Gateways have been an essential piece of three-tier IoT architecture for years. Their traditional spot between the edge and the cloud is in flux as cellular IoT technology rolls out. When are gateways still the right approach? How will gateways go away with cellular IoT? Here’s the trade-off between traditional three-tier and cellular IoT architecture […]
Fear of Being Left Behind Driving IIoT Investment
It’s said that the industrial internet of things (IIoT) will help enterprises improve business performance and enjoy growth from new products, enhanced and new customer experiences and even new business models. The challenge, as we covered in “The Industrial Internet of Things Still More Promise Than Reality,” is that business leaders still don’t have a […]
Vivint Meets Smart Home IoT Challenges Using DevOps
Smart home technology vendor Vivint serves more than 1 million U.S. and Canadian consumers with services including broadband internet, cloud storage, home automation products, home security services and energy automation controls. The company, which got its start in home security, leverages door and window sensors, motion detectors and glass-break sensors, as well as those that […]