IoT is easy: a phrase that no one has ever said. More precisely, no one has ever said that deploying an enterprise- or carrier-grade IoT solution that supports multiple, integrated applications is easy. And this is certainly understandable. In general, it takes 5-7 IoT technology partners to stand-up one IoT solution. IoT technology vendors have not spent much time integrating IoT solutions that are relatively productized. However, MachNation is beginning to see some movement toward off-the-shelf IoT […]
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IoT Application Enablement ScoreCard: MachNation rates 35 AEPs to watch in 2017
Update: MachNation has published the updated 2018 IoT Application Enablement Scorecard with 21 vendors. Today, MachNation published its 2016 IoT Application Enablement Platform (AEP) ScoreCard – a rating of 35 Internet of Things (IoT) platform companies. Executive summary (Publicly available): Full report (Client-only access): The ScoreCard rates the following vendors (listed alphabetically): Aeris, Afero, Altizon, Amazon, Amplia, AT&T, Ayla Networks, Bosch, C3 IoT, Carriots, ClearBlade, Connio, Cumulocity, Davra Networks, DevicePilot, Electric Imp, Ericsson, Exosite, Gemalto, HPE, IBM, Kaa, MachineShop, Microsoft, MODE, […]
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Blockchain, cybersecurity and the IoT
MachNation’s CTO and head analyst Dima Tokar attended blockchain training and found relevancy of the solution to Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity. Blockchain is a distributed database best-known as the technology underpinning cryptocurrency Bitcoin. At a high-level, blockchain allows data to be stored and cryptographically verified by a distributed network of participating nodes. MachNation partners have access to Dima’s write-up of his insights. If you wish to discuss Dima’s blockchain training and his more detailed […]
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M&A insight: SAP acquires IoT application enablement vendor PLAT.ONE
On 28 September 2016, SAP acquired IoT Platform-Enabled Solutions (PES) vendor PLAT.ONE. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, MachNation has been tracking IoT mergers and acquisitions for 3 years. In this M&A insight article MachNation partners will find: Insights into the SAP/PLAT.ONE acquisition rationale Estimate of the acquisition purchase price and revenue multiple List of other related MachNation research documents In addition, MachNation has included PLAT.ONE in our 2016 IoT PES ScoreCard and […]
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Cumulocity and Software AG accelerate digital transformations with IoT
Earlier today, Cumulocity and Software AG announced a strategic partnership to accelerate enterprises’ digital transformations by development and deployment of best-of-breed IoT solutions. The partnership is the culmination of several years of joint work on enabling solutions for enterprises with extensive deployed assets. Software AG is a global leader in enterprise software including database management (DBMS), services-oriented architecture (SOA) and analytics. Software AG technology is already embedded in a majority of large global organizations’ enterprise […]
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