IoT in 10 Minutes

The global supply chain has been put under massive strain over the past few months and many enterprises are finding it increasingly difficult to move thier IoT solutions into production due to the lack of available hardware. We got to speak with Jonathan Beri, Co-Founder and CEO of Golioth, on how enterprises are adapting to the current shortages and what we can expect going forward. 

Steve Hilton introduces MachNation's new podcast series, Performance IoT! Head over to Tempest.com to listen!

Steve Hilton from MachNation speaks with Marcin Nagy, Product Director, IoT of AVSystem about IoT security, mobile-enabled IoT, and novel ways to establish root of trust. They define and discuss IoT root of trust and how enterprises can use traditional 4G and 5G cellular tools and processes to establish root of trust for IoT solutions. Tune in to this podcast to learn about the this key aspect of any IoT solution.

Steve Hilton from MachNation speaks with Ron Rock, CEO of Microshare about IoT solutions in a post-pandemic, post-Covid-19 world. They discuss in-office smart facilities, contact tracing, and the changes to data privacy and ownership that Covid-19 catalyzed over the past year. Tune in to this podcast to learn about the future of IoT.

Steve and Josh from MachNation speak with Jeremy Cowan (Editorial Director and Co-Founder of IoT Now, Vanilla Plus, and The Evolving Enterprise) about how the tech landscape has changed over the past year and what tech trends we can expect to see in 2021.  

Exceptional product experience (PX) separates a good SaaS solution from an exceptional one. All types of IoT users -platform administrators, platform operators, hardware and systems developers, platform and backend developers, and UI/UX developers - require a unique PX. When done correctly, an exceptional PX shortens an enterprise's time-to-implement, reduces ongoing costs, and ties customers closer to their SaaS solutions. MachNation host Steve Hilton introduces Manish Devgan, Senior VP of Product Management at Software AG, as he provides his insights on PX and the approach he believes that SaaS providers should follow to build an award-winning PX.  

Effective device management (DM) is a core tenant of a successful IoT deployment and will become more and more important as industries continue to push forward with digital transformation. Steve Richmond of Projetech provides his insights on IoT device management and what customers should consider when evaluating IoT DM solutions.  

Samuel Hale provides his insights into MachNation's in-depth research study on the efficiency of LwM2M and MQTT. To help enterprises understand the true differences in performance and efficiency between a LwM2M client an MQTT client, Sam and MachNation completed a set of in-lab tests on a typical IoT device with both clients installed. In our quick conversation, we ask Sam to describe the importance of LwM2M and MQTT to enterprise decision-making; the key findings of MachNation's research study; and the fact-based, hands-on methodology used. After listening to this podcast, feel free to download a free copy of, "Comparing the efficiency of LwM2M and MQTT: hands-on test results of two technology clients on a typical IoT device" or contact us for more information.  

Josh Taubenheim is a MachNation technology analyst and lead tester for MIT-E UX. MIT-E UX is focused on testing and benchmarking the user experience of IoT platforms by having MachNation develop, build, and rate the tasks involved in creating an IoT proof-of-concept (POC) in one or more competing IoT platforms. MIT-E UX helps platform vendors identify the strengths and weaknesses of their offering, and also gives them fact-based marketing materials to differentiate themselves in the market. In our quick conversation, we ask Josh about the 3 most important items he values in an IoT platform that typify an excellent developer UX. After listening to this podcast, learn more about MIT-E UX or contact us for more information.

Chris Campell is MachNation's software engineer for MIT-E Pf, MachNation's new performance testing software for IoT platforms and solutions. Testing the components of any software we build is important: MachNation takes the development of high-quality software very seriously. And due to some of the unique traits of MIT-E Pf, it is especially important that MachNation institute a proper continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.  In our quick conversation, we ask Chris why software testing is important and to describe the top three characteristics of MIT-E Pf that make CI/CD so important. After listening to this podcast, learn more about MIT-E Pf or contact us for more information.

MachNation's Sam Hale is MachNation's lead designer of MIT-E Pf, MachNation's new performance testing software for IoT platforms and solutions. Many have asked Sam about the purpose of MIT-E Pf and how MachNation has taken customer requirements into our architectural design of this amazing software. In our quick conversation, we talk to Sam about the value of MIT-E Pf to enterprises and MIT-E Pf's 3 architectural components - a virtual device worker cloud, an orchestration tool, and a reporting pipeline. After listening to this podcast, learn more about MIT-E Pf or contact us.

