Preparing for the unexpected is part of every IT professional’s and developer’s job. Although rare, service issues like outages and planned maintenance do occur. There are many ways to stay informed, but we’ve identified three effective approaches that have helped our customers respond quickly to service issues and mitigate downtime. All three take advantage of […]
Monitoring on Azure HDInsight Part 3: Performance and resource utilization
This is the third blog post in a four-part series on Monitoring on Azure HDInsight. Part 1 is an overview that discusses the three main monitoring categories: cluster health and availability, resource utilization and performance, and job status and logs. Part 2 centered on the first topic, monitoring cluster health and availability. This blog covers […]
Simplify B2B communications and free your IT staff
Today’s business data ecosystem is a network of customers and partners communicating continuously with each other. The traditional way to do this is by establishing a business-to-business (B2B) relationship. The B2B communication requires a formal agreement between the entities. Then the two sides must agree on the formatting of messages. As a result, service delivery […]
Semtech Supports Deployment of Birdz’s New LoRaWAN®-based Water Metering Network
LoRa-based smart water meters help automate reading operations and improve overall efficiency. Semtech Corporation announced that Birdz, a subsidiary of Nova Veolia and a global leader in optimized resource management, is continuing its use of LoRa® devices and wireless radio technology for future deployments of its smart meters. Xavier Mathieu, CEO at Birdz, said: “Semtech’s […]
Syniverse Building Industry’s First LoRaWAN® Neutral Roaming Hub to Boost IoT Uptake
At the LoRa Alliance’s annual members meeting in Berlin, Syniverse, the world’s most connected company, today announced it’s working with LoRa Alliance members to launch the industry’s first LoRaWAN® neutral roaming platform, which will interconnect currently deployed LoRaWAN® networks. Interconnecting LoRaWAN® networks through Syniverse will allow unlicensed internet of things (IoT) technologies like Wi-Fi and […]
PTC Forms Strategic Alliance with Vodafone Business
Alliance Pairs PTC’s Rapid IoT and Augmented Reality Application Development, Expertise, and Ecosystem with Vodafone’s Global IoT Platform. PTC and Vodafone Business today announced from the LiveWorx® digital transformation event a strategic alliance that builds on an existing three-year relationship and will enable customers across multiple industry segments to rapidly develop and deploy revenue-generating IoT […]
Kerlink and Sensoterra Launch Partnership to Help Farmers Reduce Water Use By Up To 30%
Wireless, Soil-Moisture Sensors Designed and Built Using Kerlink Reference Design And LoRa® Technology Provide Farmers with Real-Time Conditions across Their Fields. Kerlink and Sensoterra, a leader in wireless soil-moisture-sensor solutions, today announced a partnership to empower farmers to make data-driven, land-management decisions and reduce their water consumption by up to 30 percent. Using Kerlink’s LoRaWAN®-based […]
Accelerating smart building solutions with cloud, AI, and IoT
Throughout our Internet of Things (IoT) journey we’ve seen solutions evolve from device-centric models, to spatially-aware solutions that provide real-world context. Last year at Realcomm | IBcon, we announced Azure IoT’s vision for spatial intelligence, diving into scenarios that uniquely join IoT, artificial intelligence (AI), and productivity tools. In the year since, we’ve progressed this […]
Sign In with Apple Touts Single Sign-On without Sharing Your Data
At the recent WWDC 2019, Apple announced its own Single Sign-On (SS) service, dubbed Sign in with Apple. Deemed “Apple’s most significant new innovation” by Time, Sign in with Apple promises not to share any personal user data, including email addresses. By Sergio De Simone
u-blox launches 5G-ready cellular module and chipset for LPWA IoT applications
The module offers unprecedented wireless technology integration with end‑to‑end device and data security, making it ideal for mission‑critical or long life cycle IoT applications. u‑blox has announced the SARA‑R5 series of LTE‑M and NB‑IoT modules for low power wide area (LPWA) IoT applications, its most advanced, secure and highly integrated cellular product. The module, built […]