Microsoft Goes MacroHardcore with Big IoT Announcement - M2M Evolution

3/18/2015

Featured Articles » Lean, Mean and a Profit Machine » Competitions Invite IoT Entrepreneurs to Bring Best Innovations » Solar Flares Could Interrupt Electrical Grid and Effect IoT » New Survey Reveals Big Business' IoT Plans for 2015   Sponsored By: Cradlepoint WEBINAR: Choosing the Right M2M Network Solution Thursday, March 26th, 2015 TIME: 11:00am ET/ 8:00am PT With the pervasiveness of 3G/4G wireless networks, the machine-to-machine (M2M) market is growing rapidly, fueling innovation and improving performance in multiple industries that are harnessing the potential of connected machines. Successful M2M operations will hinge on finding the right partnership, understanding the organization’s ROI, and speed-to-deployment. Solutions like kiosks, digital signage, Point-of-Sale systems, video surveillance, in-vehicle networks, and remote monitoring require the right network solutions to enable enterprises to improve operations, quality control, decision making, customer experiences, and transactional opportunities. Join us to better understand the decision factors you should consider for choosing and deploying and M2M network solution. What Attendees will learn: M2M market and trends 3G vs 4G LTE Target market segments Integration of network solutions with M2M platforms Time to market for M2M platforms Cloud Management and security features to consider Customer best practices Who should attend: IT Managers/Directors CIO/CTO Office Retail Marketers Network Administrators Register Now   Top Stories » Samsung Storms CeBIT 2015 with Bold IoT Strategy and Enterprise Platform Launch » Shipping Containers to Employ M2M Technology to Monitor Perishable Loads » Danish Professor Gets $2.1 Million Grant for M2M Research » 2015 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Awards Call for Entries   From The Expert Corner March 17, 2015 Microsoft Goes MacroHardcore with Big IoT Announcement By Ken Briodagh On Monday, March 16, Microsoft used its annual Convergence conference in Atlanta to make a big move into IoT, announcing that Windows 10 is designed from the code on up to be M2M friendly and revealing its new Azure IoT Suite of business access to tools like asset management, remote monitoring and predictive maintenance. Most of the initial announcements came out of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote speech. “Devices will come and go. But the most interesting thing is the data being collected,” Nadella said.  “How do we make sure that the ability to have access to that data, the ability to act on the insight – those small patterns that, we as humans, recognize in data? The real power comes from our ability to act on those insights. Read More    Featured Videos M2M Miami 2015 Case Study Presentations: Vitria    Featured Resources » Connected Business Transformation for the Internet of Things (IoT) » Securing the Internet of Things: An Impossible Task? » Creating Business Value from an IoT & Connected Product Strategy » Creating Value in the Internet of Things Using Real-Time Big Data Analytics   Featured Communities » IoT Connectivity Solutions » IoT Evolution Magazine - Column » Fog Computing   Visit www.m2mevolution.com for the Latest Machine to Machine News & Info   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit M2M Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Interested in reaching M2M Evolution's Global M2M Communications and Technology Audience of 80,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a M2M Evolution columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of M2M technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the M2M Evolution Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask, group editorial director, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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