What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? Defining and Implementing IoT Solutions

August 21, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a phenomenon first defined in 1999. A simple definition of IoT is “the connection of devices to the internet.”1 The kinds of devices, such as fitness trackers, factory floor sensors, RFID tags, monitoring equipment, etc. are burgeoning as innovation continues to push the envelope for IoT. Since the inception of IoT, Skillsoft has created expansive resources and content to support all aspects of the new reality of all things connecting.

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UnaBiz is an Internet of Things company created to become the exclusive SIGFOX Operator (SO) in Singapore and Taiwan. It will deploy a nation-wide carrier grade network in Singapore to enable low power, long range, cost-effective and simple-to-use connectivity for compatible devices.

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WI-FI 6E AND FUTURE-PROOFING WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE

whitePaper | May 23, 2023

The future of wireless networking needs will continue to grow. Location based services, sensors, and IoT devices will continue to be added to wireless networks. Expanding and new uses of Wi-Fi that require high performing connections like AR/VR, AI/ML, and new technologies we don’t even know about yet will compete for wireless network resources. Finally, all the standard uses we currently associate with Wi-Fi like video and voice calls, streaming services and cloud hosted applications will continue to bring more devices to wireless networks with increasing traffic demands.

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The Disruptions of 5G on Data-driven Technologies and Applications

whitePaper | December 18, 2019

With 5G on the verge of being adopted as the next mobile network, there is a need to analyze its impact on the landscape of computing and data management. In this paper, we analyze the impact of 5G on both traditional and emerging technologies and project our view on future research challenges and opportunities. With a predicted increase of 10-100x in bandwidth and 5-10x decrease in latency, 5G is expected to be the main enabler for smart cities, smart IoT and efficient healthcare, where machine learning is conducted at the edge.

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Satellite based LoRa unlocks Europe-wide IoT

whitePaper | April 27, 2022

Big data is the dominant economic currency in a changing world moving at an increasingly accelerated pace. The speed and frequency with which data is collected, processed, and actioned is crucial to delivering the core promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) – either saving money through optimized operations or enabling new business models to generate new revenue streams.

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Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and its Adoption

whitePaper | September 22, 2022

The complexity and cost of ensuring network security and remote access for employees and key business partners can overwhelm smaller businesses. Higher cloud adoption, a distributed workforce, mobile employees, the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks make traditional methods of ensuring secure communications across your organization overly complex and expensive. Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) reduces the surface area for attack by following zero trust tenets to provide access to applications. ZTNA from OpenVPN Cloud creates a private, secure overlay network for businesses, which connects all of their applications, private networks, workforce, and IoT devices together without needing to own and manage a multitude of complex and hard-to-scale security and data networking gear.

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Smart Intersections – IoT insights using Wi-Fi

whitePaper | November 28, 2019

Globally, more than 1.25 million people die in road traffic crashes every year and a further 50 million people are injured or disabled.¹ Meanwhile, congestion costs Australians $16.5 billion in 2015, according to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. The price of congestion is expected to double between $27.7 and $37.3 billion by 2030, without major policy changes.

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Monitoring IT, OT and IIoT with Paessler PRTG: use cases and dashboards

whitePaper | May 18, 2022

Digitalization and the convergence of IT and OT makes it crucial to have a unified view of your entire infrastructure. From machines on the factory floor, PLCs, programmable logic controllers and IIoT devices, through to industrial gateways and IPCs – you need to know the status and condition of it all.

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UnaBiz

UnaBiz is an Internet of Things company created to become the exclusive SIGFOX Operator (SO) in Singapore and Taiwan. It will deploy a nation-wide carrier grade network in Singapore to enable low power, long range, cost-effective and simple-to-use connectivity for compatible devices.

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