aster.cloud aster.cloud
  • /
  • Platforms
    • Public Cloud
    • On-Premise
    • Hybrid Cloud
    • Data
  • Architecture
    • Design
    • Solutions
    • Enterprise
  • Engineering
    • Automation
    • Software Engineering
    • Project Management
    • DevOps
  • Programming
  • Tools
  • About
aster.cloud aster.cloud
  • /
  • Platforms
    • Public Cloud
    • On-Premise
    • Hybrid Cloud
    • Data
  • Architecture
    • Design
    • Solutions
    • Enterprise
  • Engineering
    • Automation
    • Software Engineering
    • Project Management
    • DevOps
  • Programming
  • Tools
  • About
  • Big Data
  • Platforms
  • Tech

The Biggest IoT Stories Of 2018

  • root
  • December 23, 2018
  • 4 minute read

Back in April, we announced our intention to invest $5 billion in the Internet of Things (IoT) over the next five years. The importance of this commitment has become even clearer since, as technology has already evolved, customers have innovated, and possibilities have grown. As 2018 draws to a close, here’s a look back at the topics that drove the most interest and excitement here on our blog—and a window into what’s coming for this technology in the near future.

Smart spaces

The spaces around us are coming alive with the power of data. In our post, “Smart buildings, built on Azure IoT,” we talked about how IoT and AI are helping those who own, manage, and use buildings increase efficiency to reduce cost and improve productivity. With announcements of products such as Azure Sphere and Azure Digital Twins, we empowered our partners and customers to explore new possibilities for managing and improving the built environment responsively, in real time.

Over the past year, we’ve also seen customers expand their vision of what smart spaces can do. Traditionally, these projects were heavily focused on operational aspects of building management such as infrastructure maintenance, water, and power usage. This is still the foundational use case and justification for IoT-enabled buildings, but people are increasingly excited about the transformative capabilities of smart spaces. Customers are exploring how they can use analytics to understand and optimize how people use the spaces they inhabit. Furthermore, they’re designing smart building solutions with the potential to dramatically influence day-to-day productivity and increase positive interactions.

Read More  Google Cloud Next 2019 | Integrating Smart Devices With The Google Assistant And Google Cloud IoT

For example, Steelcase showed how they’re creating smart and connected workplaces. As Scott Sadler, Steelcase Smart + Connected manager said, “By embedding technology into the work environment, we are enabling people to tell organizations what spaces are successful and why. We can measure and identify patterns in how and where people are working.” The ease of obtaining these insights will only increase in the coming year, and we’re thrilled to see where this field is headed. As smart space initiatives expand beyond the workplace to encompass stadiums, schools, hospitals, banks, and more—and as edge and cloud technologies connect them to the larger built environment—truly transformative possibilities are bound to emerge.

The intelligent edge

As with smart buildings, we’ve been inspired by the visionary scope our partners and customers have for edge computing and look forward to big things in 2019. IT departments are using edge computing to solve infrastructure and security challenges to make IoT a reality. Hardware vendors are expanding the intelligence of their devices to take advantage of new functionalities. A diverse and vibrant ecosystem is arising that will push what’s possible at the edge.

We highlighted five ways edge will transform business, including reduced IoT solution costs, improved security, lower latency, greater reliability, and interoperability with legacy devices. Enabling this goodness requires a strong technology foundation, which is why the Azure IoT Edge platform garnered so much attention from the industry. Since then, the solution has moved into general availability, enabling any business to deliver cloud intelligence locally on cross-platform IoT devices.

Read More  Google Cloud Joins Linux Foundation Networking At Platinum Level

Edge computing has depth, fueling growth in both infrastructure and IoT, which allows data processing, analytics, and advanced functionality on connected devices whether they’re connected to the cloud or not.

These innovations are many and varied. With a consistent deployment model, companies can code and test edge capabilities on any platform and launch them seamlessly. For example, some are training data models using cloud-scale machine learning engines, and then deploying those models as-is to edge devices. Others are using edge as a way to aggregate and preprocess information so that only relevant data is delivered to the cloud. Edge computing also makes it possible to build IoT solutions that are offline for extended periods of time yet deliver powerful predictive capabilities based on local data. It all adds up to more efficient, effective use of data to improve everyday lives around the world.

Open standards and interoperability

Interoperability is a hot topic, especially in the manufacturing space, where businesses are looking for simple, comprehensive solutions that allow them to enable the connected factory with a mix of IoT-ready and legacy equipment. Our April post on OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) highlighted how manufacturers are using the standard to enable openness and interoperability while maintaining high standards of security.

In fact, this past year could be considered “the year of OPC UA,” with ABB, Rockwell, and Schneider Electric joining the OPC Foundation board members, alongside SIEMENS, SAP, Yokogava, Iconics, Ascolab, and, of course, Microsoft.

