Although the technology born of Bitcoin has received tremendous attention, investment, and development activity in the last few years, there are a range of challenges facing broader enterprise adoption. What follows are a very brief summary of those most related to its adoption in IoT contexts. Access this post where it was originally published here,…
New report analyzes blockchain as the foundation for autonomous products & ecosystem services What is missing from the Internet of Things? Enterprises might say revenues. Consumers might say utility. Virtually everyone agrees interoperability, security, compliance, privacy, and reliability are all barriers to IoT growth. But the paramount challenge for ubiquitous connectivity, never mind device autonomy,…
By Jessica Groopman, Rebecca Lieb, Jaimy Szymanski, and Jeremiah Owyang In the physical world and nature, interconnectedness is more powerful and adaptable than any single part of the whole. This same applies to the digital realm. Whether physical, digital, or both, distributed systems become more powerful when interconnected. Already, we’re seeing ‘digital transformation’ require organizations…
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bruce Sinclair, founder and publisher of IoT-Inc and an expert on the business implications of the Internet of Things. As we both closely cover the Internet of Things space, we both identified the ‘much ado’ about blockchain technologies. As such, Bruce asked me to come on…
Introducing Kaleido Insights: A new firm and new original research to help corporate leaders act on technology trends shaping the future What happens when the pace and scope of technological change becomes exponentially greater than an organization’s ability to adapt? This isn’t a prophecy, it’s today’s state of the business world. The scope and velocity…
For years, restaurants and businesses across industries have been applying sensors and networked services to their equipment, infrastructure, and processes. Yet, despite more connected fryers, refrigerators, and all manner of mobile apps, many companies are struggling to capture real value— particularly at the level and scale of ROI needed to justify ‘going digital’ in the…
Imagine billions of devices talking to one another in real time and adjusting their behavior to respond to economic signals. Imagine a planet interconnected not just by devices, but by the events taking place across it – an ecosystem aware of its oceans, land, and air, as well as its industrial inputs and outputs. Access…
In a flurry of blockchain investment, activity, and hype, and hyperbole, enterprises are left wondering: Is a “protocol-based” trust system actually viable for business? In 2015 and 2016, blockchain, the distributed ledger technology born of Bitcoin, enjoyed a blossoming beyond cryptocurrency and logging financial transactions, to an architecture capable of supporting the logging of events.…
