
OT vs IT in the supply of IoT, and migration and consolidation in IIoT (Analyst Angle)
Following four years of research and interviews with leaders in the industrial IoT (IIoT) space, Cambashi has settled on nine ‘verticals’, or ‘connected market areas’ for IIoT applications. These are: buildings, …

Connected agriculture–how IoT technology is deployed to improve food production and distribtuion (Analyst Angle)
The cost of IoT sensors has halved in the last 10 years and is still on a downward trend. Sensors can monitor the chemical composition and moisture content of the …

Where in the world is Industry 4.0 strongest? Napkin analysis of the ‘smartest factories’
As the headline suggests, this analysis should be seen in context. It offers only rapid arithmetic around the World Economic Forum’s (expanding) list of ‘lighthouse’ factories, which claim the most …

Most IoT projects lack a winning business case (Analyst Angle)
While IOT is one of the key areas of development for next generation wireless technology, many discussions and conference presentations on IOT focus on technology and use cases. There are …

Cellular IoT device security–Why the right vendor strategy is important (Analyst Angle)
In my previous articles here, and here, I explained the rationale for increased focus on device security and its challenges. The threats are more acute, especially from unknown foreign vendors …

Cellular IoT device security–What challenges does its unique ecosystem pose? (Analyst Angle)
Nowadays, security and privacy are on everybody’s mind. Hardly a day goes by without the news of security breaches at major institutions. Most of the time, the reporting is focused …

Analyst Angle: Taking retail and IoT into a data-driven future
The industry announcement of the Open Retail Initiative (ORI), (see this blog as well), spearheaded by Intel and Dell, couldn’t have come at a better time. Pithy statements like “Data …

Mobile VoIP: The smart choice of enterprises
Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has ominously transformed the business ecosphere. Nowadays, with the advent of mobile VoIP, business owners and their employees are no longer tied to the …

IoT: The solution for warehouse operations
Internet of Things (IoT) is playing an important role in the modern warehouses by helping in automating the warehouse operations, such as packing, put away, goods receiving, and kitting to …

Analyst Angle: The “race to the bottom” security problem of IoT
The good news The Internet of Things is just beginning to take off, and the growth is happening separately in both the consumer and smart home space, as well as …