Jeff Lee

From automated excavators to self-measuring grain bins, these IoT projects are making farm life more efficient and less taxing IoT Excavators Greg Meandel is not your regular farmer — he loves to build and program IoT projects that remove the complexity from daily farm life. For instance, one of his many IoT projects is an excavator that can be started remotely. By using an Electron (cellular hardware that connects devices to the internet), he can remotely heat up the excavator’s block heater, which helps start up the engine...

According to a Cisco survey (2017), over 60% of respondents admitted that they substantially underestimated the complexities of managing their own IoT initiatives. Even more alarming, the same survey also found that 75% of self-initiated IoT projects were considered a failure. However, Cisco also found that most companies that consult IoT domain experts throughout the project’s lifecycle finish on time. Companies that go it alone often exceed their initial timelines and find that they lack the internal expertise to keep the project up and running...

Don’t know which IoT platform to choose? Here are some things to consider. Choosing the right IoT platform is a complex endeavor. Whether you’re a IoT hobbyist, experienced developer, or senior executive, the landscape is massive and confusing. This article aims to clear up some of the complexity and offer a quick and scannable guide of the IoT platform landscape. It also provides a criteria for how you should evaluate IoT platforms based off your needs. One way of illustrating an IoT platform...

A quick guide detailing the fundamentals and primary benefits of mesh networking for IoT In the past, building beyond a single-point connection required high-cost hardware solutions and software implementations to connect the in-between spaces needed for device to device communication. As IoT platforms have matured, they have started to embrace a low-power, low-cost alternative that can bridge the gaps between these devices: wireless mesh networks. What is a wireless mesh network? A wireless mesh...

Cellular IoT (Internet of Things) is strengthening ubiquitous connectivity at a rapid pace, with industry experts projecting the number of cellular-connected devices to grow to 1.8 billion by 2023. From a market of 0.5 billion cellular-connected devices in 2017, this growth is primarily fueled by the rise of small, computing cellular IoT hardware. Cellular IoT hardware (like IoT prototyping kits and development boards) are designed for low-power, low-cost, and long range applications. They are...