EAI This might be very familiar topic to some and but to set the context I would like to start saying few words about it. Every enterprise has an array applications and systems to handle their business needs. These Systems could include a CRM, ERP, Customer facing portal and one or more legacy applications ;-). Traditionally… Continue reading
Post Category → IoT
What you should know about the design of IoT Platforms
IoT-PaaS started reaching the masses, I have already captured the list of both freely and commercially available IoT platforms in my previous post here. But I wanted to concentrate on the elements of a successful IoT platform in a post. But again it will be a too much for a single post to cover.Let me break it down… Continue reading
Why Facebook thinks MQTT is cool ?
Although the GCM framework for Android and the APN(Apple push notification) for iOS seems like a perfect solution for cases like real time messaging, why did FB decided to go with MQTT? is this a lingering question in your mind ? Here are some of my thoughts. 1. MQTT will help position FB and Messenger to… Continue reading
Citi Mobile and IoT Challenge US 2014
This is the actual vision of the challenge as quoted by Citi. “The Citi Mobile Challenge U.S. is a virtual competition hosted by Citi that is designed to accelerate digital banking innovation by bringing together the most talented and creative developers and designers in the world to create cutting-edge applications for Citi’s Digital Banking Platforms” This… Continue reading
ConnectedCar – Production Quality Design
I discussed about a hobbyist design of a connected car in one of my older posts. In case you wondered how different will that be from a possible production quality design, here it is.
Big Data whereabouts
I have met quite a few people who were asking, “Who is really dealing with Big Data – in the said volume or variety or velocity”. It’s a great question. So this is how I would like to take the conversation forward with them. So are you apprehensive about the research results like “the amount of… Continue reading
“Radio could be the missing link which can transform IoT” – Standford Researchers
When I was writing about GoTennas I was wondering about this very point , will radio based advancement take IoT to the next level. Look at what Standford University reasearchers have come up with. A tiny, ant-sized radio chip that can power itself has been created with the aim of providing connections between all our devices. Entirely powered… Continue reading
GoTenna – Texting without any connectivity, literally!!
GoTenna’s are the new magical texting device sold in pairs (minimum 2 for 149$, pre-order ONLY price). You and your buddy have to Install the GoTenna app in the your respective mobile phones and have to “Bluetooth pair” the GoTenna device with the respective mobile phones. You can start sending messages using the app. The… Continue reading
IoT-as-a-Service
Number of IoT Platform providers are increasing as we speak. Here are the list of top 49 providers with some great offerings. While there are subtle differences in what they offer , most of the targeted use cases are overlapping and they have a common objective. The objective is to have a cloud hosted, horizontally… Continue reading
ConnectedCars – A hobbyist design
# ConnectedCar – A Social Innovation While there are lot of definitions available for what a connected car is, lets start by introducing the concept and intent. What if you car comes with a smart add-on like a OS imbedded in it and can interact with other computer systems to do mundane things to make your life better,… Continue reading