<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Internet of Things</title> <atom:link href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot</link> <description>Microsoft Internet of Things Blog</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 17:00:51 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">77982353</site> <item> <title>Enhance cross-channel retail personalization with IoT</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2017/01/16/enhance-cross-channel-retail-personalization-with-iot/</link> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 17:00:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beacons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[customer relationship management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[loyalty programs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Plexure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[retail personalization]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=21458</guid> <description><![CDATA[For retailers, the Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing administrative processes like managing supply chains, tracking inventory, and monitoring refrigeration units. But IoT extends far &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2017/01/16/enhance-cross-channel-retail-personalization-with-iot/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For retailers, the Internet of Things (IoT) is <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/11/07/retail-execution-best-practices-in-the-age-of-iot-qa-with-industry-leader-afs-technologies/">revolutionizing</a> administrative processes like managing supply chains, tracking inventory, and monitoring refrigeration units. But IoT extends far beyond the back office for retail – it also has the potential to increase conversion rates and deepen customer engagement by driving personalized marketing. Using in-store beacons, retailers can recognize when a mobile app user is nearby and reach them with personalized content. Location-based marketing powered by IoT beacons will drive an estimated <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/beacons-impact-billions-in-reail-sales-2015-2">$44 billion</a> in retail sales this year, up from $4 billion in 2015.</p> <p>By leveraging beacons, sensors, and strong cross-channel analytics, retailers can direct personalized messages and promotions to a customer’s phone, wearable, or an adaptive digital sign in the store. Plus, IoT devices can sense where customers are spending time inside the store, giving retailers valuable additional data about customer preferences.</p> <p>The <a href="https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/azure/plexure.c82dc2fc-817b-487e-ae83-1658c1bc8ff2">Retail Personalization solution</a> from Plexure and Microsoft is an IoT-driven CRM solution that enables brands to provide a contextual, personalized and engaging in-store experience. Read on to see how Plexure’s IoT capabilities can help you solve three marketing challenges: activation, engagement, and retention.</p> <p><strong>Activate new customers</strong></p> <p>IoT-driven personalization turns shoppers into loyal customers faster. In-store IoT devices allow you to reach customers with relevant content in the store, which increases their spending and drives return visits. For example, if a customer has been browsing for an item online, you could nudge them toward the final purchase by offering them a special pricing when they reach the store. If they have something in their virtual shopping cart, a beacon could direct them to the aisle where they can find it. Location-based push messages like this have the power to <a href="http://www.plexure.com/plexure-blog/2016/11/23/connecting-iot-for-enhanced-in-store-experiences">double redemption rates</a> – even more so if you personalize offers further with context like weather, time of day, and local events (so you are not offering ice cream in a snowstorm). A global convenience store retailer working with Plexure increased mobile transactions by 73% by targeting customers based on their spending habits and digital behavior. When you give customers the deals that are most relevant to them, they are more likely to come back for more.</p> <p><strong>Optimize customer engagement</strong></p> <p>In addition to activating new customers, IoT-driven personalization enhances in-store customer engagement by tailoring in-store marketing. In the same way IoT technology pushes personalized content to devices, it can also prompt relevant messages to appear on adaptive digital signs in the store. This type of personalization makes in-store marketing more persuasive &#8211; digital signs are <a href="http://visual.ly/connected-store-experience">34% more effective</a> than traditional signs for the same advertisement. For example, a beacon can identify a nearby customer and present an ad for something they’ve recently clicked on in the app. Additionally, shelf sensors can identify when something is picked up and trigger a relevant promotional video on an adjacent screen. One major furniture retailer placed digital screens in every department that reminded nearby customers of things on their wish list. Targeted customers purchased the suggested product 18% more often, and had a <a href="http://www.plexure.com/solutions/">25% larger average check</a> than customers who didn’t see targeted content. With IoT-connected stores, you have more changes to engage customers with compelling offers.</p> <p><strong>Retain loyal customers </strong></p> <p>Finally, IoT technology helps you take your loyalty program to the next level. IoT-driven CRM not only provides loyalty members with VIP deals when they visit the store, but it senses how customers navigate the store IoT and CRM solutions as well. This additional data gives you a better idea of customer preferences – like the departments they spend the most time in or the days of the week they like to visit stores – which in turn improves personalized offers. For example, if your data shows a customer spent a significant amount of time in the luggage aisle but left empty-handed, you can use that insight to retarget them online or during their next store visit. Loyalty programs are key to cultivating lasting customer relationships, and IoT-based CRM gives you means to make your program stand out from the competition.</p> <p><strong>Enhancing retail personalization</strong></p> <p>Adding IoT on top of your CRM solution gives you the power to unify your personalization strategy across digital and real-world channels. The Retail Personalization solution from Plexure integrates IoT-enabled CRM from Microsoft to deliver seamless customer engagement in stores and online. The solution merges in-store data with other data sources like mobile, web, social to give you a truly 360-degree view of each customer and deliver consistent personalized content across channels. It also brings in external data sources like weather, traffic, and events to exploit changing conditions in real time. When you’re ready to get started, you can download check out Plexure’s solution on <a href="https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/azure/plexure.c82dc2fc-817b-487e-ae83-1658c1bc8ff2">AppSource</a> today.