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It Can Be an IoNT Integrate With Blockchain?

The Internet of Nano Things is one of the most talked-about topics in today's tech world. However, there are many challenges facing IoNT. The author speculates that several challenges can be solved with Blockchain-based on author sources. This article will discuss the differences between IoNT and IoT and how Blockchain addresses the challenges of IoNT.

What Is the Internet of Nano Things (IoNT)?

The Internet of Nano Things, or IoNT, has roots in IoT and nanotechnology, according to StatNano, which defines it as "an interconnected system of very small devices that transfer data over a network."

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6 Tips For Securing IoT Devices

When discussing the current state of play for the Internet of Things (IoT), a quote comes to mind: With great power comes great responsibility. Cybersecurity becomes even more critical as more devices enter our homes and workplaces and send and receive sensitive data.

For example, in 2021, globally-connected devices grew by 9% to 12.3 billion. This accelerated growth and rapid adoption of connected devices have security experts worried. About 1.5 billion cyberattacks on IoT devices occur annually. In an ecosystem with many connected devices, infiltrating one of them puts the whole network at risk. 

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What China’s Tech Crackdown Means For IoT

The latest slew of regulation changes by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has had a profound effect on the status of IoT companies in China. The gaming industry was the first to feel the wrath of the new CCP legislation. After being torpedoed with penalties and regulatory changes to alter entire areas of business operation, gaming companies like Tencent and NetEase watched the government compare their industry to a type of digital drug addicting the Chinese youth.

Now, there is serious cause for concern for the Internet of Things (IoT). Foreign investors have already begun to pull out after seeing a collective $50 billion decrease in the market value of China’s biggest tech corporations. Likewise, the fractious political situation between the CCP and Hong Kong — an international hub for IoT products — has added yet more uncertainty.

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Toward a Universal Embedded Linux System

At a recent Linaro Connect event that took place this past fall, Alexander Sack (@asacasa), CTO of Pantacor, delivered a talk on the Linux Distro and how it is relevant in today's embedded world of the Internet of Things (IoT). Alexander gives us insightful context on the birth of Linux and the embedded world, and where it is going today. He spoke on the history of the Linux Distro and drew parallels with how the embedded development ecosystem is changing. Much like the early days of Linux, the embedded Linux world also needs to embrace automation and take advantage of containerization in order to make infrastructure frictionless and invisible. 

Alexander started us off with an overview of how Linux started and how it has progressed from a hobbyists/tinkerers platform to a reliable and secure OS that today basically runs the Cloud. From the early aughts (the 00s) and onward, there were many different distributions like RedHat, Debian, Suse, and others whose goal was to make Linux reliable, easy to use, and secure. These distributions were created by large, vibrant communities of developers who donated their free time to contribute to open source Linux projects. Even though Linux gained a lot of traction in those early days, it still took quite a bit of effort and technical ability to integrate a distribution before you could deploy it and use it on a server to run your applications. 

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How to Accelerate Hyper-Automation With Industrial IoT

Many enterprises have already adopted business process automation (BPA) to improve efficiency and reduce human error. However, by and large, industrial automation is fragmented – it applies to specific business aspects but is not used across the entire organization yet. The key to expanding automation across the company is hyper-automation.

In 2020, Gartner named hyper-automation the # 1 technology trend of the year. So what is it, and how can large and small businesses benefit from it? This article will walk you through specific areas where industrial IoT integration can help accelerate your pace of hyper-automation.

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LXC vs. Docker – What Do You Need For IoT?

Containers are at the center of agile software development. They’ve shifted from being a fringe open source technology to the building blocks that power modern software systems. With the Internet of Things (IoT), pioneering companies in the space are now looking to containers to extend the benefits of DevOps to the unique requirements of embedded systems. 

As enterprises look to scale up the capabilities of their IoT environments, popular container technologies like LXC or Linux Containers and Docker top the list. You may have heard of these two technologies, but may not know what the differences are. 

