Since the start of IoT implementation, forward-thinking companies have raced to be the first to employ revolutionary IoT solutions. However, more and more companies, though they’ve had success being among the early adopters, have invested in cutting-edge solutions that are already outdated. The problem is that four years ago IoT was still in the early…
Nowadays with the help of machine learning and AI, one can use a one-stop travel platform to plan and book everything from the comfort of their home. Let’s see some of the implementations of AI that make this possible. Digital assistants and chatbots are the most easily identified example of AI applications in the travel…
More than twenty years ago Microsoft and Intel introduced, respectively, Windows Plug and Play and USB. These opened up the PC market to the masses, reducing the complexity, time, and cost of PC management. As the cost of operating PCs fell, innovation accelerated. USB and PnP might not have been the only factors at play,…
As 5G becomes more and more present and 6G enters the development stage, the end of 2G and 3G seems imminent. This will have a significant impact on IoT devices that use those technologies, which currently are about 50% of all IoT devices connected via cellular. In the U.S. most carriers plan to shut down…
For as long as people have been farming, farmers have always been trying to improve the work they do through technology. This is of course extremely important as farming provides sustenance for over 7 billion people worldwide. The ability to increase crop yields while maintaining low input levels will become more and more important as…
The world is changing fast and so is the automotive industry: connectivity and digitalization are top priorities. Car manufacturers need to improve the user experience, find new business models, and improve vehicle efficiency and performance. IoT technology is already increasing its presence in cars, and many companies are creating connected car services and collecting all…
Even though the current extent of industrial IoT implementation is far out shadowed by that of the consumer space, Industrial IoT investments are seeing huge growth. Two key areas are driving this growth: smart factories and smart transport & logistics. By connecting machinery and tools, the Industrial IIoT enables manufacturing companies to improve real time…
The Internet of Things is as present in eCommerce as in most other sectors nowadays. It is bringing about new ways for customers to shop and interact with brands, while also helping brands manage customers, inventory, and profits. One of the biggest challenges in running an eCommerce has always been maintaining stock at all times.…
The Internet of Things has become extremely important in both consumer and industrial markets. The availability of high bandwidth connections with the growth of 5G networks is giving rise to new IoT solutions in Smart Cities, Automotive, Industry 4.0, Supply Chain, Healthcare, and Energy. It seems we are bound to be more and more surrounded…
IoT impacts many different industries, including retail, automotive, smart devices, and even the financial sector. Financial services can benefit greatly from this technology, let’s see how. In 2018, IoT spending in the banking and finance industry averaged roughly $153 million. IoT saves financial companies a lot of time and money by gathering and transferring data.…
One of the most impactful developments in IT infrastructure is likely to be the widespread adoption of edge computing. It is estimated that by 2022 there will be 55 billion edge devices on the market, and the number might double by 2025. Many businesses are under increased pressure to adopt the edge model due to…
IoT is an incredible technology that will enable further economical and technological progress. Unfortunately, as is the case for all fast-growing new tech, it can be hard to properly manage the security aspect of IoT. Here are four threats to IoT security to look out for. Inherent Threats IoT devices are insecure by nature. Being…
By extending its relationships with Amazon AWS cloud platform provider Waterstream is making it easier for partners and customers to build and operate high-performance IoT applications in hybrid-cloud environments. Waterstream with this parnership makes it easier to build and operate MQTT-connected applications in cloud environments. If you wish to try our AWS-based MQTT Broker for…
IoT & Utilities Industries As more and more devices are interconnected through IoT, energy businesses might see an increased ease in welcoming new energy sources, increased efficiency of assets, enhanced reliability, upgraded security and the growth of new business models and services. As urbanization grows and business models demand higher efficiency, energy enterprises will need…
As technology evolved through the years, we have seen sports go from competitions in brute strength and endurance to more sophisticated endeavours. It is not to say those original skills and strengths are not at play anymore, they’re just better employed, thanks to technological progress. Lately IoT has been one of the upcoming technologies helping…
Retaining customers is becoming increasingly harder as markets become more and more competitive and dynamic. Customers expect better experiences every time they interact with a product or service. Good customer experience is about understanding customer expectations and meeting them at all points of interaction with a product or service. A Gartner survey identified the Internet…
Edge computing is growing quickly, and it doesn’t seem like it’ll stop anytime soon. There will be 75 billion IoT devices by 2025, according to Statista. 5G adoption is also driving the growth of edge computing. And finally, the major cloud companies are now investing in the edge: AWS, Microsoft and Google. We can safely…
The Internet of Things has brought about a world based on connectivity, which allows devices to become smarter and more responsive. This technology opens up opportunities to create digital experiences based on physical objects. But while this technology makes devices smarter, the focus has now shifted to making IoT itself smarter as well. Artificial Intelligence…
4G offered a significant performance improvement over 3G, but 5G will have a far deeper impact. Back when 4G was introduced we saw the emergence of four pillars: cloud, mobile, social networks, and Big Data. These technologies emerged separately with minimal interaction, now we’re seeing something called “multiplied innovation”. Under this umbrella are united many…
