The IoT Podcast
IoT Talks and Tales The IoT Podcast is joined by the most influential leaders in IoT every Thursday to break down the current and up & coming IoT trends, unravel the misconceptions, doubts and forecast predictions on the ongoing journey for the Internet of Things. This podcast will have something for everyone, whether you’re an entrepreneur searching for fresh ideas or the lessons learned, an engineer always looking to be one step ahead with the latest solutions, or someone with a pure enthusiasm for IoT. Every episode is unique and has a significant practical takeaway that you can use in your application or for your own inspiration or business. Ready to explore? Discover now.
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
In season 3 episode one of The IoT Podcast, host Tom White speaks with Intertrust's Chris Kalima and Julian Durand to discover how to create trust throughout the IoT data supply chain and the key to achieving seamless interoperability in zero-trust environments, even at scale.
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(00:00) The IoT Podcast Intro
(00:28) Shout Out to our sponsor Akenza.io
(00:43) Intro to Chris and Julian
(06:56) What does Intertrust do?
(09:09) Interoperability in the EV market
(13:39) EIPGRID partnership enabling trusted data for scale organisations
(17:09) Why the old ways of securing networks does not work
(20:02) Akenza.io 30-day free trial!
(21:08) How can we address interoperability issues at scale?
(27:43) What effect will the EU Data act have on businesses?
(31:00) The evolution of data collaboration and data sharing
(39:44) Question from the audience
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ABOUT THE GUESTS
Julian Durand is the VP of Product Management & CISO at Intertrust. He is an accomplished product owner, team leader, and creative inventor with more than 25 years of success in bringing breakthrough products to market at massive scale. He is a named inventor in Digital Rights Management (DRM), Internet of Things (IoT) and virtual SIM technologies, was the technical lead for the first music phone and pioneered vSIM and IoT businesses at Qualcomm.
Connect with Julian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliandurand/
Chris Kalima is the VP of Product Management. He is an experienced product leader and entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of applying his passion for technology and design to web-based products and applications.
Connect with Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckalima/
ABOUT INTERTRUST
Intertrust is a Silicon Valley-based software company specializing in trusted computing products and services. The company was founded in 1990 by the entrepreneur Victor Shear with the vision to enable trusted transactions across open networks. To date, Intertrust has scaled to a prominent enterprise in trusted distributed computing, building on a legacy of invention, and fundamental contributions in the areas of computer security and digital trust.
Find out more about Intertrust: https://www.intertrust.com/
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Welcome to The IoT Podcast, where we break down and discuss the latest IoT trends, businesses, initiatives, and use cases with influential leaders in the industry. In this episode, we're joined by Roy Dagan, CEO and Founder of SecuriThings, to explore the critical topic of cybersecurity in the IoT space.
We start by getting to know Roy and his background, followed by a discussion on SecuriThings' recent funding round of $21 million in Series B funding. Roy shares his insights on the journey to securing funding and how it will enable SecuriThings to move forward.
Next, we dive into the game-changing potential of automation in IoT security and operational management. Roy highlights the challenges faced by organizations in securing vulnerable devices and maintaining compliance, and the role of automation in providing visibility and control over all physical security devices.
We also discuss the recent announcement by the U.S. FCC regarding the ban on importing and selling products made by several companies operating in China and its impact on organizations. Roy offers his thoughts on what needs to be done on the government and legislation side to address security concerns.
Reflecting on the previous episode with Roy one year on, we explore the changes and new challenges faced by enterprises utilizing automated security solutions. Lastly, Roy offers his predictions and trends for IoT in 2023 and answers audience questions on emerging security issues.
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ABOUT THE GUESTS
Roy Dagan is the Co-Founder and CEO of SecuriThings. He has over 15 years of experience building products in the fields of Cyber Security, Risk Management and Intelligence Systems. And held multiple roles leading Product Management teams in a range of companies from large organizations to startups including RSA, The Security Division of EMC, NICE Systems and Capital Cadence. He served in the Israeli Defense Force’s elite technological unit and graduated from Tel Aviv University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Management.
Connect with Roy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roydagan/
ABOUT SECURITHINGS
SecuriThings is redefining the way organizations manage and secure IoT devices at scale. The Horizon platform provides real-time security and operational efficiency to improve system availability, organizational compliance, and cyber protection while reducing costs and streamlining future planning. Our advanced technology enables automation, analytics and actionable alerts so your fleet of iot devices is fully operational and secure. The power, depth and breadth of our capabilities only take one day to deploy, remotely.
The solution is trusted by Fortune 100 companies and has been deployed by numerous large enterprises such as major airports, universities, hospitals and more.