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IoT Solutions Are Helping the Elderly Stay Safe and Be More Independent

Introduction

It’s often the case that vulnerable groups are the first to benefit from new technological advances, and that has held true for the evolution of IoT devices. Many of the solutions available in the market today can be practical for the general consumer, but they truly shine when used to help senior citizens and other vulnerable groups live safer and more independent lives.

To give you a sense of how this translates into the real world, let’s go over some IoT applications that are very useful for seniors, and the caregiving-focused products that make use of them.

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Top IoT App Development Trends in 2021

More Focus on Container Technologies in IoT Platforms

Gartner projects that over 75% of global organizations will be using containerized apps in production by 2022. So far, container technologies have been part of traditional enterprise IT environments and cloud architectures. Recent developments in industrial IoT platforms and the increased demand for vendor-neutral IoT technologies, however, have made containers increasingly relevant for the Internet of Things. 

Defining Containers

What is a container? It is a lightweight virtualization technology that includes an entire runtime environment. This means an application and all its dependencies, plus the libraries and configuration files required to run the application. Container technologies help you abstract differences in operating systems and underlying infrastructures. This is why they are often embedded in IoT platforms so that you can connect to any device and make virtually any machine or piece of legacy equipment IoT-ready. 

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Popular IoT Development Platforms: 2021 Edition

The Internet of things or IoT is a real trend that is apparently gaining popularity among other things. We all might have heard about the buzzword ‘IoT’ at some point in our lives either from a friend, a blog post, or people walking by on a sidewalk. IoT is all about 'physical devices connected to the internet,' in other words, ‘Simply, the Internet of Things is made up of devices — from simple sensors to smartphones and wearables — connected together,’ Matthew Evans, the IoT program head at techUK describes IoT in a nutshell.

The Brief History of IoT

The year 1999 is considered huge for IoT. The term ‘Internet of Things' was coined by Kevin Ashton, executive director of the Auto-ID Center. According to British tech pioneer, Kevin Ashton,

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SAP Leonardo, IoT, and Industry 4.0

Introduction

In this article, we'll take a look at the definition of Industry 4.0 and the role of IoT within it. Then we'll discuss the adoption of IoT in SAP and how it plays an important role. Finally, we will briefly discuss automatic inventory replenishment using SAP IoT.

Industrial Revolutions 1.0 to 4.0

The picture below describes how the industries transformed from mechanical power to the Internet of Things.

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IoT Platform Comparison: Six Vendors to Keep Watching in 2021

We compare some of the most exciting IoT platforms on the market right now, the ones that check all the boxes when it comes to innovation: Balena.io, Particle.io, Thingworx, Siemens Mindsphere, Adamos, and Record Evolution.

What Is an IoT Platform?

An IoT platform is the middleware and the infrastructure that enables end-users to interact with smart objects. They function as the software bridge between the hardware and application layers. The IoT platform orchestrates the movement of data between IoT devices and IoT applications, providing application-level capabilities for humans to interact with the IoT system. 

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Driving IoT Adoption

IoT, as a technology, has evolved and matured in the last decade since it became an emerging technology and was introduced in Gartner’s Hype Cycle in 2011. While there have been some advancements in the use of IoT for operational efficiencies, optimal asset utilization, quality control, etc. in manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and other industries, we can all agree that it hasn’t taken off like many analysts predicted. There were predictions of the IoT market going past 50B connected devices and north of $1T in total business by 2020. That prediction of the IoT market growing to $1T is now still 5+ years away.

Headwinds Facing IoT Adoption

So, what is it that has been holding the promise of IoT back? Various surveys conducted over the last 2-3 years show different reasons being given for this slower than expected adoption, but there is a consistent theme amongst the reasons that consistently pop up. There are known technical concerns like security and connectivity, but in terms of business challenges, the gap in cost of undertaking an IoT program and expected value seems to show up as the main reason holding back the adoption of IoT across industries. Specifically, an unclear RoI coupled with the perceived long project implementation cycle or the time-to-market are big reasons why we are not even half-way to the market size we were expected to hit with the opportunity that IoT presented.