Industrial Iot By Marketscale

In an increasingly connected world, automobiles are not being left behind. The capability for cars to be able to connect with every device in our lives is the path forward in the industry. Today's show features conversations with people who work in two different ends of this endeavor.

This week's episode of the MarketScale IoT podcast features conversations with two industry experts who are using their knowledge to bring innovation to the industry. Correspondent Shelby Skrhak caught up with David Gilley, the Assistant Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Encore Networks. He discusses the use of private LTE networks by energy utility providers around the world. These providers are harnessing LTE capabilities in-house for better oversight. Also on this week's show, MarketScale correspondent Sam Mosher chatted with Vice President of Brand Marketing at Allrecipes, Esmée Williams. She discusses how beacon marketing has been a massive success for Allrecipes and how others can learn from their success.

Today's two features put IoT to work in different industries. In each, we get to see how interconnected data is lowering price points, increasing data access, and overall creating big wins. We get a look at connected energy with Tom Raftery, Global VP, Futurist and Innovation Evangelist with SAP, and turn to Can Algül, CEO of Pubinno, to talk about his mission to create an “Internet of Beer.”

There can sometimes be a misconception that because a solution is "scalable" that it is simple to scale either up or down to fit the need. That's not necessarily true. On the other hand, sometimes a simple solution can reveal extra benefits that were unintended. How are we seeing this idea of focused solutions impact the Indsutrial IoT industry and the relationships between companies and clients? On today's podcast, MarketScale Host Sean Heath had a chat with the Director for PROXI, the Global Product Strategy and Design Group for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Milan Kocic. They discussed the rapidly growing importance of education in Industrial IoT, the challenges of separating a "trend" from "hype," and the crucial role customers play in helping determine the actual IoT problem they want to solve. "There's this expression that I saw that says 'the next big thing will be a lot of little things.' I kind of subscribe to that piece that a lot of these companies we tend to do in manufacturing have a lot of

Today’s episode is all about "salvation:" saving industries, saving lives. This is the kind of salvation IoT is capable of, and what innovators are looking to accomplish. Hear from Manish Agarwal, co-founder of Axelta Systems, who talks about how the IoT industry abroad, specifically in India, saved itself from the doom of weary customers and grew into the innovative force it is today. We’re also going to talk about everyone's favorite, the bees, and why they’re disappearing. A world without bees is not one we want to live in. We get great insight from OSbeehives about how, surprisingly, IoT may be a solution. We also hear about how IoT is saving human lives, specifically the lives of the elderly. Where elder care suffers the most, IoT is stepping in with the solutions, turning homes into smart homes and smart homes into independent, safe, functional havens for senior citizens.

Keeping the financial data of customers secure is a huge concern for businesses, yet the number of Americans who experience some form of credit card fraud is still shockingly high. Migration to EMV has raised the standard for protecting the interests of consumers for many businesses, but this migration hasn't taken place at the same rate for one primary sector of business: gas stations. Matt Nelson, CEO & President of AvaLAN Wireless, joined the MarketScale IoT podcast to talk about the pressing need to fueling stations to adopt EMV migration. "You've seen it in the indoor world if you've shopped or gone to a restaurant," Nelson says. "But in the outdoor world, that migration hasn't really happened yet." He says this reluctance to adopt new technology could create a massive backlog when the migration deadline hits. "One of the issues the industry is facing is there's just not that many service guys that can implement the system," Nelson says. He is worried that many store owners are waiting until the p

In this episode of our Industrial IoT Podcast Show, we're exploring the surprising challenges that still loom over farmers, ranchers and growers, as well as the technology that's taking them to new heights. With net farm income at its third lowest over the last decade, the people who keep the industry afloat are always looking for innovation to cut costs and improve efficiency; IoT is key in this search. We hear from Darcy Pawlik, VP of Agriculture for weather data company Understory, who explains the eco-friendly and economically beneficial impact IoT has already had on the agricultural sector, as well as from Pete DeNagy, President and Co-Founder of Internet of Things America, who sheds light on the lack of sensor connectivity still keeping many rural growers from taking command of this expanding technology.