Find out more about Securithings: https://securithings.com/
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
In season 3 episode three of The IoT Podcast, host Tom White speaks with Adam Livesay - Founder & CEO of Elevāt.IoT to discuss the shift towards electrification n the industrial landscape and IoT's role in this movement.
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(00:00) Podcast intro
(00:50) Adam's background and journey to founding Elevāt
(01:51) What does electrification in industrials mean?
(03:56) What wave is happening within electrification?
(09:25) What shifts are taking place in OEMs moving to more of an electrification framework?
(15:15) Talking about some cool IoT use cases in industrial electrification
(19:25) Challenges
(23:16) When does it / does not make sense to move to electrification?
(25:56) Akenza.io Sponsor
(28:16) How is IoT enabling collaboration?
(29:55) Advice for companies looking to implement IoT in industrial electrification processes
(32:00) Future of electrification
(36:34) Quick fire questions!
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ABOUT THE GUEST AND ELEVĀT
Adam Livesay is the Founder and CEO of Elevāt. A Seattle-based Industrial IoT company focused on connecting the Industrial World. They believe real value will be realized when connecting people, machines, and partners to make data-driven decisions.
Elevāt powers the ecosystem of Smart Manufacturers, Smart Machines, & Smart Connected Fleets to deliver Smart Services, Smart Products, and Smart Outcomes to the marketplace.
Connect with Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-live...
Find out more about Elevāt: https://www.elevat-iot.com/
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Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
In season 3 episode four of The IoT Podcast, we're joined by Birgit Boss - Standardisation and Open Source Manager at Bosch to dive into digital twin best practices from achieving semantic interoperability to initiatives empowering innovation including the Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA) and Catena-X.
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(00:00) Podcast intro
(00:39) Birgit's background and journey to Bosch
(04:58) Avatar Film as the first digital twin?!
(06:00) What is Semantic Interoperability?
(10:25) Why we shouldn't define a digital twin
(12:25) Digital twins are an enabler for more intelligent decisions
(14:40) What is the Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA)?
(17:22) What is the Catena-X mission?
(24:40) Akenza.io Sponsor
(25:48) Why is Bosch investing in digital twins?
(31:44) Why are digital twins becoming more apparent today?
(34:40) Open source in the connected industry
(37:20) Where will we be with digital twins in 2023?
(40:20) Question from the audience: How do you think companies should assess partners at the start of their IoT journey?
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Birgit Boss is Open Source and Standardisation Manager at Bosch. She is a seasoned Software Engineer and Software Architect with more than 20 years of experience in developing and rolling out architectures, methods and standards for complex embedded systems and Industrial IoT systems.
Birgit is also a Board member of the Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA), Chair of Working Group "Open Technology" and of the Task Force "Asset Administration Shell“ in the IDTA. She is Lead of the "Semantic Layer including Digital Twins“ working group of CATENA-X.
Connect with Birgit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/birgit-boss/
Find out more about Bosch Semantic Stack: https://www.bosch-connected-industry.com/de/en/portfolio/bosch-semantic-stack
Industrial Digital Twin Association: https://industrialdigitaltwin.org/en/
Catena X: https://catena-x.net/en/
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
In season 3 episode 5 of The IoT Podcast, we explore the evolution of edge computing with the Founder of ClearBlade Eric Simone, from successful edge deployments in IoT to the emerging role of AI and ML.
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(00:00) The IoT Podcast intro
(00:34) Eric's journey to founding ClearBlade
(07:30) What drove you to start ClearBlade?
(09:49) Why it's difficult to leave a business once you've started it
(15:04) What was the moment when you realised you needed to pivot the business?
(20:10) Why you have to go against the grain in order for it to work
(21:28) Picking apart this quote: '90% of platforms are gone, and the remaining 95% will be gone within 3 years. this includes Azure IoT Hub and AWS IoT Core. Yet IoT will thrive'
(25:41) What are the common barriers that keep popping up in IoT?
(29:33) How will the adoption of edge computing play out? (35:28) How is edge computing enabling real-time data processing?
(39.33) How AI at the edge is going to be a game changer
(46:25) Making life simpler with technology
(49:20) Prediction for IoT in 2023
(50:47) Question from the audience
(52:17) Quick-fire questions
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Eric Simone is the Founder and CEO of ClearBlade, Inc. an Intelligent Assets software company. CleaBlade put the power of IoT, Edge computing, and AI into the hands of businesspeople enabling them to deliver immediate ROI. ClearBlade has the only proven, repeatable, IoT Enterprise Core for Edge and cloud on the market today and have created the only software that is identical in both. ClearBlade is proven at scale across multiple verticals including Oil & Gas, Industrial Equipment, Transportation, Aerospace, and Agriculture.