</p> <p>If you’re ready to learn more about how Microsoft can help you transform your customers’ retail experience through personalization, demand forecasting and more, read our whitepaper on “<a href="https://info.microsoft.com/Enterprise_EN-US_Retail_RetailInsightsWP_RegistrationPage.html">Retail Insights: Harnessing the Power of Data</a>”.</p> <p>And for more information on how Microsoft IoT solutions can transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.InternetofYourThings.com">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">21458</post-id> </item> <item> <title>From the Internet of Oysters, a pearl of an idea emerges&#8230;</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2017/01/11/from-the-internet-of-oysters-a-pearl-of-an-idea-emerges/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:00:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Lee]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[customer story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Azure IoT Suite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remote monitoring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Yield]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=21290</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Internet of Things (IoT) is literally making a difference in the field. And the estuary. And the bay. Today, oyster farmers and growers are &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2017/01/11/from-the-internet-of-oysters-a-pearl-of-an-idea-emerges/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">Internet of Things</a> (IoT) is literally making a difference in the field. And the estuary. And the bay. Today, oyster farmers and growers are now using IoT to help them increase their yields and make the entire farm-to-table food chain more sustainable.</p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/Microsoft_BarillaBay_635.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-21299" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/Microsoft_BarillaBay_635-300x200.jpg" alt="microsoft_barillabay_635" width="300" height="200" /></a>The story of <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/transform/?p=9764">Ros Harvey’s entrée to the world of IoT</a> and food production came in the form of a business problem: How to help Tasmanian farmers sustainably manage their oyster supply.</p> <p>Always a problem solver, Harvey, CEO of <a href="http://www.theyield.com/">The Yield</a>, has cultivated a globe-spanning career in the worlds of social enterprise, international development and labor in the apparel industry. While not a technologist by training, she was an early adopter of Microsoft cloud technology as a way to connect, share and negotiate across continents, languages, governments and manufacturers.</p> <p>When Harvey left her job with the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland and returned home to Tasmania, she set her sights on helping the local economy, where agriculture and aquaculture play a large role. In 2014, she founded The Yield, an agricultural technology startup, and put her problem-solving skills to work helping Tasmanian oyster farmers deal with ongoing challenges from weather and pollution.</p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/Microsoft_BarillaBay_1056-58587993cc097.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-21314" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/Microsoft_BarillaBay_1056-58587993cc097-300x200.jpg" alt="microsoft_barillabay_1056" width="300" height="200" /></a>Oysters feed by filtering nourishment from the water in marine estuaries. This makes them particularly susceptible to pollution. So when heavy rains fall, Australian regulators shut down oyster harvesting out of concern for potential contaminants in stormwater runoff. In the past, because there was no way to assess the real danger of contaminants other than monitoring rainfall, oyster farmers faced losses of millions of dollars each time there was a heavy rain.</p> <p>In order to better assess the state of the water quality, Harvey and her team at The Yield used IoT to create a sort of <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/transform/?p=9764">“Internet of Oysters”</a> – a series of real-time sensors, powered by <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/internet-of-things-azure-iot-suite">Microsoft’s Azure IoT Suite</a>, that sit in the oyster estuaries, monitor the quality of the water around the oysters and send the data to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform where machine learning and advanced analytics deliver data-based predictions to both oyster growers and regulators via real-time dashboards.</p> <p>The system was so successful The Yield turned its attention to helping other local farmers take advantage of IoT-based tools and technologies to sustainably manage their crop production as they cope with the growing uncertainty of weather and other challenges brought about by climate change.</p> <blockquote><p>&#8220;The Yield has two purposes, says Harvey: “Feed the world without wrecking the planet, and create public good with private effort.&#8221;</p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/Microsoft_Houstons_C1_1644.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-21305" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/Microsoft_Houstons_C1_1644-300x200.jpg" alt="microsoft_houstons_c1_1644" width="300" height="200" /></a>Harvey sees the transformative power in IoT technology, and has focused her company’s efforts on innovating new technologies and business models that help farmers, government regulators and the entire food supply chain work together more effectively. For example, IoT sensors in fruit and vegetable fields monitor and relay the weather’s effects – at the field, row and even plant level – to help farmers make better, faster decisions about when and how to plant, nourish, protect and harvest their crops.</p> <p>By taking some the guesswork out of growing through IoT technology, farmers can save money and make the entire food chain, from farm to table, more sustainable.</p> <p><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='390' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/0EK15i7CUsY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'></iframe></p> <p>Read more about <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/transform/?p=9764">Ros Harvey, The Yield and the Internet of Oysters</a> on the Transform blog. And for more information about how Microsoft IoT can transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a>.