The internet of things claims to connect “things” to the internet. When envisioning projects, an understanding of the sensors available and the price range for sensors serve as starting points. We wanted to break things down and figure out what broad category of sensors are available. We’ve broken things down to the sensor level. You will also […]
This nicely sums up Microsoft’s view of the internet of things.
Recently saw this video showcasing Microsoft’s IoT implementation at the Royal Caribbean cruise ships. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/customer-stories/royal-caribbean.aspx
Designed in 2001 for AXA design Australia, the project connected Infrared transmission and reception capabilities to an existing home automation network. The user would place an IR remote, say of a TV in front of the device and trigger it to memorize a certain button (say volume +). The device would store a series of […]
This is the second article in my series on IoT for Software developers. Read Part 1 https://alliedc.com/iot-for-software-developers-part-1-re-kindelling-old-flames/ I trace my journey from embedded developer to Enterprise Integration Architect to IoT Consultant. IoT is many things to many people. If you look at the diagram in my last post, that gives you a pretty good idea of […]
Many MANY years ago when I graduated, my first love was embedded electronics. Making little gadgets out of micro-controllers and a few components. The thought of making the devices talk to each other to make life easier/cooler in some way was always a fascination. I suspect that is the case with most people involved in […]
A client recently asked us to integrate scanned documents with information in their ERP (Sage X3). The requirement was to read documents similar to the ones below, parse information out of them, arbitrate through a user if we can’t read something automatically, run some business rules on it and integrate it with the ERP and […]
According to Gartner’s research published in April 2014, the worldwide ITO (Information technology Outsourcing) will consistently expand resulting in 5.9% compound annual growth rate from 2013 through 2018. Naturally, CIOs and ITPMs become the most important stakeholder in the decision to outsource their firm’s IT function. During the process of ITO, ITPMs prioritize their buying […]
The purchasing cycle for IT consulting can be divided into two segments. The first is with reference to the targeted persona within the IT consulting firm, and the second is with reference to the thinking process that goes before the purchasing decision is made by the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or IT Project Manager (ITPM). […]