One of the biggest macro-economic trends out there is the move towards moving from the use of non-renewable sources of energy (namely fossil fuels) to cleaner sources of energy (ranging from wind to solar to hydro-electric and even nuclear). Besides the obvious reasons (namely that the use of carbon-based fuels can have an impact on […]
M2M and IoT Blog by Larry Bellehumeur
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The gradual elimination of landlines in business: Have you cut the wire yet?
As a child, it was impossible to live without “the wire”, whether this wire was to provide a feed into your television or to allow you a connection to the outside world via your phone. There was no Internet for consumer use at this stage….yes, I do feel old. As we progressed into the Internet […]
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How M2M solutions are changing the world of retail
Hello and thanks as always for reading. One of the industries that has seen the most amazing technological changes over the past decade is the retail space. To many people, stores haven’t changed all that much….they are still a place to buy things you need. However, this industry has done a great job in using […]
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How M2M is changing the world of Security as we know it
Submitted by Larry Bellehumeur on August 14, 2012 – 3:34pm Hello and thanks for reading. This post came from a request from one of our loyal readers, who has asked to remain nameless! When many people think of “security”, they often visualize the 80 yr old security guard sitting at a desk. Nothing could be further from […]
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#M2M In The Wide World Of Sports
Hello and thanks for reading. This one is from a request from a reader who had wanted to help explain M2M to their sports-loving father-in-law. I hope it helped! When one thinks of M2M, the usual thinking is that M2M is only used for business applications. While many of the early adoption of M2M technology […]
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Integrating M2M to Improve your ERP or CRM Investment
Submitted by Larry Bellehumeur on July 16, 2012 – 12:05pm For many small business owners, this posting may not have a lot of value, especially if you use a spiral notebook to keep your inventory (or like some, do it all in your head!). Large organizations (from large enterprises to government) use these systems to allow them to […]
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Use M2M to Improve Your Bottom Line in Manufacturing
While M2M is not new to many key areas of the manufacturing world (car companies have put in remote diagnostic systems in their vehicles for a while), it is starting to emerge as a way for companies to improve their bottom line. For the purposes of this discussion, M2M can be done wirelessly, using a […]
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"Talk to Your Devices" for Best Field Service Outcomes
Watch our new Vlog post on youtube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iDKAcd4_ao As someone who grew up in the 1980’s, I was a fan of David Letterman. One of his favourite bits was his nightly Top 10 list. The list was usually topical in nature and it brought some laughter to justify staying up that late. Well, I can’t […]
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Dear Politicians....need to cut spending fast? M2M can help.
Submitted by Larry Bellehumeur on June 29, 2012 – 12:21pm Is it just me or does it seem that every headline in the news talks about austerity and how governments around the world need to cut costs? It puts governments in a difficult spot….how do you continue to offer critical services (many of which the need is growing […]
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Some of the lesser known benefits of using M2M for your business
Submitted by Larry Bellehumeur on June 20, 2012 – 8:10pm While the number of M2M deployments is starting to accelerate, there have been many applications/uses that have been in place for years, if not decades. Applications such as Vehicle tracking and the monitoring of Oil wells are two examples of solutions that have become such commonplace that even […]