M2M – The Industry There is an important reason why I didn’t title this blog post, “The death of private radio networks is upon us” or “Why your business will fail if you don’t get off of your Private Radio Data Network”. The reason is simple…..they are far from dead and they are still very […]
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The Battle to Control Your “Big Data” Heats Up
In today’s world, we use (and create) a lot of data in our everyday lives. Every transaction you make at a store, every email you send and every picture you post of your kids in Halloween costumes on Facebook is sent across the Internet and stored somewhere. However, the amount of data that you currently […] -
Smart Homes: An M2M Reality Check, Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog post, we focused on some of the key applications and uses of M2M in a “smart home”, as well as how a real-life example may work in the future. In this post, we focus more on some of the challenges that stand in the way of every home becoming a “smart […] -
Smart Homes: An M2M Reality Check, Part 1
M2M – The Industry In Part 1 of this post, we will focus on: – How “smart homes” have evolved – Some unique smart home applications – How your coffee maker talks to your alarm clock One of the biggest potential growth areas in the world of M2M has to do with the concept […]
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Redefining "Competition" in the M2M Space, Part 1
Selling M2M Solutions While on a long plane ride (which I seem to be doing a little too much these days), I re-read parts of the book, “Blue Ocean Strategy”. One interesting part of the book was how it said that forward thinking companies do a better job at looking beyond whom most people […]
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Redefining "Competition" in the M2M Space, Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog post, I looked at some unique competitors in the world of M2M that we need to face in order to see the incredible growth that we all cherish. Different from objections against using M2M, these were actually products/solutions that companies were using INSTEAD of using an M2M solution. Here are some thoughts […] -
Huge M2M Predictions from SAP: Are they Realistic?
M2M – The Industry In a report for the Economist, SAP has made some incredible predictions about how the M2M market may grow in the next decade, and also how it may change the overall telecommunications landscape as we know it. Is there any “steak” here, or are they just selling “the sizzle”? Prediction #1 – […]
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The Incredible Cost of Datacenter Downtime and How M2M Can Help Ease Risk
Like a lot of people who head up sales organizations, I get a lot of unsolicited emails that offer me many different tools that help our company improve its “batting average” in the sales process. For the most part, I delete them, but one particular note that I received lately caught my attention. The note […]
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Will Industrial IoT be bigger than Consumer IoT?
M2M – The Industry When a lot of people talk about IoT, it often seems to revolve around the consumer. I often hear how it will change people’s health, allow people to automate their home and allow them to have a disturbingly close relationship with their car. However, according to some (including me), the real […]
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Great, something else with a battery to charge at my house...
M2M – The Industry About two decades ago, I started my “technology” career in the PC area. It used to be that installing a PC meant way too many wires to be installed. One day, one of my colleagues told me that he was investing in a company that produced wires for electronics (I cannot […]