By Terri Foudray, ConvIOT® CEO and Founder The Internet of Things has created an explosion of data – more sensors creating more data on the factory floor than ever. So many manufacturers look to the Cloud to improve efficiency and performance in their production lines. We see this especially in industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, […]
By Terri Foudray, ConvIOT® CEO and Founder Every company that makes things walks a like between efficiency and productivity. Even the largest and most sophisticated organizations use these terms interchangeably. But while they’re related, they have different definitions. Let’s start with efficiency, which concerns QUALITY. The simplest definition is that there is a target […]
Remote patient monitoring systems that incorporate IoT tracking devices using active RFID or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) as edge nodes are becoming more common in hospitals, outpatient clinics and healthcare centers. Such systems might also include equipment tracking as well as personnel location. Patient Psychology Directly Related to Patient Outcome It is well-documented in hospital […]
As part of The StartUp Magazine’s ongoing Female Founders series, The Startup Magazine asked RUMBLE CEO and Founder Terri Foudray, for her views on the continued digitization of our physical world. Terri holds the premise that technology is a great disrupter – and no area more so than the launch of the Internet of Things. […]
Internet of Things (IoT) technology is poised for a breakout year in 2020 as companies in the early majority market segment begin to invest in IoT-related projects. A major hurdle for these efforts is the chronic shortage of technologists who understand the specialized non-IP networks often used for data collection from sensors on the edge. […]
In my previous post (The First Level of Analytics for the Data Driven Company), we defined the basic building blocks of descriptive analytics and introduced the first of three applied descriptive analytic examples to help drive value for your company and make your decision making better informed and more data driven. The goal of increasing […]
A recent Forbes article by Maciej Kranz (https://bit.ly/2Mmgl3w) points out that IoT adopton has been “more complex, costlier and riskier” than anticipated, making it a slower process than was originally predicted. Kranz looks at four key differences between expectation and reality. When IoT was introduced in 1999, and as it has taken shape over the […]
In my last post (Becoming Data Driven), we began a discussion about the goal of becoming a data driven organization. We determined it’s not so much about the tools as it is about leadership, philosophy, and decision processes of a company that help to reach a data-driven state. If you are data driven then your […]
RUMBLE strategic partner, Cradlepoint, recently sponsored a white paper (A Sensible Approach to Smart City Projects) showing the most successful smart city initiatives have been those that started small. “Some companies will come and try to create a global dashboard that tries to take data from every part of a city and analyze it,” said Ken […]
In my last blog post (The Data Map—The Road to Managing Data as an Asset), I provided advice on how an organization can go about building a data map in order to establish a baseline of the data assets underlying their enterprise. Now, before we look at organizing those assets for analytic purposes, let’s talk […]
“IoT should stand for the Insurance of Things because it helps companies avoid disaster, whether its predicting when a piece of machinery is about to fail or helping farmers better track the health of their livestock to prevent disease outbreaks.” – Perry Lea, RUMBLE co-founder The Kansas City Business Journal talked with RUMBLE co-founders Terri […]
“The ability to interconnect things, services and people via the Internet, improves data analysis, increase productivity, enhances reliability, saves energy and costs, and generates new revenue opportunities through innovative business models.” – A. Gosine, author. An article by author A. Gosine featured in IIoT World (Water/Wastewater Utilities Leveraging IIoT) provides an interesting review on how […]
RUMBLE strategic partner Cradlepoint announced today at the IoT Evolution Expo in Florida a platform integration with Microsoft Azure IoT Central, making it faster and easier for enterprises to build custom IoT solutions. The solution includes Cradlepoint’s new NetCloud Edge Connector for Azure IoT Central to help enterprises simplify and accelerate the process of building […]
You won’t be surprised to learn that here at RUMBLE, we believe your data is an asset to your enterprise – just like your people, your innovation, your plant, and your capital. Smart business managers are in the business of maximizing the utility of their assets. They make sure that people, money, and equipment aren’t […]
As recently reported in a 34-page guide for the Public Sector from CompTIA (Harnessing the Blockchain Revolution), Blockchain Technology is gaining business efficiencies for public and private sector organizations as they take full advantage of the distributed ledger technology. RUMBLE defines blockchain as a scalable means to track, protect and authenticate transactions. This ingenious decentralized […]
RUMBLE co-founder Perry Lea recently scribed an in-depth analysis and recommendation for connecting industry and manufacturing through the adoption of Industry 4.0. In his 12-page dissertation Connecting Industry and Manufacturing, Lea provides a historical analysis of the first three Industrial Revolutions and how their adoption and adaptation has helped manufacturers achieve production growth. But as […]
As organizations explore and define their cloud strategy, they identify expected benefits including reduced capital investment, improved geographic diversity, scalability, agility, and performance. What the cloud can bring to a given scenario varies, but most organizations find clear-cut benefits. So, what are the challenges? Any system or device connected to a network can be compromised […]
Companies across almost every industry are trying to figure out how to take advantage of IoT (Internet of Things) to transform their businesses, and the task can be daunting. According to Don Sharp, CEO of Coolfire Solutions, IoT is much like the internet boom 20 years ago. “We see a lot of money and activity […]
Terri Foudray, Founder and CEO of RUMBLE, recaps an exciting week at IOT World in Santa Clara, California. All the giants in the industry were here sharing learning and discussing what is on the horizon. It’s all about data and its power to drive revenue, increase efficiency. She met one business after another who are […]