The average consumer is well acquainted with IoT products; in January, 39 million Americans owned a smart home product, and the number is only growing. As consumers get more comfortable with these products in the home, the market for automating every aspect of the house from the air conditioner to the blinds becomes more exciting and attainable. What's commoditizing these products, and how is that affecting the manufacturers looking to enter or expand in the IoT market? Michael Longoria, Business Development Manager for Universal Screens, joined us on the podcast to analyze IoT product growth, both consumer-grade and commercial-grade offerings. What Longoria has seen is a trend toward app-based IoT in both spaces, a trend that's changing how providers package and brand their tech. "The trend is everyone's going to either hire a company to do it, or they're going to try to do it themselves," Longoria said. More apps means open-sourced technology, a positive trend for some and a headache for others. Either wa

As technology has continued to grow, it’s started to touch every aspect of our lives. Not only do we have smart TVs on our walls and smartphones in our pockets, but now the cities where we live are getting smarter, too. As migration from rural to urban living has steadily increased, the need to create more efficient cities has grown. How can cities that are already large begin to accommodate even more growth? The first step in answering that question is smart lighting, according to my guest on today’s podcast, Anil Agrawal, CEO of CIMCON Lighting. “Cities have to really learn how to become more efficient with the use of their resources,” he says. “That the reason they’re all talking about becoming smart.” One of the reasons why he believes cities should start with smart lighting is because it offers a good return on investment. “If you look at the typical city 40% of the electricity spend goes towards powering street lights.” he says. “The solution that we have in terms of connected lighting can save them 2

A new HTF MI study reports that the residential and commercial security markets will begin to witness huge growth worldwide within the next 4 years. To understand what this means for the IoT market, both technologically and economically, we sat down with industry veteran, Johnathan Pine, CEO of Renova Technology, a company that focuses on component level repair and rework of complex, and often proprietary circuit boards. A focus on transparency and customer satisfaction has set Renova apart from other players in this field, and their internal case study series on commitment to customer service articulates how flexibility, proactive support, and critical insight has helped them foster satisfactory client relationships. This episode’s main topic revolves around service challenges that hold commercial security integrators back, and Johnathan provides context and potential solutions to some of these challenges. The CEO also goes into how Renova broke rank and innovated in the data analysis department as he shar

Cybersecurity affects all verticals and sizes of organizations. One space that is overlooked is the security of IoT, though as Chris Rouland, co-founder and CEO of Phosphorus Security Inc. will tell you, IoT devices are really just computers in a different-looking package, and so too require a necessary level of security. "Twenty-five years ago we were largely concerned with theoretical vulnerabilities. Someone could get in; someone might embarrass you by changing your website," Rouland said. "Today, cybersecurity isn't an existential threat. A company could go out of business." With the addition of connected lighting, smart building management capabilities, IP cameras and mobile phones, the security of these devices is imperative. Rouland talks about the trends he is seeing in this space, including data hostaging, as well as who is at risk and the mindset a company needs to tackle this important issue. "The only businesses that haven't been compromised are the ones that don't know it. Everyone has been comp

IoT technology doesn't feel like the new kid on the block anymore; even in 2010, the number of devices connected to the internet per person was already well past 1.8, according to a 2011 White Paper by Cisco. But in the grand scheme of things, IoT solutions for businesses still come off as shiny and overly promising. This mentality, which often falls in the shadow of emerging technology, can keep people from remembering the crucial basics that will doom future projects if not addressed; in the IoT world, this would be data collection, aggregation and security. On today's podcast, we go back to those basics with Darren Legge and Tyler Gross, IBM Watson IoT Solutions Specialists. "It's really the connectivity piece and the data aggregation piece that is usually missing in the infrastructure," Gross said. "When you would like to employ some of the more advanced technologies, there's a bit more legwork that you might initially think." Legge and Gross break down why businesses tend to overlook basic applications

With the rise of modern IoT systems, there has been a strong need to transform supervisory control and data acquisition, or SCADA systems, to keep up. We sat down with Kittur Nagesh, Founder & CEO of Cognito Networks, to unpack traditional SCADA systems and discuss the intersection of interoperability and security. Nagesh breaks down his thoughts as to why these systems are ripe for change, and pin points the key drivers for this process, with a focus on Industry 4.0. We also discuss both the key benefits and challenges with this transformation process, and ultimately how businesses and customers alike will adapt and benefit to these changes.

