IoT Platforms — Camels to Can Openers

Aaron Allsbrook — ClearBlade CTO

It’s official; the hype cycle around the Internet of Things (IoT) is in full swing. The best part about IoT is — we all use the Internet and we all have things … so we all are going to…

Getting to standards: MQTT Messaging

It’s official, MQTT is now an ISO standard. Confused or wondering why this matters? It’s pretty straightforward — there are multiple “messaging” protocols that are competing to be the defacto standard for the Internet of Things. With billions of dollars at stake in…

7 Ways to Future Proof IoT

Learning from Legacy Enterprise IT

There is an old joke for mainframe developers

there is no new COBOL code written only copying of existing code.

Ogres, Onions, and IoT

Aaron Allsbrook — ClearBlade CTO

In 2001 we learned that Ogres were more than just dim and terrifying child eating monsters. Instead, a gruff green Ogre named Shrek and a happy go lucky donkey taught us that Ogres were made of layers.

Cloud-Only IoT: Stepping into a Trap

Aaron Allsbrook — ClearBlade CTO

Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and other vendors are all dictating that enterprises should build IoT solutions leveraging cloud-based macro processing across gargantuan quantities of data…

A CTO building IoT with Go

An early marketing tagline we used at ClearBlade was mainframe to mobile. We had started the process of building our patented, powerful platform that allow real-time access to enterprise systems of record. Fast forward a few years, and we are at a point now where large companies…

Five Steps to Make IoT Great Again

Aaron Allsbrook — ClearBlade CTO

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next great wave of change in our technology and society. Any world leader or business executive should be heavily focused on making IoT great for their…

Follow the money in IoT

via IoTscorecard.com and James Messer, CEO and founder of goTransverse

The Internet of Things, also known as IoT, means many things to many people. To me, it’s “the next big thing” for businesses and lies at the heart of the next frontier of technology. At its…

Building a Framework for the IoT

The Internet of Things has finally arrived — the hype is at maximum levels, and now it’s time to find the reality. IoTScorecard.com is here to help. Our charter is to break down the technical concepts, challenges, and capabilities associated with creating your own IoT…