When Device and Data Management Meet, Good Things Happen in the IoT

IoT device management is becoming as hot a topic these days for enterprises as mobile device management became over a decade ago. Why? According to Dave McCarthy at Bsquare, enterprise IoT “proof of concepts” are maturing in to larger and more distributed deployments given the success of early tests. ��We’re now seeing massive adoption in the marketplace, with not just hundreds but thousands, tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands of sensors being connected to manage everything from smart buildings to smart factories,” McCarthy said. IoT device management introduces new challenges to IT and OT teams, related to scale, security, connectivity, and compute. While they have significant experience in locking down mobile devices and network infrastructure, being able to now also be responsible for connected systems – lighting, security, cameras, HVAC and more – is driving a new focus on how IoT and IIoT solutions can be integrated into their existing management platforms or connected on all new platforms.