Sam Hale is MachNation's lead designer of MIT-E Pf, MachNation's new performance testing software for IoT platforms and solutions. Many have asked Sam about the purpose of MIT-E Pf and how MachNation has taken customer requirements into our architectural design of this amazing software. In our quick conversation, we talk to Sam about the value of MIT-E Pf to enterprises and MIT-E Pf's 3 architectural components - a virtual device worker cloud, an orchestration tool, and a reporting pipeline. After listening to this podcast, learn more about MIT-E Pf or contact us.

MachNation's Josh Taubenheim talks with IoT application enablement platform (AEP) vendors about many topics. One of the first questions is often about the definition of an IoT AEP and various technology aspects that separate excellent from poor-quality AEPs. In our quick conversation, we talk to Josh about IoT platforms and platform capabilities. We focus on the definition of IoT AEPs and what it takes to be a best-in-class AEP. Finally, Josh shares some final thoughts on his vision for the future for AEP vendors.

MachNation's Josh Taubenheim talks with IoT edge platform vendors about many topics. One of the first questions is often about the definition of an IoT edge platform and various technology aspects that separate excellent from poor-quality edge platforms. In our insightful conversation, we talk to Josh about the IoT edge. We focus on the definition of the IoT edge and what it takes to be a best-in-class edge platform. Finally, Josh shares some final thoughts on his vision for the future of IoT edge platforms and the vendors that build them.

William Yan, President of the Americas of AVSystem, knows from experience that picking the right IoT device management protocol is critically important. Enterprises are clamoring to understand the benefits of Lightweight M2M (LwM2M) and the things to consider when choosing a platform. In our insightful conversation, we talk about the value of LwM2M to enterprises and service providers. Then William provides some insights into the criteria customers should use when picking a platform to support LwM2M. Finally, William shares some thoughts about the future of LwM2M.

Ryan Susanna, Vice President of Sales at LogiSense, understands that IoT is about supporting effective partnerships and ecosystems. Finding a flexible, reliable, and simple way to capture those partnerships in an IoT billing and monetization solution is critical for a seamless connected product experience. In our insightful conversation, we talk with Ryan about the nuances of settlements, hierarchies, and monetization in an IoT world. Listen as Ryan shares some thoughts about enterprise IoT monetization today and in the future.

Christian Goetz, CEO of dc square and HiveMQ, understands that sometimes the small decisions related to an IoT solution make a huge difference. Effectively and securely moving data from IoT devices can be fraught with challenges. In our insightful conversation, we talk about the value of MQTT to enterprise customers. Then Christian provides some insights into the timeline for deploying an IoT solution with productized MQTT. Finally, Christian shares some thoughts on his vision for the future of MQTT.

Losant's Co-founder CEO Charlie Key gets that IoT isn't just about the technology. IoT is also about generating business value out of data. In our insightful conversation, we talk about how Charlie and his team helps businesses identify value-generating initiatives in IoT. Then Charlie provides some pointers on how to get executive buy-in internally to give IoT projects resources they need to succeed. Finally, Charlie shares some parting thoughts on his vision for where industrial IoT is headed and offers some predictions on smart office, smart enterprise and 5G.

For this episode, we talked about IoT billing and monetization with BillingPlatform's Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Nathan Shinn. We sat down with Nathan to catch up on the progress in the industry and why enterprises are finding it hard to bill for and monetize their connected products and services. Nathan described an IoT monetization customer example and what the future has in store. IoT billing and monetization are exciting new domains and Nathan helps us understand some of changes occurring today.

We continue our discussion about Edge Computing with Litmus Automation's Co-founder and COO, John Younes. We sat down with John to catch up on the progress in the industry. John described some edge computing use cases and why industrials are investing in edge technology for their business. IoT journeys aren't without their challenges and John helps us understand some of the inhibitors of edge adoption and what enterprises should keep in mind to avoid common pitfalls. Finally, John highlights key ecosystem initiatives that are worth keeping an eye on throughout 2019.