IoT is a constantly-changing landscape. Leveraging UX makes that landscape navigable.

I spent 3 days in Chicago last week attending the Service Council’s Symposium 2019.

We are fascinated by the evolution for cellular technology; did you say 5G, LPWA, LORA, SD-WAN?? How exciting is it that your smart “thing” is based on the latest and greatest technology? Very! In a world filled with smart devices, IoT (or connected) devices, and M2M devices, we love to talk about the evolution of the technology. Although technology evolution is always interesting, it is the evolution of device management that is really critical. What would we do without the window into our devices?

While visiting my nephew in Harpswell, Maine, I took this beautiful picture of an idyllic location on the ocean as a great reminder of why I love Maine.

The first article in our four-part IoT UX series discussed the importance and complexity of UX in Operational Device Management (ODM). In our second article, we begin addressing this complexity with solutions we have found most effective here at EdgeIQ. The UX solutions described in this article will be grouped into three categories: designing for scale, intuition, and flexibility.

International Security Conference & Expo (ISC) West is the largest single event for practitioners, consumers and providers in and around (physical) security and smart building technology. Everything from drones and surveillance robots to smart locks, video surveillance and smart turnstiles. 30,000 people and 1,000 exhibitors makes this a major event in a growing industry.

IoT has arrived, but an ability to effortlessly manage it hasn’t. Enter UX.

Connected products are transforming our lives in wonderful ways. I personally experience this every day.

CES (The Consumer Electronics Show) needs to change its name.

Every January in Las Vegas, the latest and greatest TVs and other consumer goodies are on prominent display. The mainstream media combs the aisles looking for the coolest new tech gadgets that will dazzle their mainstream audiences. And in fairness, LG, Samsung, Sony and others put on a helluva display, pun intended.

I reflected on two interesting days in New York at ISC East; this time it was three days in Las Vegas at AWS re:Invent 2018. I considered not going, but then I was invited to a special partner session reserved for about 200 of AWS’ most brilliant and best looking partners...and me.