National industry initiatives have also continued deepening their commitment to interoperability. Germany’s Industrie 4.0 has released new testbeds and specifications based on the standard, and the China 2025 initiative has made a similar all-in commitment to OPC UA. We’ve made our own contributions to the world of OPC UA with new and updated products. Discrete manufacturing is also getting in on the interoperability act, with the German machine tool association VDW announcing the open universal machine tool interface (umati) initiative, which incorporates OPC UA into its architecture.

Read More  Dell Technologies Launches Singapore Tech Skills Accelerator Initiative To Empower 3,000 Fresh Graduates With Digital Knowledge And Skills For The Data Era

Looking ahead

The big lesson from all this energetic activity? IoT is a catalyst for digital transformation across traditional boundaries. We’re seeing new ecosystems and solutions emerge that unify data and insights from multiple places to enable new possibilities. As smart cities, vehicles, buildings, spaces, energy, and more converge, the opportunities grow—and so do needs for end-to-end manageability and security. We are committed to solving these challenges with built-in connectivity, real-time performance, and security innovation at the intelligent edge. Learn more about how Microsoft is helping build the connected future.

 

Authored by Peter Cooper, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft IoT. See original post here.

 

root

Related Topics
  • Internet Of Things
  • IoT
  • Microsoft Azure
You May Also Like
View Post
  • Computing
  • Platforms

Kubernetes K8s.gcr.io Redirect: What You Need To Know As An Anthos Or GKE User

  • March 30, 2023
View Post
  • Data
  • Platforms

Google Data Cloud & AI Summit : In Less Than 12 Hours From Now

  • March 29, 2023
View Post
  • Platforms
  • Technology

Introducing GPT-4 In Azure OpenAI Service

  • March 21, 2023
View Post
  • Big Data
  • Data

The Benefits And Core Processes Of Data Wrangling

  • March 17, 2023
View Post
  • Platforms
  • Solutions
  • Technology

Cloudflare Takes On Online Fraud Detection Market

  • March 15, 2023
View Post
  • People
  • Platforms
  • Technology

Women’s History Month: Celebrating The Success Of Women Founders: Schoolio

  • March 14, 2023
View Post
  • Platforms
  • Technology

Cloudflare Integrates With Atlassian, Microsoft, And Sumo Logic To Make Zero Trust Security Easy For Businesses

  • March 14, 2023
View Post
  • Platforms

Oxford Quantum Circuits Installing Quantum Computer in Equinix IBX® Data Center With Plans To Open Access to Businesses Globally

  • March 14, 2023

Stay Connected!
LATEST
  • 1
    Kubernetes K8s.gcr.io Redirect: What You Need To Know As An Anthos Or GKE User
    • March 30, 2023
  • 2
    Oracle Helidon Taps Virtual Threads For ‘Pure Performance’
    • March 29, 2023
  • 3
    2022 State Of DevOps Report Data Deep Dive: Good Team Culture
    • March 29, 2023
  • 4
    Google Data Cloud & AI Summit : In Less Than 12 Hours From Now
    • March 29, 2023
  • 5
    A 5-Minute Tour Of The Fediverse
    • March 28, 2023
  • 6
    Bringing Observability To Cloud Security
    • March 28, 2023
  • 7
    How AI Can Improve Digital Security
    • March 27, 2023
  • 8
    Docker’s Bad Week
    • March 27, 2023
  • 9
    My First Pull Request At Age 14
    • March 24, 2023
  • 10
    AWS Chatbot Now Integrated Into Microsoft Teams
    • March 24, 2023
about
Hello World!

We are aster.cloud. We’re created by programmers for programmers.

Our site aims to provide guides, programming tips, reviews, and interesting materials for tech people and those who want to learn in general.

We would like to hear from you.

If you have any feedback, enquiries, or sponsorship request, kindly reach out to us at:

[email protected]
Most Popular
  • 1
    Introducing GPT-4 In Azure OpenAI Service
    • March 21, 2023
  • 2
    IBM And Fundación Ikerbasque Partner To Launch Groundbreaking Quantum Computational Center
    • March 24, 2023
  • 3
    Cleveland Clinic And IBM Unveil First Quantum Computer Dedicated To Healthcare Research
    • March 20, 2023
  • 4
    Verify POST Endpoint Availability With Uptime Checks
    • March 24, 2023
  • 5
    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Increase the Reliability, Efficiency, and Simplicity of Large-Scale Kubernetes Environments at Reduced Costs
    • March 20, 2023
  • /
  • Platforms
  • Architecture
  • Engineering
  • Programming
  • Tools
  • About

Input your search keywords and press Enter.