An IoT gateway connects IoT edge devices (sensors and actuators) with IoT management platforms running in a data center or in the cloud.  In one of the latest IoT articles, Intel says that “IoT discussions tend to focus on things and the sensors that monitor them.  While essential, sensors are only one component of an […]

The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) announced the formation of a new Working Group (TPC-IoT), tasked with developing industry standard benchmarks for both hardware and software platforms associated with the Internet of Things (IoT)…(Read article)…

The White House has announced a new “Smart Cities” Initiative that will invest over $160 million in federal research and leverage more than 25 new technology collaborations to help local communities tackle key challenges and improve city services. The Initiative will create test beds for “Internet of Things” applications…(Read article)…

This article describes the use of IoT in smart buildings to maxmize building efficiency and improve tenant comfort…(Read article)…

This article contains details on a new effort to replace the hardware management protocol known as IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) with a new standard named Redfish. IPMI was released in 1998 and is commonly applied by PC and power management platforms.

This article showcases new cutting edge technology ideas that have been submitted to the Cisco Internet of Things Innovation Grand Challenge.

Did you know that SimpleSoft’s simulators support NetFlow? SimpleAgentPro and SimpleAgentEnterprise can create netflow traffic from captured packets or manually created packets using a graphical editor. NetFlow is useful for companies who wish to monitor bandwidth usage. Here is a link to an article which about leveraging NetFlow to reduce bandwidth hogs at your company: […]