# What Type of Smart Home Devices Should You Stay Away From? | Tony Mauro, CTO at Plasmatic Technologies | #AskIoT E013

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2019-02-27
- Length: 50m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/What-Type-of-Smart-Home-Devices-Should-You-Stay-Away-From---Tony-Mauro--CTO-at-Plasmatic-Technologies--AskIoT-E013-e28bp75

## Summary

Tony Morrow, CTO and co-founder of Plasmatic Technologies, explains how his company’s Atlanta platform helps utility and insurance providers deliver real ROI to homeowners through smart home data, rather than just luxury gadgets. He discusses the importance of using standards like Zigbee to avoid fragmentation, the security risks of generic Wi-Fi devices, and why serverless cloud architecture is critical for scaling IoT platforms reliably. Morrow advises consumers to prioritize devices from established brands with sustainable business models to ensure long-term support and data privacy.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas#t=1) Introduction and Plasmatic's Mission
- [4:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas#t=260) Atlanta Platform and Consumer ROI
- [8:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas#t=487) Utility and Insurance Value Propositions
- [19:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas#t=1178) Serverless Architecture and Scalability
- [24:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas#t=1479) Fragmentation and the Zigbee Alliance
- [31:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas#t=1904) Data Privacy and Consumer Trust
- [37:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas#t=2243) Choosing Smart Home Technologies
- [41:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2019-02-27-what-type-of-smart-home-devices-should-you-stay-away-from-tony-mauro-cto-at-plas#t=2464) Devices to Avoid and Security Risks

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Plasmatic Technologies (company)
- Atlanta (product)
- Zigbee Alliance (other)
- Nest (company)
- Amazon Alexa (product)
- Lowe's Iris (product)
- Samsung SmartThings (product)
- Belkin (company)
- TP-Link (company)
- Google Home (product)
- Arlo (product)
- Chamberlain (company)

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