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The Biggest Obstacles to Adoption in Commercial IoT | Software AG's Jonathan Weiss

IoT For All Podcast · 2 Nov 2020 · 30m

What this episode covers

Jonathan Weiss, Vice President of Emerging Technologies at Software AG, discusses the current state of commercial IoT adoption, noting that while technology has matured, the primary barrier remains tying IoT initiatives to tangible business value. He highlights trends such as the shift to edge computing to reduce cloud costs and the rise of self-service analytics tools that empower non-technical business users. Weiss also warns against common pitfalls, including underestimating integration complexity and adopting IoT for its own sake without a clear business case.

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large enterprises

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Companies
Software AG, Stanley Black & Decker, AWS, Microsoft, Gartner, Pfizer, 3M
Products
Cumulocity, DeWalt, Raspberry Pi

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