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Building Customer-Focused IoT Applications Easier with Charlie Key, Co-founder and CEO of Losant

Over the Air · 4 Aug 2022 · 19m

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Charlie Key, Co-founder and CEO of Losant, explains how his company simplifies enterprise IoT development through a visual workflow engine and edge computing capabilities. He details Losant's strategic pivot from a developer-centric model to an enterprise-focused sales approach, emphasizing the importance of compliance, security, and building trust with large organizations. Key also outlines the company's future roadmap, which prioritizes integrating AI and machine learning for anomaly detection and enhancing data usability for customers.

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