ISSUE 6
MAY 3, 2018



Let’s get past the hype and get on with the journey.

What’s Trending in IoT
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IoT Reality Check

What’s trending in IoT today? This edition of the newsletter shines a light on what I think are some of the most provocative trends that IoT insiders must understand to navigate the rapidly evolving IoT industry now and in the future. Blockchain...open standards... government regulation...security architecture—these are just a few of the hottest topics I spotlight in, “Seven Trends Changing IoT — and the World.” My guest commentators and news items below showcase more key trends. –MK

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In Other Words
After a recent hour’s drive from Silicon Valley to the Lettuce Valley, I saw first-hand how IoT technologies are transforming agriculture–our most vital industry. John Hartnett brings together startups, growers and corporations around AgTech, illuminating IoT’s new role in sustaining field-to-fork production as resources shrink and demand rises. Another IoT trend shows a massive shift toward the edge of fog computing, where data is processed and analyzed at the point it’s first collected. Futurum Research’s Daniel Newman finds 93% of North American companies plan to invest in edge computing, among other insights. –MK What do you think?
John Hartnett, Founder and CEO of SVG Partners, on the Use of IoT for Agricultural Gains
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Daniel Newman, Principal Analyst of Futurum Research, Explains why Fog Computing is Widely Used by Companies
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Just the Facts Please
Three IoT questions we should always ask: How fast is the market growing, what investments are companies making in new technologies and security, and who are the startup hotshots? We get some answers from ZDNet, Gartner, MarketResearch.biz, and SVG Partners’ THRIVE reports below. Personally, I think the market can grow much faster, but it’s largely contingent on investing much more in our security problems, especially at both the device and architecture levels. –MK What do you think?
Enterprise IoT Projects: Data, ML, Security, and other Key Factors
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Global IoT Market to Register Revenue CAGR of 21.6% Over Next 10 Years
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Worldwide IoT Security Spending Will Reach $1.5 Billion in 2018
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Innovations Advancing the Future of Agriculture and Food
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IoT in Action
Although covering different topics, the articles below struck me by how pervasively IoT is disrupting industry, society, and government. Will IoT be regulated? Will it break Wi-Fi? How is it transforming partnerships, network service providers, and the shopping experience? Can we say yet that IoT is ubiquitous? –MK What do you think?
What would a regulated-IoT world look like?
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How the Internet of Things Could Fracture Wi-Fi
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Cisco and SAS team up on Sydney-based IoT research centre
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Top enterprise IoT news from MWC
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Zara to Launch Augmented Reality App for Improving Shopping Experience
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