Connect with Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericsimone/
Find out more about ClearBlade, Inc.: https://www.clearblade.com/
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Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
In season 3 episode 6 of The IoT Podcast we connect with Ashish Darbari - Founder & CEO at Axiomise to discover how formal verification is being used to improve the quality, performance and security of IoT devices. Sit back, relax, tune in and be the first to discover...The IoT Podcast intro (00:00) Ashish's technology journey (01:30) How Axiomise was founded (05:39) The difference between formal and traditional verification (09:40) Proof, stimulus and debug (15:59) Challenges and misconceptions around formal (17:46) Best practices and guidelines (20:18)How has Formal Verification helped improve the quality, performance and security of IoT devices? (30:00) What's the future for formal verification? (36:09) Quick-fire questions (46:19) Thank you to today's episode sponsor Akenza.io, sign up for a 30-day free trial of their self-service platform: https://auth.akenza.io/register?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=5vmedia&utm_campaign=theiotpodcast ABOUT THE GUEST Ashish Darbari is the Founder and CEO of Axiomise, the world's only formal verification training, consulting & services company that specializes in enabling formal verification in the semi-conductor industry. The vision of Axiomise is to enable all designers and verification engineers to use formal verification for the right reasons. Connect with Ashish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-darbari/ Find out more about Axiomise: https://www.axiomise.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE IOT PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/theiotpodcast Sign Up for exclusive email updates: https://theiotpodcast.com/ Contact us to become a guest/partner: https://theiotpodcast.com/contact/ Connect with host Brad King-Taylor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad5values/
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
In season 3 episode 7 of The IoT Podcast, we're joined by Ben Forgan - Founder and CEO at Hologram.io to dive into how iSIMs are enabling more seamless data roaming for IoT devices and what needs to be considered, as well as explore the challenges, opportunities and emerging technology impacts for global IoT connectivity.
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(00:00) The IoT Podcast intro
(00:52) Ben’s technology background at FoodPanda & journey to finding Hologram.io
(04:47) What does Hologram.io do?
(06:50) How is Hologram’s technology different from traditional cellular providers?
(11:30) What is the difference between iSIM & eSIM?
(15:34) What is the current state of global IoT connectivity?
(20:17) Are there any use cases that are limited by 4G that 5G can resolve?
(26.38) How is iSIM enabling more seamless data roaming?
(33:10) Satellite vs cellular: which is best for IoT deployments?
(35:55) Satellite IoT use case for security camera drone surveillance in mines
(38:31) How can businesses leverage global IoT connectivity to drive digital transformation and gain a competitive edge?
(45:38) What do you predict for IoT in 2023?
(47:37) What advice would you give to entrepreneurs and businesses that are just starting to explore the potential of IoT technology?
(50:07) Quick fire questions
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ABOUT THE GUEST Ben Forgan is the co-founder and CEO of Hologram, a global connectivity platform for IoT headquartered in Chicago.
Forgan leads the team’s strategy and business development with nearly 10 years in the evolving industry.
Prior to Hologram, Forgan was co-founder and managing director of Foodpanda in Singapore, which was then acquired by Delivery Hero. At Foodpanda, Forgan noticed there were no options or resources to easily manage SIM cards to power point-of-sale cellular connectivity. That’s in part how he was inspired to launch Hologram.
Connect with Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bforgan/
Find out more about Hologram.io: https://www.hologram.io/
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
In season 3 episode 8 of The IoT Podcast, we're back with the Guest Host Takeover! Tune in as Sepi Chakaveh - Founder at PixselChat & Cigdem Sengul, Reader at Brunel University takeover the studio to explore the impact of new technologies and the opportunities they bring, from IoT to data science and AI.
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🚀 (00:00) The IoT Podcast intro
🚀 (00:41) Cigdem's technology background
🚀 (02:30) Sepi's technology background
🚀 (07:30) What are the most exciting and innovative uses of IoT/AI technologies you've seen recently?
🚀 (15:15) How has IoT/AI transformed the way we live/work, ad what new opportunities have been created?
🚀 (25:30) Hacking the Digital Health Hackathon
🚀 (27:33) PixselChat sponsor
🚀 (28:14) What ethical considerations do we need to be aware of when using IoT/AI technologies, and how can we ensure responsibility?
🚀 (39:29) How can businesses and organisations prepare for the future? What steps should they take to ensure they're able to take advantage of new opportunities?
