3 IoT Security Tips To Help Your Business

We’ve been talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) for several years now. We’ve blogged about many related topics, including: What the IoT is Smart devices Industry impacts Cloud computing Concerns with IoT And last, but certainly not least… Security If you’ve been following the news over the past couple weeks, I’m sure you’ve seen…

3 IoT Concerns…and How to Solve Them

When it comes to the Internet of Things, the technology is advancing quickly and the progress is amazing. As I shared in several of my past blogs, the world is becoming connected in a way that never seemed possible a couple decades ago. Unfortunately, as seems to be true with any positive, there are negatives…

7 Industries Being Transformed by IoT, Part 2

Four more industries being transformed by IoT: Last week, in part 1, I introduced the subject of industries being transformed by the Internet of Things (IoT) and further explored the Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Retail vocations. Today I will expand on how IoT is impacting the Transportation, Government/Public Sector, Agriculture, and Environmental industries. Transportation The trend in transportation…

7 Industries Being Transformed by the Internet of Things (IoT), Part 1

By allowing physical objects to wirelessly connect with one another, the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the world around us – and this revolution is particularly evident in the business world. From manufacturing to retail (and everything in between), I have found that above all, IoT is especially making its mark on 7 industries: Manufacturing,…

Dr. Jay Lee on IoT and the Driving Forces and Emerging Technologies in Big Data, Agent, Industry 4.0 and Cyber-Physical Systems – Part 3

This blog, Part 3 of a series inspired by an Advantech webinar I attended entitled Enabling Smart Factories – The Transformation of Manufacturing Systems & Factory Facilities. This post covers the second of Dr. Jay Lee’s topics, Driving Forces and Emerging Technologies (Big Data, Agent, Industry 4.0 and Cyber-Physical Systems). You can read Part 1…

Dr. Jay Lee on how IoT and Big Data will transform manufacturing – Part 1

On April 2, 2014, I attended a webinar titled Enabling Smart Factories – The Transformation of Manufacturing Systems & Factory Facilities, hosted by Advantech and presented by Dr. Jay Lee. What I expected was a nebulous discussion of vague academic concepts. What I got was real-world insight into actionable strategies for optimizing industrial systems. Dr….

Advantech Enters Strategic Alliances with Intel and Wind River for IoT Applications, Part 4: The UTX-3115 IoT Gateway

I previously covered Part 1 (Content of the IoT), Part 2 (Intel’s Intelligent Systems Framework) and Part 3 (Wind River’s Intelligent Device Platform) of Advantech product engineer Ken Chang’s enlightening PowerPoint presentation, UTX-3115 for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications. Chang’s presentation is available in a 22-minute YouTube video. This post covers Part 4 of that…

Advantech Enters Strategic Alliances with Intel and Wind River for IoT Applications, Part 3: Wind River’s Intelligent Device Platform (IDP)

In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, I began to explore Advantech product engineer Ken Chang’s enlightening PowerPoint presentation entitled UTX-3115 for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications. In this blog, I will discuss Wind River’s Intelligent Device Platform. Bringing divergent hardware and software together is a critical function of Advantech’s UTX-3115 IoT gateway, which…