Bringing the IoT to every corner of the globe comes down to two things: network availability and cost. Many companies now promise to lower IoT satellite costs by leveraging mass production and using constellations of low-cost low-flying nanosatellites. These companies are creating new possibilities for the IoT, enabling data driven applications in areas where ground-based…
If you’ve ever wondered how Waterstream cluster behaves if one of its members goes down – here are some tests we’ve done. The test setup consists of Kafka provided by Confluent Cloud, 5 nodes of Waterstream and a load balancer running on Google Cloud Platform, and 5 nodes of MQTT load simulator – also on…
The IIoT is being implemented in all industries, from factories to infrastructure. With this more connected approach comes an increased threat of cyberattacks. Most understand the need for better defences against such attacks, but organisations often do not have the tools, skill set or bandwidth to develop effective security measures on their own. Many seek…
The development of the food industry will be essential in the coming years to feed the ever-growing population on Earth. Food production, sustainability, and distribution issues are at the core of various international agendas. The urbanization trend is also driving research on methods to feed high-density communities. Although it is the largest industry in the…
According to MarketsandMarkets, the global smart robots market is projected to grow from USD 6.1 billion in 2020 to USD 23.0 billion by 2025. Even though the economy has shrunk considerably due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the demand for domestic robots has therefore come down, professional robots have seen a rise in demand. Increasing…
When you think about it, your most recent healthcare experience probably involved some sort of medical equipment or device – be it a blood pressure monitor, continuous glucose monitor, or MRI scanner. More than 500,000 medical technologies are currently available, with today’s connected devices being designed to improve efficiency, lower costs, and provide better care.…
We are clearly in the cloud computing era. We still use our own personal computers but mostly just to access centralized services like Dropbox, Gmail, or Office 365. Many devices now rely on AI and data that is stored in the cloud. Most of our day-to-day processing is hosted on infrastructure from a few cloud…
We are firmly inside Industry 4.0, where manufacturing has taken on the label of “smart” through the integration of the IoT, AI, cyber-physical systems, Cloud and cognitive computing. But Industry 5.0 is becoming more and more a reality, which will bring an increased human touch back to manufacturing. Where Industry 4.0 put smart technology at…
The Eclipse Foundation has carried out its 6th annual IoT Developer Survey for 2020. Eclipse is the world’s largest open-source foundation focused on the Internet of Things. The survey was conducted by the Eclipse IoT Working Group, and it provides useful insights into the IoT industry.It highlights the challenges faced by developers and possible opportunities…
This will be the year the IoT becomes a mature, practical, technology. Here are a few thoughts on what we can expect in the next 12 months. The IoT will see wider adoption and faster development The IoT has grown a lot in the past few years both in terms of adoption and investment and…
Waterstream version 1.3.0 introduces MQTT version 5.0 support, alongside multiple improvements – including better metadata, easier debugging, more lightweight communication, scaling out reads capability, and much more. Let’s take a look what Waterstream users can gain from switching to MQTT version 5.0: Message properties Somewhat similar to HTTP headers, message properties contain metadata, such as…
Event streaming with Apache Kafka at the edge is commonly used to provide the same open, flexible, and scalable architecture at the edge as in the cloud or data centre. Possible locations for a Kafka edge deployment include retail stores, cell towers, trains, small factories, restaurants, etc. “Edge Kafka” is not simply another IoT project…
SimpleMatter, the tech startup behind Waterstream, is proud to announce its membership of the Eclipse Foundation. As a Contributing Member of the Foundation, SimpleMatter is looking forward to collaborating with the other members to drive innovation in IoT technology. “We are very excited to be part of this new European reality now that Eclipse has…
We are proud to announce that Waterstream version 1.3.0 brings support of the bridge mode. A flexible way to utilize an existing MQTT data source for testing and data ingesting in Kafka. With the bridge you can establish a bidirectional or unidirectional connection between Waterstream and another MQTT broker and get your messages replicated between…
We’re happy to announce that starting from version 1.0.17 Waterstream also provides an ARM-compatible Docker image. Use simplematter/waterstream-kafka-arm64v8-minified image if you want to run it on ARM CPU (such as AWS a1 series instance), simplematter/waterstream-kafka-minified – on traditional x86 CPU. See the quickstart guide: https://docs.waterstream.io/quickstart.html .
With billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, achieving real-time interoperability has become a major challenge. Together, Confluent, Waterstream, and MQTT are accelerating Industry 4.0 with new Industrial IoT (IIoT) and consumer IoT (CIoT) use cases, revolutionizing the way companies manufacture and use machines, devices, and other connected components. This blog post takes a look…
New website is online Waterstream was built by maniacs of good code and excellent performance, if you want to try it, you will confirm its very good scalability properties. But we felt that the website was not meeting such a good standard. So, we worked really hard these weeks to give Waterstream a new home…
Waterstream is an verified Confluent integration We are very excited to announce from today Waterstream is officially Kafka integration verified by Confluent. In other words Waterstream is a fully supported partner integrations that meet a standard level of functional compatibility with the Confluent Platform ecosystem. We are in good company with other important vendors like Mongo…
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