🚀 (45:49) Impact on society as a whole
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Find out how you can get involved in the Hacking Digital Health Hackathon: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/2023/Hacking-the-Digital-Health-Hackathon
And Computer Science for Social Good: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Groups/Computer-Science-for-Social-Good
ABOUT THE GUEST HOSTS
Cigdem Sengul is a Reader in Computer Science at Brunel University. She is the co-lead of Computer Science for Social Good Research Group. Her current research focuses on usable security and building trustworthy systems that provide better transparency to their users, especially in smart home and healthcare applications. She has worked in IETF ACE standardisation working group for building a more secure Internet of Things since 2016. She is a Fulbright fellow.
Connect with Cigdem: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cigdemsengul/
Dr Sepideh (Sepi) Chakaveh is the CEO/Founder of Pixsellar & the inventor of the award-winning PixselChat, as well as the chair of Digital Education Group and an academic at the University of Oxford, teaching Data Science, AI & Software Engineering. Sepi is a member of the advisory board of the Royal Holloway College Cyber Security Doctoral Training Centre and a multi-award winner.
Connect with Sepi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sepi-chakaveh/
Find out more about PixselChat: https://www.pixselchat.online/
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What is the Guest Host Takeover?
The Guest Host Takeover is part of our podcast special, where two thought leaders in IoT and Deep Tech takeover the studio to discuss trending topics, technologies and debates in IoT.
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
In S3 episode 9 of The IoT Podcast, Duncan Di Biase - Founder & CEO at Brillband joins host Brad King-Taylor to discuss what next-generation broadband is enabling for IoT devices, and how Brillband is changing the game in a traditionally monopolised industry. Sit back, relax, tune in and be the first to discover... (00:00) Podcast intro
(01:00) Duncan's background / Brillbands journey
(06:13) How does Brillband achieve high-speed broadband at a lower cost?
(10:04) What challenges have you faced?
(13:25) Disrupting the traditionally monopolised broadband industry?
(16:47) Broadband and IoT device compatibility
(19:37) Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 6E - what's the difference?
(25:18) Akenza.io
(28:26) Capabilities and accessibility
(37:07) Predictions for IoT in 2023
(39:22) Quick-fire questions
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Duncan Di Biase is the Founder and CEO at Brillband, the first Scottish internet service provider (ISP) designed for full-fibre network capability aiming to “make broadband more affordable” with the service that enables users to run their broadband service from their mobile phone or tablet device.
Brillband's patent-pending software technology uses the direct connection between the provider and customer to enable the service to build individual usage profiles which optimise the service according to how it is used, for example, for gaming, streaming, working from home or downloading content.
Connect with Duncan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-di-biase/
Find out more about Brillband: https://brillband.com/
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Tuesday May 09, 2023
Tuesday May 09, 2023
In S3 episode 10 of the IoT Podcast, we unwrap the truth about IoT in our Season 3 finale with Leonard Lee - founder of neXt Curve and IoT Coffee Talk! Join Leonard and host Tom as they dive into the current state of IoT, bust the common misconceptions, explore the hype vs. reality, and reveal how you can become a thought leader in the IoT community.
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(00:00) The IoT Podcast intro
(00:40) IoT Coffee talk
(04:45) Leonard Lee’s background
(08:38) Real vs. Hype – understanding reality in IoT
(15:30) Technology is continually in a state of research
(17:37) Generation AI
(19:27) Techno enthusiast vs. technologist – what it takes to be thought-leading?
(23:09) The current state of IoT
(28:00) Misconceptions of IoT – Is IoT a tech or market or neither?
(32:07) Where is IoT going? Will it be clearer as a concept?
(36:00) How can companies differentiate themselves in the crowded IoT market? What strategies are most effective?
(39:14) Question from the audience: What are some of the most promising new IoT start-ups and technologies you’re currently following?
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Leonard is the executive analyst and founder of neXt Curve. With over 25 years as a management consultant and industry analyst, he is a former managing partner with Gartner Inc. and associate partner with IBM and PwC who has advised and delivered emerging technology and business solutions to leading enterprises across a broad range of industries including entertainment & media, telecommunications, financial services, energy, pharmaceutical, and consumer and commercial high-tech.
Leonard has been a contributing analyst for Acceleration Economy, Forbes, and is a thought leader on LinkedIn with over 180,000 followers and a network of over 15,000 Global 500 executives. He is the founder and host of IoT Coffee Talk.
Connect with Leonard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard-l...
Find out more about neXt Curve: https://next-curve.com/
Tune into IoT Coffee Talk: https://brillband.com/
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