<a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/Microsoft_BarillaBay_1056-58587993cc097.jpg"><br /> </a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">21290</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Helping automakers drive innovation through connected cars</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2017/01/05/helping-automakers-drive-innovation-through-connected-cars/</link> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:15:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Hub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CES]]></category> <category><![CDATA[connected car]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Azure IoT Suite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Connected Vehicle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Renault-Nissan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toyota]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volvo]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=21407</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last year the average American spent more than 290 hours behind the wheel of a car – that’s roughly equivalent to seven 40-hour weeks – &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2017/01/05/helping-automakers-drive-innovation-through-connected-cars/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last year the average American spent more than 290 hours behind the wheel of a car – that’s roughly equivalent to seven 40-hour weeks – according to a <a href="http://newsroom.aaa.com/2016/09/americans-spend-average-17600-minutes-driving-year/">report</a> published by the AAA Foundation. When you expand that globally, the amount of time we spend driving is staggering. That’s why automakers like Renault-Nissan, Volvo, BMW and Toyota are embracing the <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">Internet of Things</a> (IoT) to provide new ways to help drivers stay safe, connected and productive during their time on the road.</p> <p>By 2020, 90 percent of new cars will have connectivity capabilities¹ and Microsoft is helping the automotive industry drive this transformation. Today at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, we announced the <a href="http://aka.ms/mcvp">Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform</a>, an offering built on the powerful Microsoft Azure cloud. It brings Microsoft&#8217;s intelligent services in virtual assistants, business applications, office services, visual analytics and productivity tools to the car, to reduce driver distractions and help drivers be even more mobile.</p> <p><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/?p=18617606">In her post</a> on the Official Microsoft Blog, Peggy Johnson, executive vice president of business development, shared more about how Microsoft is helping auto makers, tier-one suppliers and the entire automotive ecosystem revolutionize their businesses while supporting better driving experiences for customers.</p> <p>No other manufacturing industry has done more to embrace the value of partnerships in delivering great products and customer experiences than the automotive industry. Likewise, in the software industry, Microsoft has the heritage and longstanding approach to partnerships and ecosystems that make us a trusted technology partner with many organizations world-wide.</p> <p>That’s why we are bringing our software and cloud expertise to the automotive industry.  Working hand in hand with the automakers we know and trust to build the cars we love, Microsoft is sharing our expertise in developing, supporting and maintaining IoT technologies. Rather than attempting to build our own connected car, we’re providing automakers with a platform that does the heavy lifting across multiple areas of connectivity – empowering customers and partners with the cloud-based tools to connect services and data together. This enables automakers to focus on what they do best: creating innovative vehicles that deliver better, safer driving experiences.</p> <div id="attachment_21419" style="width: 586px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2017/01/Microsoft-Connected-Vehicle-Platform-Infographic.pdf"><img class="wp-image-21419 size-large" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2017/01/Microsoft-Connected-Vehicle-Platform-Infographic-576x1024.jpg" alt="microsoft-connected-vehicle-platform-infographic" width="576" height="1024" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Click to download a PDF.</p></div> <p>Using <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/iot-hub/">Azure IoT Hub</a> to communicate between the car and the cloud and services like <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/cortana-intelligence-suite">Cortana Intelligence</a>, the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform takes advantage of a set of core cloud services and productivity technologies that provide advanced navigation, predictive maintenance, remote monitoring of car features, in-car productivity and intelligent, personal assistance for drivers.</p> <p>Renault-Nissan, which sells one in ten cars worldwide, is <a href="https://newsroom.nissan-global.com/releases/nissan-ceo-carlos-ghosn-announces-at-ces-breakthrough-technologies-and-partnerships-to-deliver-zero-emissions-zero-fatality-mobility">the first auto manufacturer to commit to the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform</a>. They will be using it to power their next-generation connected services in their cars. These cars will offer advanced navigation and driver support using Cortana and will provide predictive maintenance assistance with remote monitoring of car features. During their CES keynote today, the company said they committed to the platform because of Microsoft’s flexibility, multi-OS and programming language support, enterprise-grade security and rigorous commitment to compliance.</p> <p>Other automakers are embracing the platform as well. Microsoft is working with BMW on <a href="http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/05/19/bmws-azure-powered-personal-travel-assistant-curates-better-driving-experiences/">in-car productivity and an intelligent, personal driver assistant</a> that can look at calendars, traffic, parking, routing and countless other factors to deliver more intuitive and seamless driving experiences. We’re also partnering with Volvo to integrate Skype for Business in Volvo’s 90 Series cars, and Toyota is using the platform to enable in-car services, personalized experiences, better safety, and smart city integration, among other scenarios.</p> <p>The Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform brings together the best of Microsoft technology to provide a trusted, back-end foundation for the creation of innovative connected car solutions. It combines Microsoft’s IoT expertise with sophisticated machine learning, artificial intelligence tools, advanced mapping services and end-to-end analytics that provide greater insights into vehicle usage. It also enables the integration of productivity and digital life services that take advantage of familiar Microsoft products like Cortana, <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/home">Dynamics 365</a>, <a href="https://products.office.com/en-us/home">Office</a>, <a href="https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/">Power BI</a> and <a href="https://www.skype.com/en/business/skype-for-business/">Skype for Business</a>. And thanks to Azure’s global cloud infrastructure with 38 datacenters around the world, including China, the Microsoft Connected Vehicle platform provides global availability, along with robust security, compliance and privacy measures – ever-present concerns in a connected world.