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Why Integration is Key to IoT Success | IoT.nxt's André Jacobs

IoT For All Podcast · 14 Mar 2022 · 19m

What this episode covers

André Jacobs, Chief of Product Engineering at IoT.nxt, discusses the critical role of integration in IoT success, emphasizing the company's bottom-up approach starting from edge protocols like Raptor. He details the development of Virtual Raptor, an on-premises solution designed to handle massive telemetry loads and address security concerns by keeping data within the customer's network. Jacobs also highlights the challenges of integrating legacy industrial equipment, particularly in the mining sector, and advises future-proofing strategies for IoT adoption.

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companies scaling up

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IoT.nxt
Products
Virtual Raptor
Also
Raptor, MQTT, CoAP, Modbus

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