MachNation announces availability of its IoT Edge ScoreCard for 2022, an in-depth rating and evaluation of 12 Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms. Executive summary (Publicly available): Full report (Client-only access): Edge platforms continue to play a vital role in the IoT ecosystem. This year’s ScoreCard highlights the importance of understanding vendors’ technical capabilities to supply thin-edge and thick-edge solutions. Enterprises’ IoT use cases are extremely varied and rely oftentimes on hybrid architectures to meet […]
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Connected Trucking: Functional IoT Architecture
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. Connected trucking solutions are used by enterprises to provide real-time location monitoring, optimize delivery routes, improve delivery times, ensure product security, improve transport conditions, anticipate vehicle maintenance and proactively manage failures. These capabilities help businesses lower overall operating costs and minimize risk […]
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Cumulocity strengthens IoT AEP presence in Asia-Pacific
Software AG’s Cumulocity acquisition has strengthened the enterprise software leader’s presence in the fast-growing Asia Pacific (APAC) market for IoT Application Enablement Platforms (AEPs). Düsseldorf-based Cumulocity not only figures in MachNation’s IoT AEP ScoreCard of 35 AEPs to watch in 2017, but also just prior to being bought by Software AG had inked two significant deals in major APAC IoT markets. In February Cumulocity unveiled a strategic partnership with Reliance Group-owned Unlimit, the first dedicated […]
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What should Software AG do with newly acquired IoT AEP Cumulocity?
Earlier today, Software AG, a global leader in enterprise software including database management (DBMS), services-oriented architecture (SOA) and analytics announced that it acquired Cumulocity, a Düsseldorf-headquartered leading IoT application enablement platform (AEP) with a global customer footprint and recognition from independent, global industry experts. There are a couple of trajectories Software AG may choose to follow: 1) Software AG may leave Cumulocity as an independent entity without significant product/solution integration. This would allow Cumulocity to accelerate […]
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Four Bosch partners we hope you met at Bosch ConnectedWorld 2017
MachNation was pleased to participate in Bosch ConnectedWorld 2017 in Berlin. This pivotal event brought together 2700 partners and customers into a dynamite mix of 20th century electro-mechanical machines and 21st century digitization. There were too many exhibitors and partners about which MachNation could write, but we picked-out 4 that are relevant to the types of IoT middleware technology (colored orange in the figure below) that MachNation researches. Research report: (publicly available):
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