</p> <p>To learn more about how the Microsoft Connected Vehicle platform is helping automakers, OEMs and other ecosystem partners drive business value while creating personalized, productive, safer and more focused driving experiences, check out <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/?p=18617606">the post</a> on the Official Microsoft Blog and our new <a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/9/D/69D92EB1-F1EE-4893-ABE1-C005D7F9FF57/Microsoft_Connected_Vehicle_Platform_Whitepaper_EN_US.pdf">Empowering Automotive Innovation</a> whitepaper. For more information about how Microsoft IoT can transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a>.</p> <p>^{1 Telefónica, Connected Car Industry Report, 2014.}</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">21407</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Mattel nabi announces first-ever connected kids room, powered by IoT</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2017/01/05/mattel-nabi-announces-first-ever-connected-kids-room-powered-by-iot/</link> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Lee]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aristotle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Hub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Suite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cortana Intelligence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mattel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nabi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Partner]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=21359</guid> <description><![CDATA[Parenting is a hectic job. From attending to a baby’s comfort to supporting and protecting children as they learn and grow, there’s never a dull &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2017/01/05/mattel-nabi-announces-first-ever-connected-kids-room-powered-by-iot/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Parenting is a hectic job. From attending to a baby’s comfort to supporting and protecting children as they learn and grow, there’s never a dull moment. Even when children are in bed or playing in their rooms, parents must stay ever alert to kids’ engagement, needs and safety.</p> <p>Mattel’s nabi brand — known for its innovative nabi tablet and other high-tech solutions for kids — has stepped up to help simplify the complex lives of parents with the launch of Aristotle, the first-of-its-kind connected platform for kids. Developed using Microsoft IoT technologies and just announced at CES, Aristotle not only comes to the rescue of many a frazzled parent, but it is also helping Mattel take its nabi business to the next level.</p> <p>So what makes Aristotle different from other connected housewares?</p> <p><strong>Intuitive, all-in-one solution</strong></p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2017/01/nabi_Aristotle_Hub_Front_Glow.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-21374" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2017/01/nabi_Aristotle_Hub_Front_Glow-300x300.jpg" alt="nabi_aristotle_hub_front_glow" width="300" height="300" /></a>Aristotle moves connected home devices a step further by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI), voice, sight and sound into a single hub and camera, providing an intuitive, all-in-one solution that works with no need for additional devices or hardware — unlike the patchwork of devices and peripherals often needed to get your home connected (and that may or may not play nice with one another).</p> <p>The offering also uses voice-activated, AI-driven technologies, including Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and IoT Stream Analytics, to help parents nurture, teach and protect their kids. The power of AI, including Cortana Intelligence, brings Speech to Text, LUIS, CRIS and Text to Speech functionality, allowing the platform to learn patterns and autonomously act upon user habits to aid in child development and learning.</p> <p>With a built-in, LED, multiple-color lighting system and companion Wi-Fi camera, Aristotle can perform specialized AI functions on its own. Parents can establish autonomous “Do This When” protocols for a variety of unique situations. For example, the hub can soothe a crying baby with a lullaby, purchase diapers when supplies are low, read a bedtime story and even help kids learn a foreign language.</p> <p><strong>Seamless integration</strong></p> <p>Aristotle uses the flexibility of Azure IoT to adapt to kids’ needs as they grow up. Seamless integration with a wide variety of devices, back-end technologies, and application and web development tools means third-party companies can create new peripherals and integrated hardware for babies or kindergartners with ease.</p> <p>Aristotle connects with Wink, Wemo, Samsung Smart Things, hue, Zigbee and others. And nabi partners Silk Labs, BabyCenter, Little Pin, iHeart Radio, FEN Learning and Tipitap are already developing content such as parenting advice, books, music, lesson plans, games and more.</p> <p><strong>Secure and convenient</strong></p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2017/01/nabi_Aristotle_Cam_Mounted.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-21377" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2017/01/nabi_Aristotle_Cam_Mounted-300x300.jpg" alt="nabi_aristotle_cam_mounted" width="300" height="300" /></a>Mattel has also taken security very seriously by making sure Aristotle is both COPPA and HIPAA compliant, applying the same data safeguards as hospitals, and using 256-bit encryption to keep Aristotle’s video stream secure. And the only way to sync with Aristotle is to get very close to the hub (no more than five inches away), so there’s no threat of nosy neighbors or strangers looking in on kids from down the street.</p> <p>The Aristotle platform and hub will be available this summer along with a connected smart baby monitor. The hub includes a baby camera, night light, changing light, white noise machine and lullaby speaker. E-commerce functionality is tied directly to key retail partners, enabling Aristotle to reorder baby-related necessities and look for online deals.</p> <p>Content and peripherals available at launch will focus on infant needs and early learning. nabi’s software development kit will also be available at launch for partners to begin creating additional content for toddlers, school-age kids and tweens.