Dec. 18, 2014 10:00 AM EST Reads: 1,745@ThingsExpo World's "Top" M2M Media BrandBy Elizabeth White@ThingsExpo has been named the Top 5 Most Influential M2M Brand by Onalytica in the ‘Machine to Machine: Top 100 Influencers and Brands.' This really allows some room for influential individuals to create more high value inter...Dec. 18, 2014 05:00 AM EST Reads: 3,0882015 Trends: DevOps & Internet of ThingsBy Yeshim Deniz"The year ahead brings accelerated disruption, as those technologies which we spoke about last year as being emergent -- have now begun to evolve to practical application," stated Puneet Gupta, Brillio's Chief Technology Officer. "We are seeing the industry's rapid adoption of next-generation platforms and services centered on cloud, mobility, big data and the Internet of Things. As our customers continue to leverage technology for digital transformation, Brillio looks towards 2015 as the year we push the limits of where technology can go -- as a way to bridge the gap between existing and new ...Dec. 17, 2014 02:00 PM EST Reads: 1,722Corporate Cyber-SabotageBy James CarliniWhen the Tsunami of system failures paralyzes your organization from a coordinated cyber-attack, it’s too late for the CEO to think your organization can “get through this event.” It’s too late. Too many top executives and futurists are giddy about what the future holds with the “Internet of Things” and the growth of technology-based applications cutting across many, if not all, industries. Few are talking about reinforcing corporate systems as well as hardening facilities and mission critical applications to withstand cyber-sabotage and EMP attacks because few, if any, are even qualified to...Dec. 17, 2014 10:00 AM EST Reads: 2,193Internet of Things, Big Data and Cloud IntersectBy Esmeralda SwartzThe concept of Internet of Things (IoT) is not exactly new, but when it intersects with other buzzworthy technologies such as Cloud and Big Data, combined they reach fever pitch. The Internet of Things was first coined in 1999 by Kevin Ashton who co-founded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which created a global standard system for RFID and other sensors. He is given credit for the term Internet of Things to describe a system where the Internet is connected to the physical world via ubiquitous sensors. But prior to this auspicious start, we can trace the...Dec. 17, 2014 08:00 AM EST Reads: 2,263Monitoring IoT with Real-time Log DataBy Trevor ParsonsIn terms of requirements, IoT systems require the ability: to gather, process and store all the data from a wide range of different of sensors; to produce alerts on certain conditions being detected in the incoming data; to analyze or view historical data with incoming sensor data.Dec. 16, 2014 07:45 PM EST Reads: 1,846Brendan O'Brien and the 'Future of IoT'By Elizabeth White"There is a natural synchronization between the business models, the IoT is there to support ,” explained Brendan O'Brien, Co-founder and Chief Architect of Aria Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at the 15th International Cloud Expo®, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.Dec. 15, 2014 08:15 AM EST Reads: 3,572The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2015By Peter SilvaThe time of year that crystal balls get a viewing and many pundits put out their annual predictions for the coming year. Rather than thinking up my own, I figured I’d regurgitate what many others are expecting to happen.Dec. 10, 2014 07:15 AM EST Reads: 2,622Can IoT Be Wicked Smart and Wicked Green? By Esmeralda SwartzThe Internet of Things (IoT) is making everything it touches smarter – smart devices, smart cars and smart cities. And lucky us, we’re just beginning to reap the benefits as we work toward a networked society. However, this technology-driven innovation is impacting more than just individuals. The IoT has an environmental impact as well, which brings us to the theme of this month’s #IoTuesday Twitter chat.