Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

This week I thought it might be fun to focus the majority of the issue on stories regarding the "hype" of the IoT and articles on security. These are two areas that continue to be hot in conversations I have and read about as I study this technology movement.

I also pulled a story in on Machine Learning and Big Data in the retail space and called out a conference going on in the Twin Cities on August 12th, 2015 called FAR Con that is relevant.

I round off this issue with a video from the Solid Conference and a successful IoT Kickstarter project which makes building solutions as easy as working with Legos.

Hope you enjoy this issue and please tweet it to your followers!

News

The Internet of Things Has Vast Economic Potential, McKinsey Report Says

McKinsey is the latest of the big consulting firms to put out a report showing massive opportunity for the IoT in the coming years, especially in the area of business and industry. However, take it with a grain of salt. It's hard to know if these findings are true or being used to bolster their own business.

Cutting Through Internet of Things Hype

This article offers a few insights into business cases in the IoT space, especially around cases where getting the right data is important.

IoT: We All Believe the Hype - Now What?

I've thought and shared some of these same questions when I've spoken to others on the subject. You need to have a reason to consider having an IoT strategy. Think about the "why, how and who", before jumping to the "what".

A Look Inside Google and Carnegie-Mellon's IoT Campus

This article made the rounds this past week on a number of different sites and by followers in the IoT space. The focus is on how Google and Carnegie-Mellon are working to put together a platform called GIoTTO, where any device can talk to any other device.

Security

How IoT Devices Make Security Compliance Even More Complex

Most device manufacturers are not following suggestions made in report by the FTC along with stating that items such as auditing data collection and privacy are not even possible. Unfortunately, this leaves a lot of room for manufactures to not take security seriously.

Cisco Launch Internet of Things Platform to Enhance Video Analytics Security

Cisco launched an Internet of Things platform to enhance video analytics security. With an expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.9%, the investment in security-based video analytical software is becoming increasingly widespread.

Personal Privacy in the Era of the Internet of Things

I've always called personal data around our health, home and activity as the most personal of personal. Having your banking or social security information compromised pales in comparison.

Hardware: A Building Block for IoT Security

The article states, "To address security, several developers, such as AMD and Arrayent, advocate implementing IoT security in the hardware itself, rather than relying exclusively on software updates." I agree with this. The lower in the stack it can be done, the less chance there is for it to be missed.

Business

Machine Learning, IoT and Big Data

Technology is the future of retail. Digital data, machine learning, cloud-powered analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) will separate the wheat from the chaff in tomorrow's retail industry. Along these lines there is a conference coming in a few weeks on just this subject of retail and a big data

Video

Why the New Hardware Movement is Bigger than IoT

From Solid Conference 2015: "Why the new hardware movement is even bigger than the Internet of Things". Solid Program Chair Jon Bruner (O’Reilly Media) welcomes you to the second day of keynotes.

DIY

Designing A Lego Set For The Internet Of Things

Sam by Sam Labs had a successful kickstarter that was an electronics kit that makes rolling your own devices for the Internet of Things as easy as snapping together a few bricks.