“There has been an explosion of IoT software platforms - more than 400 are already on the market, by some counts - and this has created confusion in the marketplace for enterprise users and OEMs. Buyers are looking for hands-on tools to help in procurement. A recent IMC survey of over 100 IoT buyers shows that... 100% of IoT buyers would find template RFP documents useful in their procurement process. 83% of buyers would find 3rd-party reports of vendor compliance (to those RFPs) useful”.
“Active RFP for IoT Software [click here to access a gratis copy of Version 1.0 the template RFP document (for qualified buyers only), or to purchase a copy]”.
S3C Smartgrid Engagement Toolkit - “This website is meant for anyone who is involved in, or intends to become involved in, the development of smart grid projects, products, or services in which engagement of end users plays an important role”.
Help Scouts "value proposition (VP) definition" - “The phrase “value proposition” is credited to Michael Lanning and Edward Michaels, who first used the term in a 1988 staff paper for the consulting firm McKinsey and Co. In the paper, which was entitled 'A business is a value delivery system,' the authors define value proposition as 'a clear, simple statement of the benefits, both tangible and intangible, that the company will provide, along with the approximate price it will charge each customer segment for those benefits'”.
“Der Innovationsverbund fokussiert mit dieser Leistungsbündelung im Sinne der „Hybriden Wertschöpfung“ (im Englischen auch Product-Service Systems) ein Thema, das mehr und mehr im Umfeld der Digitalisierung diskutiert wird”.
Experts announced that in 2018-09, there will be a “practice sample database” ( “Praxisbeispiel-Datenbank” ) of successful company projects.
“Lokale Datenverarbeitungs-, Messaging-, Caching-, Synchronisierungs- und ML-Inferenzvorgänge für verbundene Geräte. Über AWS Lambda und AWS IoT Core können Sie IoT-Anwendungen nahtlos über die AWS Cloud und lokale Geräte ausführen”.
“Greengrass setzt Prozessoren mit einer Taktung von mindestens 1 GHz (ARM oder X86) und 128 MB RAM voraus”.
ARTIK 0 family: The ARTIK 0 family of modules enables low-power, lightweight, cost-optimized devices targeted at end-devices including HVAC, lighting, industrial sensors, personal health monitoring and more. The modules are built on power-optimized ARM® Cortex®-M microcontrollers and support low-power wireless standards, such as the ZigBee®, Thread®, or Bluetooth® Smart standards. They save customers time and money by providing a complete connectivity solution, including networking stacks, radio frequency (RF) components and precertification for regulatory approval.
ARTIK 7 family: The ARTIK 7 family of modules is intended for high-end gateways and multimedia applications. With an 8-core 64-bit Cortex A-53 processor, the modules work well as gateways and also allow customers to run local analytics, which enables offloading of cloud computing locally to boost latency and responsiveness. The ARTIK 7 module provides unrivaled connectivity, with built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Thread and GbE MAC interfaces. It has a high-end multimedia processor for video and audio processing. The pre-installed Linux® operating system (OS) speeds time to revenue by providing a powerful OS supported by an extensive developer community. The ARTIK 7 module is RF pre-certified and features enterprise-class security.
“Supports Services of Enterprise Applications and Private Industry Networks”.
Models eCore9300, eCore9100.
Experts stated, that eCore also works as a switch, to distribute maange to different RF devices. It also has the task to evaluate the package calls ( EPC function )
eCore connects RF gateways like “eLTE-U eAN3810A” with the LAN / Intranet, by Ethernet cable.
“eLTE-U eAN3810A” + “eA780 eLTE-L”
Huawei "eLTE-U eAN3810A" - “Base Station that Provides Communications Services in Huawei eLTE-U Solution”.
“eA780 eLTE-L CPE Huawei eA780 series DAUs (eA780 for short) are industrial gateway and routing devices that integrate routing, switching, wirelss access (including LTE wireless access), and security functions. The eA780 is featured with small-size, diverse interfaces, powerful functions, and easy-to-expand. The eA780 provides a reliable and secure access solution for quick deployment and applies to M2M markets, such as smart power, industrial campuses, transportation, and automatic production”.
“eA780 eLTE-L” connects by RF to a RF gateway like “eLTE-U eAN3810A”.
“eA780 eLTE-L” may connect by indoor WLAN to local field entworks, local sensors and local devices.
“eLTE-IoT DTU”.
“eLTE-IoT DTU” might be based on devices of USR IOT - “Serial to Ethernet Converter, Industrial 4G Router, Cellular Modem”.
The “eLTE-IoT DTU” box may connect by indoor RS485 and RS232 to local field entworks, local sensors and local devices.
“Mit dem neuen Modul 'Industrial Strength Networks' erweitert Siemens sein Solution-Partner-Programm”.
“Mit dem Zertifikat 'Siemens Solution Partner, Industrial Strength Network' zeichnet Siemens Partner aus, die über nachgewiesenes Expertenwissen für die Netzwerkkomponenten des Herstellers verfügen”.
Gartner "Citizen Developer" - “A citizen developer is a user who creates new business applications for consumption by others using development and runtime environments sanctioned by corporate IT. In the past, end-user application development has typically been limited to single-user or workgroup solutions built with tools like Microsoft Excel and Access. However, today, end users can build departmental, enterprise and even public applications using shared services, fourth-generation language (4GL)-style development platforms and cloud computing services”.
Reachability of a travel destination ( “Erreichbarkeit eines Reiseziels” ) → instead of traditional “Mobility”.
Availibility ( “Verfügbarkeit” ) → instead of traditional and antiquated “Brand Loyalty”. E.g. The customer might be member of several different car sharing systems.
Free PDF book “The Definitive Guide: The Internet of Things for Business”.
2b AHEAD "Die Zukunft des deutschen Mittelstands", 2018-02-24 - “2b AHEAD Trendstudie fordert die Auseinandersetzung mit Digitalisierung, KI und Adaptivität in deutschen, mittelständischen Unternehmen”. Free PDF download.
Conference “GE Developers Conference. Das Internet der Dinge & die Rolle der Embedded Technologie” ( “GE Developers Conference. The Internet of things & the role of embedded technology” )” by GE Intelligent Platforms GmbH & Co.KG at GE Research Center Garching in Garching, Germany, 2013-06-13.
Speech “Industrie 4.0 & Mobile Maintenance: New business opportunities” at GE Developer Conference in Garching, 2013-06-13. Example initiatives to break up “silos”:
relayr Forum "Installing Python client for Relayr API on Windows 8" - “The good one is: pexpect is only used in the (still very experimental) file ble.py, unrelated to the real relayr API. So if that's the only blocker for you, you can grab the source, safely remove pexpect from requirements.txt, build, install and you should be fine (without using ble.py, which should work on Linux only, anyway)”.