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With Alexa, Google Home, smart TVs and connected cars, consumer IoT applications are getting a lot of buzz. But it is too early to gauge the actual value of these solutions beyond their “cool” factor—we are still experimenting with the connected home value propositions in terms of building end-user…

As we look to the future, it’s easy to imagine how the Internet of Things (IoT) might transform the world. But it would be a mistake to try to start with a huge world-transforming implementation. As I’ve already discussed in my recipe for IoT success, IoT is a multi-year journey, not a one-time even…

As I said in my last blog, implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) is a journey, not a one-time event. And like every journey, it begins with a single step. Over the last few years, I have met with dozens of customers across the world and in every industry. Believe it or not, many of them have not…

The term deus ex machina means “a god from a machine.” “Machine,” in this example, pertains to a crane that held a god over a theater stage in ancient Greek drama. Typically, the playwright would introduce an actor portraying a god at the end of his play who, from his elevate…

Fighting “Friction” in the Check-Out Line and Beyond You pull up to the gas pump, wait in a long line, and then fumble with your debit card and the touchscreen. Once at your hotel, you search mightily to find a parking spot before struggling with the ticket payment system. And then comes check-in, w…