Stories by Jon Gold

What is the Industrial IoT? And why the stakes are so high

The Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, connects machines and devices in industries such as transportation, power generation, and healthcare. The potential is high and so are the risks.

Written by Jon Gold03 Feb. 18 05:39

The moving target of IoT security

As the explosive growth of IoT continues, businesses, vendors and consumers all have to confront the issue that the world is more connected than ever before, with potentially gigantic consequences.

Written by Jon Gold25 Jan. 18 22:00

IoT security needs a white knight

It may be time for the U.S. government to step in to coordinate security standards across all the players that participate in creating the internet of things, Frost & Sullivan says

Written by Jon Gold15 Jan. 18 23:30

Hot IoT tech trends for 2018

Instrumentation is coming – 2018 promises the IoT-ification of a lot of existing technology, plus edge computing, improved analytics and even some security improvements, if we’re reading these tea leaves correctly.

Written by Jon Gold30 Nov. 17 01:45

Hottest IoT applications for 2018

IoT is going to expand on its current strengths in the coming year, broadening its presence in the industrial, energy and transportation sectors and continuing to see growing usage in fields like healthcare and retail.

Written by Jon Gold30 Nov. 17 01:42

IoT needs to be secured by the network

Economics don't allow all internet of things devices to have baked-in security, so it has to be addressed elsewhere.

Written by Jon Gold21 Nov. 17 02:54

IBM casts Watson as the brains behind IoT

IBM is trying to be the brains behind IoT, using its artificial intelligence expertise to offer insight into data, provision new implementations, and help drive decision-making.

Written by Jon Gold24 Oct. 17 02:01

Study: Use of IoT in corporate networks is soaring

We’ve reached the sharp part of the adoption curve for IoT, as a recent study shows skyrocketing adoption of the technology across all business sectors for a huge range of different purposes.

Written by Jon Gold11 Oct. 17 22:53

Canonical's eyes are on IoT

Canonical executive vice president Mike Bell talks to Network World about the open source software company's move to take its place in enterprise IoT.

Written by Jon Gold29 Sept. 17 05:28

FAQ: What is NB-IoT?

A quick look at NB-IoT, the carriers' version of a low-power IoT communications standard.

Written by Jon Gold23 Sept. 17 00:39
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