Life Lessons: Dodging the dockyard, Waite aligned with people first and found business usually follows

Career openings in computer software were non-existent when Gary Waite, head of eSIM Strategy at Sim Local, started job hunting. He’s since travelled the world and learned to get to know people’s objective then find a way to work together.

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Life Lessons: Graduate attorney, consultant, entrepreneur, COO. Don’t be risk averse

Chris Port is chief operating officer of Boomi, a Dell Technologies business, but he’s worn many business hats along the way. They have taught him many lessons, one of the most important being to take entrepreneurial risks early in life. Here he shares his experiences with IoT Now.

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Life Lessons: Rock star to resistors to robotics

A love of guitars led Tom Canning indirectly to the Internet of Things and his role as head of IoT and Devices at Canonical. Here, he tells IoT Now how his imagination was fired up lately by an enhanced computer vision use case, he shares about his worst boss, and the importance of listening to

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IoT needs a secure management platform to cover everything from silicon to insight

As networks transform, new devices come to market and data is ingested from new sources, Robin Duke-Woolley, the chief executive of Beecham Research, interviews Charlene Marini, the vice president and general manager of devices in the IoT Platform business unit at Arm. Deriving the full value and benefit of trillions of IoT devices will require

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You don’t have to outrun the lion, simply stay ahead of the herd

Everyone knows weak security poses a threat to their business, and the connected devices of IoT present a substantial attack surface for hackers. However, there appears to be a general attitude among organisations of hoping a breach won’t happen to them, and this attitude can see inadequate device-level security incorporated from the solution concept onwards.

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Welcome to the era of software defined IoT connectivity

IoT organisations need to access seamless, cloud-based network solutions for IoT connectivity on a global scale in order to reach their targets of hyperscale device deployments. Nir Shalom, the chief executive of floLIVE, tells Robin Duke-Woolley, the chief executive of Beecham Research, that control of the technology stack, the connectivity and the data from end-to-end

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Avoid IoT project failure with device design, data handling and connectivity that enable the business outcome

Findings from Beecham Research’s recent report on ‘Why IoT Projects Fail’ relate closely to whether or not deployments achieve the anticipated business outcomes. In a discussion with Robin Duke-Woolley, the chief executive of Beecham Research, Nick Earle, the chief executive of Eseye, explores how organisations approach their IoT deployments from identifying the initial business goal

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Connectivity is the essential element of IoT

Connectivity for IoT has been described by some as quickly becoming a mere commodity, yet findings in Beecham Research’s recent report on ‘Why IoT Projects Fail’ indicate otherwise. In a discussion with Robin Duke-Woolley, the chief executive of Beecham Research, Alistair Elliott, the chief executive of Solutions at Pod Group, examines the real role of

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As IoT fragments, CMP needs to handle all the demands on a global scale

SPONSORED INTERVIEW Helmut Lehner is the founder and chief executive of MAVOCO. The company provides an advanced connectivity management platform (CMP) software that manages IoT and machine connectivity demands across industries, geographies and technologies. Here, he tells George Malim about the new demands being placed on CMPs by vertical industry requirements, performance criteria, costs and

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eSIM is all about business growth and digital experience

SPONSORED INTERVIEW Yuval Mayron is general manager for Internet of Things (IoT) at Amdocs and has worked extensively to create the company’s comprehensive eSIM offerings. He explains to George Malim how exploiting the full benefits and opportunities of eSIM necessitates a holistic approach that brings together the technical solution, with the device makers, network operators,

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Life Lessons: Look at business as a game of chess

A sense of perspective is vital in business, says Terry Greer-King, vice president of EMEA, at Sonic Wall Inc. Take time to look at how individual challenges link together. And he’s seen it’s OK to be driven, but leaders need to work with their team.

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Enterprise mindsets need to transform for the truly connected world

SPONSORED INTERVIEW Bernd Gross is the chief technology officer of Software AG, having joined the company following its acquisition of Cumulocity, which he founded in 2012 as part of a management buy-out from Nokia Siemens Network. With 25 years of international experience in the IT industry and in management positions, including in the UK, Finland

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Life Lessons: Focus narrowly when you’re building a business

Alan Grau, VP of IoT at Sectigo, has been fascinated by business since the age of 10. Along the way, other people’s mistakes have taught him only to hire friends if they’re qualified, and to be ready for competition and opportunity wherever it comes from.

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We’re the go-to-guys for IoT customers who need simple and reliable connectivity for their solutions

SPONSORED INTERVIEW: Bruno Jacobfeuerborn is chairman of the supervisory board of 1NCE, the provider of simplified flat rate connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Five pillars of IoT security start with a root of trust

As the number of connected devices that make up IoT proliferate, Robin Duke-Woolley, the chief executive of Beecham Research, interviews Eric Heiser the head of services and business development, at u-blox to understand the importance of implementing security that addresses five vital pillars.

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Smart home devices need secure, compliant, easy-to-use cellular connectivity

Ajay Joseph is the chief technology officer of iBASIS, the provider of communications solutions that enable digital players worldwide with global access for their things. The company today serves more than 1,000 customers from 18 global offices. Here, he tells George Malim how the company is supporting organisations with secure, global, cellular connections for Internet

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