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Microsoft’s IoT in Action Dives Deep into Transformation
Microsoft is showing the partner ecosystem it is all-in with IoT and aims to accelerate their time to value, according to the firm’s Rodney Clark (pictured).
Six Words Every IoT Newcomer Should Know, According to Microsoft and its Partners
Speakers at Microsoft's most recent IoT in Action event outlined the critical ingredients for success in one of IT’s hottest markets.
IoT’s Time Has Come at Last for Ingram Micro
At the distributor’s ONE conference this week, U.S. IoT exec Eric Hembree (pictured) explained why Ingram has been waiting for the right moment to get in on the Internet of Things opportunity, and what it’s up to now that the time to pounce has arrived.
Case Study – Urban Digital Solutions Bridges IT and IoT-based Physical Security
Long Island MSP and security integrator embraces access control-as-a-service to modernize door locks.
From High Times to High Profits: IoT in the Cannabis Industry
Access this insightful deep dive into the IoT opportunities that exist in the burgeoning cannabis industry.
10 IoT Moneymakers
Jay McBain, principal analyst for global channels at Forrester Research, outlines 10 ways VARs, MSPs, solution providers, and system integrators can make money with the Internet of Things today.
Top Ways to Stake a Claim in the IoT Market
Benson Chan, senior partner at Strategy of Things, advises integrators to modernize clients' infrastructure, boost security, and find problems that need to be solved.
Quick Ways to Get into the IoT Game
The Internet of Things cuts a wide swath across many applications and technologies. Newcomers should focus on one, simple solution to get their feet wet.
Digital Disruption Challenges = IoT Opportunities in Retail
Solutions combining sensors, tags, motion detectors, and cloud-based software enable store owners to prevent theft and improve customer service.
Preparing to Integrate Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
How can controls, automation, and instrumentation help with integration and use of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies?
IoT Success Demands Engaged Stakeholders
IoT projects are complex. Input from key stakeholders greatly increases the odds of success.
Avoiding IoT Failure
Many IoT projects fail for reasons other than technical knowledge and expertise. Here’s how to achieve consistent, successful results.
More Devices, More Power: PoE+ Network Switches to the Rescue
A PoE+ switch accommodates the growing power demand of networked devices in the modern workplace. Learn more about the new ethernet standard.
What You Need to Know: IoT Security
Free download! This Expert Guide on IoT Security offers you a cybersecurity checklist, discusses who’s responsible when a rogue IoT device brings down the network, looks at how 5G will impact IoT security, and examines why physical security is a good entry point for your IoT offerings.
Four Key Questions to Ask When Selecting IoT Gateways
Selecting the right gateway can make or break an IoT project, so keep security and network design principles in mind.
How to Generate More Revenue Offering IoT as a Service
When it comes to the Internet of Things, too many channel pros focus on the “things” rather than the even more profitable services they can deliver.
Leveraging the IT in IoT
Free download! IT is part of that equation whether you’re in IT today yourself or not. To help you understand the lucrative relationship between IT and IoT, this Expert Guide includes details on how to turn IoT into a moneymaker and offers some tips on selling IoT as a service.
Security Is Key to IoT Profits
To thrive in the IoT ecosystem, managed service providers need to educate clients on the risks, and implement a multipronged approach to cybersecurity that includes security risk assessment and a VPN.
Here’s What AV Pros Consider Most Important Trends at InfoComm 2018
New products, IoT, and some of the larger manufacturers in pro AV round out the list of what integrators say are the most important InfoComm 2018 trends.
IoT Security Tips from the Online Trust Alliance
The checklist includes items integrators already tell clients, but attaching the OTA logo to them may help customers take these details more seriously.
IoT Opportunities in the Residential Market
This Expert Guide on IoT Opportunities in the Residential Market includes stories on cybersecurity concerns in connected homes and how that can drive opportunity for integrators, smart thermostats leading to new recurring monthly revenue, IoT as a service, a connected CEO’s summer home, and more.
Study Shows Smart Home Optimism Among Consumers
The 2018 Consumer Electronics Guide finds consumer sentiments towards smart home technology to be trending positively, with lighting and security among the most discussed topics.
4 Ways Integrators Can Turn IoT Fear into Profit
Integrators who ignore the Internet of Things and DIY trends, and cut labor rates to fit perceived new market dynamics, will likely fail.
The Role of Internet of Things (IoT) in the Classroom
Internet of Things (IoT) is changing everything from boardrooms to entire cities. Find out how the classroom is changing in the IoT era.
Q&A Corner: MSPs and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Alan Crooks handles Business Development at Action-Point, member of The ASCII Group since 2014.
An Integrator’s 5 Home-Tech Takeaways from Connections Conference 2018
Parks Associates' Connections 2018 was a high-level IoT event for smart-home muckety mucks serving the mass market, but at least one home-tech integrator found plenty to take away from the three-day forum.
Who Does What in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)?
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a subset of IoT that focuses on the manufacturing industry. We list out the major and some minor players in the IIoT space.
Internet of Things Isn’t New! Why the IoT Call to Action Now?
“This is nothing new, guys.” Whenever you try to talk to technology professionals about an emerging technology, you usually learn that it’s not as new or emerging as you think it is.
Vendor to Watch: Tri Cascade
Do you want a smart home or a smart house?
How to Increase Your Value by Leveraging IoT
In residential and now commercial markets, customers are increasingly looking for features to enhance their foundational security system.