</p> <p>For more information about how Microsoft IoT can transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.InternetofYourThings.com">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">21359</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Quest Institute inspires STEM students with new IoT-enabled space experiment platform</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/28/quest-institute-inspires-stem-students-with-new-iot-enabled-space-experiment-platform/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Suite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Space Station]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ISS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quest Institute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 10]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=21254</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the U.S. facing a shortfall of 3 million skilled workers in STEM-related fields by 2018, there’s no time like the present to get today’s &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/28/quest-institute-inspires-stem-students-with-new-iot-enabled-space-experiment-platform/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the U.S. facing a shortfall of 3 million skilled workers in STEM-related fields by 2018, there’s no time like the present to get today’s youth excited and inspired about becoming the next generation of scientists. The <a href="http://questforspace.com/">Quest Institute</a> recently partnered with Microsoft to do just that through a new project that takes the <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com">Internet of Things (IoT)</a> to the final frontier—space.</p> <p><a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/11/22/students-launch-windows-10-iot-experiment-into-space/#3UfiCk8IQI12WXST.97">In a post</a> on the Windows Experience blog, Quest Institute Director of Innovation Danny Kim explains how Windows 10 IoT enabled Quest Institute to build a new experiment platform for the International Space Station (ISS), allowing students of all ages to participate in experiments aboard the ISS. The project not only coordinates and manages multiple student experiments off one platform, it also connects to servers on Earth to transfer data to and from the ISS. This has made space science experiments more affordable and accessible to more students, potentially making it easier for them to learn and become inspired to pursue a STEM career.</p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/IoT_Space_pointer_IMG2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21266" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/IoT_Space_pointer_IMG2.png" alt="iot_space_pointer_img2" width="976" height="366" /></a></p> <p>This project also helped Quest Institute to solve one of engineering’s most difficult problems with space: to make a scalable science platform that can withstand the harshness of space. The joint initiative to create this “NextGen” ISS brought about new innovations through Windows 10 IoT to handle fault tolerance, which culminated in the first flight of this new platform. In fact, in October Quest’s NextGen ISS experiment platform flew aboard the Antares OA5 Mission rocket and its astronauts successfully connected to the experiment platform.</p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/IoT_Space_pointer_IMG3.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21269" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/IoT_Space_pointer_IMG3.png" alt="iot_space_pointer_img3" width="975" height="540" /></a></p> <p>For more details about how the next generation of entrepreneurs are using IoT, check out <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/11/22/students-launch-windows-10-iot-experiment-into-space/#3UfiCk8IQI12WXST.97">the full post</a> on the Windows Experience blog. For more information on how IoT can transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">21254</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Bringing geographic context to IoT scenarios with TomTom, HERE and Esri</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/15/bringing-geographic-context-to-iot-scenarios-with-tomtom-here-and-esri/</link> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[automotive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Suite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[connected car]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Esri]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HERE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Internet of Things]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TomTom]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=21233</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Internet of Things (IoT) is already a powerful platform for understanding massive amounts of data and quickly taking actionable insights from that information. As &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/15/bringing-geographic-context-to-iot-scenarios-with-tomtom-here-and-esri/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/internet-of-things">Internet of Things</a> (IoT) is already a powerful platform for understanding massive amounts of data and quickly taking actionable insights from that information. As many businesses and professionals work with devices and assets around the world, the ability to leverage geographic-based data with existing IoT deployments provides new opportunities.</p> <p>Whether in the public sector, retail, transportation logistics or even the connected car, location-based service (LBS) context awareness enables an entirely new set of scenarios. Take the connected car, for example: Today’s connected cars and tomorrow’s self-driving vehicles may run on gasoline, diesel, electricity or even hydrogen, but they will surely run on one other vital resource: data. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/connected-car-forecasts-top-manufacturers-leading-car-makers-2015-3">Over 380 million connected cars will be on the road by 2021</a> and autonomous vehicles are only a few years away, predicts Business Insider.</p> <p>Even if there’s no driver onboard, location-based services are crucial to <a href="http://360.here.com/2013/08/27/what-is-a-connected-car/">connected cars</a>, which receive information from the internet and in turn share data from their sensors to the cloud. As a first step in enabling <a href="http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/12/14/location-data-grows-microsoft-partners-mapping-companies-build-next-world-graph/#sm.00005k545id0mfbtzca13cwxiap29">these intelligent location-based services</a>, on Dec. 14 in Detroit we brought together mapping technology leaders <a href="https://www.tomtom.com/en_us/">TomTom</a>, <a href="https://here.com/en">HERE</a> and <a href="http://www.esri.com/">Esri</a>, which are partnering in our common goal to empower the auto industry and connected cars.