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No-Code IoT and Future Business Models | ThingLogix's Rob Rastovich

IoT For All Podcast · 3 Aug 2021 · 33m

What this episode covers

Rob Rastovich, CTO of ThingLogix, explains how the company evolved from building the core technology for AWS IoT to creating Foundry, a low-code/no-code IoT platform designed to accelerate deployment. He discusses specific use cases including USGS river monitoring, solar-powered refrigerators in Africa, and smart corrals for his own cattle ranch. Rastovich argues that the future of IoT business models lies in subscription-based, proactive services (like connected pool maintenance) rather than reactive device sales, enabled by event-based architectures and AI.

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ThingLogix, Telemetry, Salesforce, USGS, Emirates NBD
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AWS IoT, Foundry, Workwatch, Chirpley, Alexa

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