Posts Categorized: IoT Evolution Expo

It’s Getting’ Cold Chain in Here, So Get on All Your IoT

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Wow. Even I have to admit that headline was a stretch. But the essence stands: IoT technology has a ton to offer the cold chain logistics folks. Pharma, food, photographs and certain chemical supplies all have to be shipped very carefully, and at extremely specific temperatures – below ambient. Maintaining and monitoring those temps is […]

Let’s Put on a Show

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Everyone loves a good show, right? There’s a flavor for every taste. Into art: go for Shakespeare or Mamet. Into spectacle: try Cirque du Soleil or Blue Man Group. Into magic: Penn & Teller or Mack King. Into the IoT: Try IoT Evolution Theatre. The secret to building a good show is to tell a […]

Hacker Jacker

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When thinking about the risks of connected transportation or driverless vehicles, the worst-case scenario is always: What if the car goes out of control? But now we have a worse one. What if the car is under someone else’s control? Thanks to this recent test of a Jeep Cherokee, we now know that over-the-air hacking […]

A Foggy Day in Vegas Town

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Fog Computing is an interesting animal. It’s new-ish to the IoT industry, but it’s probably making bigger waves than any other innovation rolling in, since the cloud itself. The proof is in the market itself. Cisco, which recently signed on as a Diamond sponsor of the IoT Evolution Expo Fog Computing conference, is making big […]

Audition for AT&T

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I’m coming to you with a repeat topic, friends, but don’t worry: I have new information. Look. You have an idea. It’s a big idea, or a revolutionary process, or a key component that will speed or smooth a technological innovation. No matter what your IoT idea is, you need to get it out there […]

Demonstration Man

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Have you ever been to a country fair? You know the kind: where there’s a midway on one side, full of carnival rides and the faint smell of cabbage, and an animal ring on the other side, with the not-at-all-faint smell of horse apples. Well someplace between the two there’s usually a tent or other […]

Street Cred.

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Conferences are about two things: learning and doing business. At many conferences, however the learning component is pretty amorphous. You take notes or gather slides from sessions, and get inspired by keynote speakers, but what you want is something you can take home, put up on the wall and brag about to your boss. Enter […]

Let’s Get Ready to Ruuuuumble!

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The first day of IoT Evolution Expo will be packed with incredible special content, including our Security Summit and IoT Certification Series, and some of the most exciting action happening at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on August 17 will be at our returning Battle of the Platforms. This showdown of IoT platform innovations is […]

The Power of an Event

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In my previous gig, I was the editor of a publication that covered the event marketing industry and in my more than five years immersed in the world of marketing, events and tradeshows every single bit of research and reporting I did on the subject pointed toward one truth: the power of an event is […]