</p> <p>With these partners we will enable the industry with <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/?wt.mc_id=AID529439_SEM_z3E0tC5B">Microsoft Azure</a> cloud technologies and robust geospatial data and services, so automotive companies can build and equip smart, connected cars that help people travel and get things done in new, safer and more efficient ways. Our ambition is to enable our global customers with location-based services differentiated by an open IoT platform, with large data sets and natively integrated functionality for developers, and deep connections with other data graphs for new scenarios. We envision a platform that offers choice, options for customization and opportunities to enable transformation across multiple industries.</p> <p>Location-based services can have a tremendous impact in other IoT verticals as well, including the retail sector. In this space the ability to understand the geographic orientation of consumer shopping patterns can be very beneficial to both online and offline merchants. For retailers, being able to aggregate anonymous data on “where” shoppers are consuming is just as relevant to retail analysis as much as “what” and “how.” The same applies to the public sector, where the ability to aggregate population movement data (from cell phones, for example) can help cities better manage their transportation networks by knowing where to invest in transit or where to add more highway lanes, for instance. For manufacturing, being able to track how parts move within a warehouse or a logistics chain can help improve production efficiency.</p> <p>With our partners, we’re enabling the concept of a “world graph,” for a diverse set of customers, with a new data index of physical places, objects and devices, and how they interconnect. We view partnerships as a path to enable innovative solutions tailored to customer needs. TomTom is equipping its automotive customers with products, such as its High Definition Map and RoadDNA, to push autonomous driving forward. Meanwhile, a new agreement with HERE lets us expand the use of its data and services into productivity scenarios in cars. A longtime partner, HERE powers location data in Bing, Cortana, Windows and Office, as well as the Bing Maps API.</p> <p>With Esri, <a href="http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2015/11/02/microsoft-and-esri-work-together-to-fuel-innovation-through-location-based-services/#wKsEd4qbJzBtKuvJ.99">we have integrated</a> its<a href="http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis"> ArcGIS location-based services</a> into the <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/internet-of-things-azure-iot-suite">Microsoft Azure IoT Suite</a> and many other apps and services. Together these technologies will empower businesses from a wide range of industries to create and use location services quickly and easily. We believe the advanced analytics of the intelligent cloud plus the power of IoT to connect millions of devices will enable an array of valuable business and personal scenarios. We recently announced a <a href="https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/arcgis-maps-for-powerbi-available-in-powerbi-service/">preview of ArcGIS Maps for Power BI</a> for compelling visualizations, and Esri software is already powering TomTom and HERE to collect and manage mapping data, spatial analytics, and geometric networks.</p> <p>As the public sector, manufacturing, retail and auto industries turn to LBS for innovation and efficiency, IoT technology will power their journey.</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/12/14/location-data-grows-microsoft-partners-mapping-companies-build-next-world-graph/#sm.00005k545id0mfbtzca13cwxiap29">Read the full story</a> of how we’re partnering with mapping companies. To learn more about how Microsoft IoT can transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.InternetofYourThings.com">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">21233</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Adafruit and Raspberry Pi Help Makers Cook Up Fresh Ideas for IoT</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/13/adafruit-and-raspberry-pi-help-makers-cook-up-fresh-ideas-for-iot/</link> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adafruit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft Azure Starter Kits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[raspberry pi]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=21152</guid> <description><![CDATA[Limor “Ladayada” Fried is a fuchsia-haired rock star in the world of DIY electronics. From her background as an MIT hacker and engineer, she has &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/13/adafruit-and-raspberry-pi-help-makers-cook-up-fresh-ideas-for-iot/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Limor “Ladayada” Fried is a fuchsia-haired rock star in the world of DIY electronics. From her background as an MIT hacker and engineer, she has become a successful entrepreneur, growing her company, <a href="https://www.adafruit.com/about">Adafruit</a>, into an online resource where makers of all ages and skill levels can learn about computers and electronics and turn their ideas into innovative products.</p> <p>Now Ladayada is turning her attention to the <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">Internet of Things</a> (IoT), with the goal of educating innovators of all ages on its potential and supporting them with tools and documentation they need to become IoT developers.</p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/raspberry_pi_IMG_5610-584b4456b1124.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-21170 alignright" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/12/raspberry_pi_IMG_5610-584b4456b1124-300x200.jpg" alt="raspberry_pi_img_5610" width="300" height="200" /></a>To achieve this, she has launched <a href="https://io.adafruit.com/">Adafruit IO</a>, a service built on the idea of “The Internet of Things for Everyone.” Adafruit IO takes advantage of open-source hardware, open-source code and <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/develop/iot/starter-kits/">Microsoft Azure IoT Starter Kits</a> to help makers get up and running with real-world, cloud-connected IoT apps.</p> <p>In her post on <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/transform/perspective/adafruit-founder-and-engineer-limor-fried-if-things-could-talk-what-would-they-say/#sm.00002newnyccectz11ougo72kvcis">the Transform blog</a>, Ladayada describes Adafruit IO as an IoT playground where both beginners and advanced users can test and use software and hardware (like IoT sensors and Raspberry Pi cameras) to create IoT projects.</p> <p>She envisions people of many different skill levels and expertise participating and engaging in real-world problem-solving using IoT, “because you never know where a good idea will come from and you’ll never be able to guess every problem that needs to be solved.”</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/transform/perspective/adafruit-founder-and-engineer-limor-fried-if-things-could-talk-what-would-they-say/#sm.00002newnyccectz11ougo72kvcis">Ladayada’s Transform blog post</a> for more details on Adafruit IO. And for more information about how Microsoft IoT can transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a><u>.