IoT.    

This is the publicly-available Executive Summary from MachNation’s 2019 IoT Edge ScoreCard. The full ScoreCard includes the following vendors (listed alphabetically): ADLINK, Amazon, Bosch, ClearBlade, Crosser, Eurotech, FogHorn Systems, Interactor, Litmus Automation, Microsoft, Nymea, Rigado, Siemens, Software AG, SWIM, Telit, and Wicastr.

This document is MachNation’s 2019 IoT Edge ScoreCard. It includes the following 17 vendors (listed alphabetically): ADLINK, Amazon, Bosch, ClearBlade, Crosser, Eurotech, FogHorn Systems, Interactor, Litmus Automation, Microsoft, Nymea, Rigado, Siemens, Software AG, SWIM, Telit, and Wicastr.

In this short article, we define the 5 most common enterprise IoT platform personas (user types), describe their typical platform tasks, and identify best-in-class IoT platform UX for each persona. For the convenience of MachNation clients, we also link the UX methodology to workflows in MachNation’s MIT-E Complete.

In this article we define 3 IoT platform evaluation methods, identify when each should be used, outline the evaluation methodology, and provide benefits and drawbacks of each.

In this article, we discuss two new partnerships for Software AG – one with Eurotech and one with Dell.

In this short article, we describe a recent partnership between Bosch SI and Huawei to support the Chinese market.

In this article, MachNation discusses the significant hardware and IoT platform similarities for enterprise and consumer IoT deployments. We then provide some examples of enterprise and consumer IoT solutions that are being integrated.

In this short series of articles, MachNation focuses on enterprise-grade drones and drone applications, where aerial systems cost approximately USD5,000 to USD50,000. In part 1 of this series, we discuss how these types of drones are being leveraged in novel ways.

In this short article, we define the two IoT data communications protocols and provide simple guidelines to help enterprises decide when they should use MQTT or LWM2M.

In January, 2018, we rated ClearBlade as an Application Enablement Platform (AEP) vendor to watch on account of its particularly strong IoT edge computing capabilities. Now the company’s capabilities have secured it a deal with Nanotron Technologies, a German location awareness systems developer. More info on this announcement in this publication.

In this use case report, MachNation illustrates the microservices of a connected factory solution. MachNation also describes some of the most salient architecture, deployment and technology characteristics associated with a connected factory solution.

This is the Executive Summary to the 2018 IoT Device Management (DM) ScoreCard that rates the following vendors (listed alphabetically): Amazon, Amplia, ARM, AVSystem, Bosch, Harman, IBM, Microsoft, PTC, Sierra Wireless, SiteWhere, Smith Micro, Software AG, Telit, ThingsBoard, and Wind River.

The 2018 IoT Device Management (DM) ScoreCard rates the following vendors (listed alphabetically): Amazon, Amplia, ARM, AVSystem, Bosch, Harman, IBM, Microsoft, PTC, Sierra Wireless, SiteWhere, Smith Micro, Software AG, Telit, ThingsBoard, and Wind River

On 10-11 April 2018, Cisco sponsored its second annual DevNet Create developers conference in Mountain View, California.  MachNation’s Samuel Hale presented a demo on the top 5 tips for successfully developing on a hybrid, edge/cloud, IoT application enablement platform (AEP).

In this use case report, MachNation illustrates the microservices of a connected trucking solution. MachNation also describes some of the most salient architecture, deployment and technology characteristics associated with a connected trucking solution.

Using market survey data collected from MachNation’s recently published 2018 IoT Edge ScoreCard, MachNation published this ‘State of the IoT Edge Platform Market 2017-2018’. Using survey data collected from participating ScoreCard vendors, MachNation is publishing the industry’s only source of IoT edge platform survey data and quantitative KPIs.