Traffic Control By the Internet of Things
Request a free demo of xMatters You’re driving on the freeway in moderate traffic, and suddenly traffic slows to a crawl. Mile after mile you’re in stop-and-go conditions. And when traffic picks up...
View ArticleBringing James Bond To Life with Wearables
Over the course of 25 movies, James Bond used his watch to blow things up, print messages, watch video, cut things, and (of course) kill evil villains. But he never talked into a watch. I did. Since...
View ArticleImpact of the Internet of Things on the Office
Request a free demo of xMatters. I’ve been reading a lot about driverless cars and the impact they could have as they become more popular. We could be more productive on our commutes and more relaxed...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things Includes Annoying Buzzers
A while back, a couple of our engineers got to attend the Apigee I ♥ APIs conference in San Francisco. Apigee provides services for managing, analyzing and securing APIs. Their services make for a...
View ArticleWhy Are Driverless Cars Crashing?
Recently the Associated Press reported that driverless cars were involved in four collisions between September and May 2015. Considering how few driverless cars are on the road compared to conventional...
View ArticleMajor Incidents For 54 Stingrays
We were all saddened by the deaths last week of 54 rays at Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago last week. The Washington Post reported that veterinarians responded to an alarm that signaled low oxygen...
View ArticleStandardizing APIs Across the IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) typically involves sensors that monitor and track all sorts of data, cloud-based apps or services that translate them into useful intelligence, and communication mechanisms...
View ArticleFallen? xMatters App Claims Two Prizes at Hackathon
The xMatters Hackathon team returned to Vegas with a mission. This was our second visit to AT&T’s annual Developer Summit and Hackathon, and we were ready to get creative to win. We’ve had fun...
View ArticleAlways Collect Data
I’ve had a lot of interesting conversations recently around the next wave of the industrial revolution. There’s cool tech with sensors, wireless technologies, 3D printing, machine learning, deep...
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