</u></p> <p><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='390' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/XiNQLt7Rk4w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'></iframe></p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">21152</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Fathym’s IoT-enabled WeatherCloud enhances driver safety during inclement weather</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/09/fathyms-iot-enabled-weathercloud-enhances-driver-safety-during-inclement-weather/</link> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Lee]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Hub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[customer story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fathym]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=14999</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wherever you live, you’re probably all too aware that inclement weather can have a serious impact on citizen safety and city budgets. And until recently, &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/09/fathyms-iot-enabled-weathercloud-enhances-driver-safety-during-inclement-weather/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wherever you live, you’re probably all too aware that inclement weather can have a serious impact on citizen safety and city budgets. And until recently, municipalities affected by local road and weather conditions didn’t have easy access to the data they needed to do anything other than react to weather patterns once they occurred. Now, thanks to recent advances in the <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">Internet of Things</a> (IoT), communities can make faster, more informed decisions based on hyper-local road weather data, improving road safety and increasing economical efficiencies – turning city officials into city heroes.</p> <p><a href="http://surfaceweather.noaa.gov/">Each year, dangerous road conditions result in 7,400 deaths and 700,000 injuries</a>, while <a href="http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/q1_roadimpact.htm">businesses and municipalities spend $2.3 billion on snow and ice control operations</a>. By having access to microclimate information regarding current road conditions, municipalities can not only keep their citizens safer but also potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, by being more efficient with resources.</p> <p>For example, in Fairbanks, Alaska, the state’s Department of Transportation needed a way to make important decisions such as whether to de-ice the roads as a snowstorm approaches or as the storm is happening. Fairbanks turned to IoT solutions provider <a href="http://fathym.com/">Fathym</a>, which developed WeatherCloud, a sophisticated weather tracking solution built on <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/iot-hub/">Azure IoT Hub</a> that provides a more complete understanding of real-time road weather.</p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/11/phone-app.png"><img class=" wp-image-15023 alignleft" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/11/phone-app-532x1024.png" alt="phone-app" width="262" height="504" /></a></p> <p>Fathym turned to Azure IoT after originally building its solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS). To enable a solution as advanced as WeatherCloud, Fathym needed to implement an IoT offering with best-in-class flexibility and speed of deployment.</p> <p>“Microsoft Azure and Azure Service Fabric has allowed us to build out a full ecosystem of IoT microservices,” said Matthew Smith, CEO of Fathym. “We expect that scalability is going to be a big gain as we roll out our solution to additional clients, and having Microsoft Azure IoT as our deployment platform is very well received by our clients, prospects and strategic partners. The ease and speed of development on the platform as well as the scalability translates to cost savings and flexibility that are very welcome to our company.”</p> <p>WeatherCloud is currently being used by multiple organizations including the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the Alaska, Utah, Iowa and Colorado Departments of Transportation and the Meteorological Service of New Zealand to help improve maintenance, commuting, and routing operations by providing accurate, hyper-local road conditions. With Fathym’s personalized dashboards, city officials can view current road conditions, future forecasts, and set alerts based on incoming data, helping cities maintain safer roads and make more strategic and cost-efficient decisions regarding their weather-related response systems. These solutions reduce the impact of dangerous and costly roads by enabling city officials to make more informed decisions about whether to deploy expensive assets to ensure that citizens get the help they need when and where they need it.</p> <blockquote><p>“We had a freezing rain event move in from the Southwest. I went off the data I had from only the WeatherCloud sensors to decide on a course of action. We were proactive and avoided any accidents. Fantastic Results.” <em>— Daniel Schacher, District Superintendent, Alaska Department of Transportation</em></p></blockquote> <p>Commercial fleets using the technology can also save tens of thousands of dollars by having access to near real-time road condition information. The WeatherCloud solution helps reduce delays created by inclement weather with more accurate weather forecasting and real-time fleet re-routing capabilities.</p> <p>The WeatherCloud solution is a great example of how companies are accelerating their digital transformation in innovative ways with Azure IoT solutions. It also highlights the direct impact of migrating from AWS to Azure, which enabled Fathym to scale, grow, and transform their businesses.</p> <p><a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/11/dashboard-3.png"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-15014" src="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/11/dashboard-3-1024x822.png" alt="dashboard-3" width="640" height="514" /></a></p> <p>Read more about how the WeatherCloud solution helps organizations manage roads and fleets in inclement weather. And to learn more about how Microsoft IoT can transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.InternetofYourThings.com">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">14999</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Azure IoT Hub Awarded 9 Industry Certifications for Public Cloud Computing</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/07/azure-iot-hub-awarded-9-industry-certifications-for-public-cloud-computing/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:00:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Hub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Suite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[certifications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Security]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=15272</guid> <description><![CDATA[Azure IoT Hub is already built on the enterprise-grade regulatory, compliance and portfolio requirements of the Azure cloud platform, which are needed to do business &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/07/azure-iot-hub-awarded-9-industry-certifications-for-public-cloud-computing/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Azure IoT Hub is already built on the enterprise-grade regulatory, compliance and portfolio requirements of the Azure cloud platform, which are needed to do business with most rigorous industries. In fact, Azure has more certifications and attestations than any other major public cloud provider.