One of the hottest trends in both the IT and wireless world is MDM or Mobile Device Management. This first started as part of the Blackberry offering a decade or so ago. For the first time, companies had true control over a mobile device when it was away from the office. Companies were able to control […]
M2M and IoT Blog by Larry Bellehumeur
-
M2M: Fueling Massive Demand for Data Analytics Specialists
M2M - The Industry Growing up in Toronto, an annual treat was the chance to go to the CNE (the Canadian National Exhibition, or known locally as “the Ex”). It was a bunch of temporary rides that probably “just” passed safety inspection….in fact, one of the thrills for some of these rides might have been […] -
Welcome aboard, Google
I read a great article the other day on how one of the fastest growing occupations is in the field of Data Analytics. It seems demand for Data Analytics expertise is insatiable and crossing all vertical markets including many government agencies. The number of people employed in this field doubled in the past two years alone […] -
Interesting things being written about M2M
In past blogs, I have commented how several large technology companies (from Apple to Microsoft) have moved way too slow when it came to the world of M2M / IoT. These companies simply had too many of the required building blocks in place (combined with the huge growth that this market offers) to not make a serious run […] -
M2M Solutions: Taking Customer Service to New Levels
Ok, I should give a disclaimer first....I am a big fan of most of Apple's products. I am a dedicated Mac user and there are way too many IOS devices around my house. I also have 3 AppleTVs and I use a Time Capsule to tie it all together. While I always have complaints here […] -
Simple monitoring: Smart homes are just the beginning
In a recent article posted on cnn.com, it discussed how the "Internet of Everything" will change the world of Customer service as we know it today. In this post, we are going to discuss this in more detail. Here's how Customer service will never be the same: It will get more personalized I think that everyone […] -
Why Healthcare needs to use more M2M solutions now
Whether the place you live has a privatized medical system or a publicly funded one, one thing is for sure.....the cost of healthcare where you live is going to go up. There are a few factors causing this – some that can be prevented and some that are inevitable: - As you age, no matter […] -
When good technology is used to do terrible things
When I wrote my original Explaining M2M at Dinner Parties blog post, I did it partly as a way to explain to my own family what I did for a living. Many of them never really could comprehend it (even after over 15 years of doing this), and it seemed to help keep them from asking me […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]