Apply For An Alpha Developer Kit of ARTIK

What is ARTIK? from Samsung on Vimeo.

https://www.artik.io/

If you're building the next big thing for IoT, ARTIK's Alpha Developer Program is for you. ARTIK are now opening the program to a limited group of developers who want to get a headstart with ARTIK and help to make the product even better. You'll have access to hardware and technical support, and connect directly with the product team for assistance and feedback. Interested? Apply to be part of the Alpha Developer Program today!

Applications for ARTIK's alpha program close on May 31st! Apply now

Creating the Internet of Your Things, the Microsoft point of view on the Internet of Things

Where is your business going? How are you going to make it thrive? How will you make the most of what you have, and incorporate today’s and tomorrow’s technology breakthroughs to ensure your business is set up for the long term? How are you going to help your employees become more efficient? How are you going to reduce costs yet improve customer service? The answers to these questions—and many more—likely already exist in your business with the data and systems you have today. You may need ideas, inspiration, and technology partners to help you stop running your business and start making it thrive.

Microsoft recognizes that buzz about new technology can be exciting but also challenging to assess from a business perspective. The Internet of Things, also known as IoT, is one such trend. The Internet of Things provides vast opportunities, but it can also pose a challenge to enterprises.

The Internet of Things has kept plenty of technology journalists busy during the past year, but few have answered the most important questions of how to make it relevant to your business today. Instead, it often seems overwhelming, complicated, and expensive. It’s no wonder many companies are uncertain about implementing an IoT strategy. In this paper, we explain how to look beyond the hype and start on a path that will unlock the potential of the Internet of Your Thing

Download the paper - Creating the Internet of Your Things - HERE.

MQTT enabling the smallest "things"

The MQTT and MQTT-SN (see mqtt.org) protocols are being widely used for IoT applications because of their simplicity and low overheads. The Paho embedded client libraries for MQTT and MQTT-SN have been designed to minimize size and avoid dependencies on system libraries. This makes them suitable for use in just about any environment with a C or C++ compiler, regardless of operating system or networking library.

This session will describe the libraries; how they are split into layers of varying size and helpfulness, and how they can be ported to the environment of your choice. It will be illustrated with examples of use on platforms such as mbed and Arduino.

Presenter: Ian Craggs [IBM]

An overview of Eclipse IoT

Benjamin Cabé, from the Eclipse Foundation, gives an overview of the Eclipse IoT community.

Slides from the talk are available here: http://fr.slideshare.net/kartben/overview-of-eclipse-iot-projects-iot-day-grenoble

How small is An Atom?

Atoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible – how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? But then again, they kind of make up everything, so let us try anyways.