As going green and conserving energy has become not only a more widespread social push as well as financially viable,, companies are looking for new and efficient ways to automate and advance utilities at the next level. The possibilities are practically endless at a city level, and joining us to talk about applications from sustainability to crime prevention is Greg Myers, VP of Global Electric Marketing for Sensus. Greg gave us insight about what makes Sensus unique, the potentially life-saving ways smart lighting can be integrated into a smart city, and some of the surprising uses of smart meter data.

With every new invention in the IT and software industries - which to be perfectly honest is almost everyday - thought leaders in the industry are forced to find new and inventive solutions to meet their clients' needs, expectations and budgets. In today's episode, William Maker, solutions architect for Pinnacle Business Systems, explained one recent disruption in IT, public cloud vendors, and what it could mean for the future of the industry. "I think a lot of jobs are going to move away from the typical company that an IT person might work for to where they may migrate and move toward these larger data centers and work for these hosting providers that run public clouds," Maker said.

Safety, security, ethics and morals. For many companies, these issues sit in a gray area. Should the users and consumers bear the responsibility of these issues within IT? Or, rather, should the responsibility fall on the shoulders of the developers and distributors? In this episode, Kevin Williams, CEO of WISE Power, answers this question as well as introduces the concept of lifestyle management and what he believes is required for the future success of smart devices. "As consumers we don't want to have 15 different icons on our phone or another 15 different passwords to manage in our lives," Williams said. "If you've got all these different smart devices - its great to having a Ring Doorbell, a Nest thermostat, a Samsung refrigerator, but its really helpful for consumers if you can make things simple. And there are other behind the scenes technologies that are available to help with that integration."

Since the early 1900s, the assembly line has been a vital aspect of manufacturing cars and many other products. In 2018, there’s been a massive evolution from the simple one-way conveyor belt system used to manufacture the Model-T, to a more versatile, complex system created on a product by product basis. Joining us is Kevin Howe, product and installation manager at Intellifinishing, to discuss the conveyor systems he’s worked on and how the concept of the assembly line has evolved over time.

For many Americans, the fully electric self-driving car seems likes technology out of a science fantasy story. But for Tom Raftery, innovation evangelist for SAP SE, this massive change in how we get from point A to B is just around the corner. This week, Tom joins us to discuss the current state of both electric and self driving vehicles, how IoT technology is taking them to the next phase, and where they will be in the next decade. Tom said, "the next 10 years in transportation, it's gonna be brutal for some people, but for the end user, it's going to be phenomenal."

For smart buildings, connection equals success. To work best, they need to be free from proprietary silos, said Kittur Nagesh, founder and CEO of Cognito Networks, on today's episode of the IoT Podcast. The Silicon Valley startup founder came on the podcast to tell us how companies should be using modern IP-based solutions to bring smart buildings into their full potential. "A smart building is like a city," Nagesh said. "It's time to move to modern IoT." For more information on Pure LiFi For the latest news, videos, and podcasts in the IoT Industry, be sure to subscribe to our industry publication. Follow us on social media for the latest updates in B2B! Twitter – @BuildingsMKSL Facebook – facebook.com/marketscale LinkedIn – linkedin.com/company/marketscale

IoT has graduated from just an emerging technology to being integrated in practically every industry, providing valuable data to business owners and operators. But even with its capacities, IoT works better as a team, especially when it has AI by its side. Darren Legge and Tyler Gross, Watson IoT Solution Specialists for IBM, came on the podcast to discuss the ways IoT and AI can collaborate to deliver only the most useful data and help businesses better predict shortcomings before they occur. They also give us some insight on Watson's famous Jeopardy appearance and how they're making Watson work for them. For the latest news, videos, and podcasts in the Industrial IoT Industry, be sure to subscribe to our industry publication. Follow us on social media for the latest updates in B2B! Twitter – twitter.com/marketscale Facebook – facebook.com/marketscale LinkedIn – linkedin.com/company/marketscale