</p> <p>Today, Azure IoT Hub has been awarded several major compliance certifications for the public cloud, which provide our customers with independently audited verifications of our cloud security for IoT.</p> <p>Compliance certifications are critical for using Azure IoT Hub and Azure IoT Suite in a variety of industry verticals such as healthcare, finance, and energy management, many of which have requirements around how their data is managed and stored, especially around data security in businesses where personal information may be managed.</p> <p>With this recent round of audits, we are compliant with the following:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/SOC"><u>SOC</u></a> 1 Type II, <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/SOC">SOC</a> 2 Type II, and <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/SOC">SOC</a> 3 for applications in which confidentiality and privacy of information stored and processed in the cloud is critical</li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trustcenter/Compliance/CSA-STAR-Certification">CSA Star Attestation</a> for cloud security across multiple control areas</li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/HIPAA">HIPAA</a> compliance for healthcare applications</li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trustcenter/Compliance/ISO-22301">ISO 22301</a>, <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/iso-iec-27001">ISO 27001</a>, and <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/iso-iec-27018">ISO 27018</a> for international safety, reliability, and data privacy standards</li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/PCI">Payment Card Industry and Data Security Standard</a> (PCI) for applications involving payment data</li> </ul> <p>All new certifications of our current IoT Hub security and compliance offerings were conducted by rigorous review through an independent third party assessing multiple criteria, including: security standards, regulations, control frameworks, and data privacy controls.</p> <p>You can learn more about Azure cloud platform certifications at the <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/">Microsoft Trust Center</a> and our Azure IoT security approach on the <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2016/10/26/securing-the-internet-of-things-introducing-the-security-program-for-azure-iot/">Secure blog</a>.</p> <p>To understand how Azure IoT is already helping our customers improve their businesses, read <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud-platform/internet-of-things-customer-stories">our customer stories</a> and visit <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">15272</post-id> </item> <item> <title>IoT solutions from elite industry experts at IoT Grand Slam ’16</title> <link>https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/01/iot-solutions-from-elite-industry-experts-at-iot-grand-slam-16/</link> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft IoT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azure IoT Suite]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IoT Slam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sam george]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/?p=15215</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is trending as much in businesses around the world as it is in the news. IoT has gained traction &#8230; <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/iot/2016/12/01/iot-solutions-from-elite-industry-experts-at-iot-grand-slam-16/" class="read-more">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today, the <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">Internet of Things</a> (IoT) is trending as much in businesses around the world as it is in the news. IoT has gained traction in the enterprise as it helps companies increase efficiency, reduce energy waste, gain deeper insights, and create entirely new businesses.</p> <p>So what have 50 of the best IoT practitioners learned in this burgeoning space? At the second annual <a href="http://iotslam.com/">IoT Slam ’16</a>, which kicks off <a href="http://iotslam.com/internet-of-things-conference-register-now">today at 9am PST</a>, our own Sam George, Director of Azure IoT, will deliver a keynote presentation on <a href="http://iotslam.com/session/keynote-IoT-from-the-art-of-the-possible-to-the-very-practical"><strong>IoT – from the art of the possible to the very practical today</strong></a> at 1:20pm PT/4:20pm ET. Sam will dive into what is possible in IoT using large and mid-size customer examples as well as the very practical steps companies can take to use IoT to scale, grow and transform their business.</p> <p>For a great panel on <a href="http://iotslam.com/session/panel-session-IoT-in-the-Enterprise"><strong>IoT in the Enterprise.</strong> <strong>Success factors from the viewpoint of the enterprise, </strong></a>we also invite you to join our session with Peter Cooper, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft, along with speakers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and CCS, for a highly informative conversation about what goes into developing a successful IoT enterprise solution. Panelists will address a range of questions, from how are customers adopting IT to what key issues they encounter.</p> <p>You can find more session details <a href="http://iotslam.com/session/panel-session-IoT-in-the-Enterprise">here</a>. For the full range of online sessions, check out the conference agenda and speaker lineup at the <a href="http://iotslam.com/">IoT Slam ’16 webpage</a>, get <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iot-slam-2016-second-internet-of-things-conference-virtual-event-tickets-20440888247?discount=community">registered</a>, and log on to attend or watch the recorded streams. And if you miss the discussion, the recording is available on-demand for the next 90 days.</p> <p>To find out more about how Microsoft IoT can help transform your business, visit <a href="http://www.internetofyourthings.com/">www.InternetofYourThings.com</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">15215</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>