Survey: Nearly Half of U.S. Firms Using Internet of Things Hit By Security Breaches
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Survey: Rise of IoT Prompts Facility Managers to Invest in Analytics
A study commissioned by Schneider Electric suggests 65% of facility managers in the United States plan to increase building capital expenses in 2016.
What AV Equipment Is Cloud-Friendly?
Some components are great fits to connect to your customers’ cloud while others will create problems. Here’s a guide to finding cloud-friendly AV equipment.
MivaTek Exec Explains IoT Platform and Potential for RMR-Building Interactive Services
MivaTek’s mobile IoT platform supports video verification, interactive security, healthcare solutions and more.
Why Smart Home Energy Data Is Key to Hooking Consumers
Unlocking the full potential of the smart home will come down to providing consumers with meaningful home intelligence insights like energy management data.
The Irrefutable Case for Mastering IoT, AI, and Mobile
THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN a bit of a juxtaposition between simple and custom integration. If what we do is too simple, then who will be willing to pay the big bucks for our work?
Get a Head Start with IoT Kits
THE INTERNET OF THINGS appears to collect as many definitions as it does headlines these days. That interest and confusion have some IT companies wondering if IoT has a place in their service portfolios and, if so, how they should proceed.
How to Help Your IT Clients Manage the Burden of Connecting IoT Devices
Companies that connect products to the network—Internet of Things (IoT) devices like digital signage, audio visual equipment, video surveillance and so on—often end up butting heads with the IT department.
How Integrators Can Reap Rewards of IoT
FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, Anixter has been a leading provider of security solutions for homes, businesses, schools, and various vertical market industries.
4 IoT Prophecies That Could Kill Your Custom Installation Business
Dealers who ignore the Internet of Things and DIY trends, and cut labor rates to fit perceived new market dynamics, will likely fail.
The Internet of Things: It’s Not Just for Whiteboards Anymore
Breathless predictions of massive growth. Dazzling visions of forthcoming solutions that sound like something straight out of a Hollywood special effects department. End user and IT provider confusion. Sound familiar? It should.
How You Can Capitalize on the Internet of Things
Integrators who position themselves in front of the Internet of Things (IoT) will be the first to widen customers’ choices and experiences.
How Security Integrators Can Capitalize on Rise of IoT-Powered Smart Buildings
Security systems can be a key component of a smart building, provided integrators can communicate the benefits and integrate the Internet of Things.
The Internet of Things: New Opportunities Bring New Security Challenges
Connected devices are skyrocketing in popularity in all applications. But will the technology used to protect that data be able to keep up?
3 Needs for Analyzing Everything in the Internet of Things
In a recent article, David Bowie of SAS outlines how the Internet of Things will analyze everything. Here are three takeaways to prepare for IoT.
Business Environments Will Change Thanks to the Internet of Things
Augmented reality and the Internet of Things is going to change the world, and as a part of that the way we do business, and where we do business, will change.
Internet of Things Is Most Certainly Coming to the Workplace and It Wants Data
Workplace data from IoT can prove invaluable aiding corporate planning for deployment of rooms and tech solutions. But who should own that data?
5 Ways Businesses Are Benefitting from the IoT
The IoT gives businesses greater insight into product usage, allows for better communication, enables inventory tracking and much more, helping businesses run better and potentially grow faster.
How Does Internet of Things Work in the Real World?
The Internet of Things is going to make a serious impact on how we interact with the world. You’ve heard that a lot, but what does it mean?
The Internet of Things: AV/IT Benefits for the University
The Internet of Things (IoT) is at the hub of a convergence of interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary collaboration fueled by the growth of the globally connected digital organizations.
The Internet of Things: AV/IT Benefits for the Enterprise
IoT is quickly and quietly revolutionizing corporate and institutional facilities.
Driving IoT Transformation with Smart Network Considerations
There are four fundamental network requirements to enable businesses to take full advantage of the transformations that IoT will drive.
The Joy of Cooking IoT
LUIS ALVAREZ HAS BEEN DELIVERING Internet of Things solutions to his clients for almost as long as he’s been in business. He just wasn’t aware that’s what he was doing until recently.
The Evolution of Automation and What It Means for the Integration Industry
The professional AV industry will lose relevance if integrators can’t offer better control and automation solutions than those consumers already get on their own. Industry professionals must “up their game” on all levels to provide a more consistent, easy-to-use, reliable, and robust user experience.
Increase in Industrial IoT Attacks Expected, Report Says
Organizations say they don’t feel prepared to detect and stop cyber attacks against IIOT.
ISC West Panel Session to Explore Impact of IoT on Security Industry
Subject matter experts from across the security landscape will delve into the positives and negatives surrounding the Internet of Things.
The Key to Smart Cities is Smart Buildings
Today, even buildings that are a hundred years old can be updated for the modern world. Smart buildings make smart cities.
How to Secure Your Home-Based Business in the Age of IoT
If your business shares a network with any of your home’s IoT devices, you could be inadvertently putting your business in danger.
5 Disruptive Technologies Driving Business Growth
Learn why Internet of Things, mobility, AI, VR/AR and automation are among the disruptive technologies that can drive business for you and your customers.
Making Money with IoT
Free download! This Expert Guide on Making Money with IoT includes articles on getting started with IoT kits, turning IoT fears into profits, enhancing foundational security systems for residential and commercial markets, issues to consider when connecting your clients’ IoT devices to the network, and why DIY may be the best thing to happen to professional installers in years.
What to Know about IoT Edge Processing
Acting on data where it’s collected, rather than in the cloud, offers faster insights and better security but raises cost and complexity issues that SMBs will need help grappling with.
