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  <title>Avnet Americas Articles - 
Internet of Things

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  <updated>May 26, 2021 at 7:00:00 AM GMT</updated>  <entry>
    <title>Demonstrating the cross-vendor smart home experience</title>

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       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/demonstrating-cross-vendor-smart-home-experience/" />
    <id>3c1fd0c8-7f5b-4196-a232-0804edb1eb33</id>
    <updated>February 24, 2026 at 5:57:36 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Bringing simplicity to connected devices is at the heart of Avnet&amp;rsquo;s /IOTCONNECT platform, powered by AWS. Thanks to tight integration with the AWS ecosystem, Avnet can demonstrate how connecting multiple smart home platforms is now even simpler. </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Simplifying smart home integrations with AWS IoT Managed Integrations</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/simplifying-smart-home-integrations-with-aws-iot-managed-integrations/" />
    <id>6711d897-99a0-4082-8c57-0a1f773a0f9a</id>
    <updated>January 22, 2026 at 12:08:09 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Today&amp;rsquo;s homes include smart devices from multiple vendors. This creates virtual barriers to their integration. Consumers want smarter to also mean simpler, so how can we make that happen? </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Adding AI and machine learning to IoT</title>

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       Jennifer Skinner-Gray   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/adding-ai-and-machine-learning-to-iot/" />
    <id>f42ea463-cf04-4b5d-87fd-bb57dfb773a8</id>
    <updated>December 12, 2025 at 7:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Avnet is helping more manufacturers integrate more types of AI and machine learning into more products. Multimodal AI and agentic AI will be crucial developments if artificial intelligence is to become seamlessly integrated into our lives.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Transitioning from IoT to edge AI system development </title>

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       Avnet Staff   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/transitioning-from-iot-to-edge-ai-system-development/" />
    <id>a87a10dc-7852-467f-a502-7e682061facb</id>
    <updated>October 29, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Rapid developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence present challenges for embedded system engineers charged with bringing AI to edge devices. How should design teams address these challenges? </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>The choice of energy harvesters for self-sustaining sensors</title>

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       Avnet Staff   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/the-choice-of-energy-harvesters-for-self-sustaining-sensors/" />
    <id>7845c0d5-b3a5-43a5-97cb-d06d17d75dd9</id>
    <updated>June 27, 2025 at 7:20:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>PART 2: This article reviews advances in self-sustaining sensor nodes, focusing on innovative designs tackling intermittent energy and ultra-low-power challenges.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>How energy harvesting underpins the self-sustaining IoT sensor node</title>

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       Avnet Staff   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/how-energy-harvesting-underpins-the-self-sustaining-iot-sensor-node/" />
    <id>782aa2f6-42f4-4593-8431-b1ce882fbd8e</id>
    <updated>June 27, 2025 at 7:15:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>PART 1: This article reviews advances in self-sustaining sensor nodes, focusing on renewable energy harvesting integration and power management techniques.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>/IOTCONNECT, powered by AWS, enables smart PPE, keeping site workers safer</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iotconnect-powered-by-aws-enables-smart-ppe-keeping-site-workers-safe/" />
    <id>3e6a352f-342a-488a-85c3-3e16c08ff747</id>
    <updated>March 7, 2025 at 7:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Part of the value proposition for IoT technology and ubiquitous connectivity is enabling new approaches to solving long-standing challenges. Many of those challenges are incidental to the task, like keeping construction site workers safe. </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How contactless sensor technology is transforming at-home vital-sign and fluid monitoring</title>

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       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/monitoring-vital-signs-through-contactless-technology/" />
    <id>c026ce7e-78df-4aee-9f6e-ffe601729890</id>
    <updated>February 27, 2025 at 3:00:56 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>PrīmSphera, a revolutionary sensor technology company, is utilizing the Avnet suite at its core to drive innovation in healthcare fluid management.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>How indoor tracking technology is evolving into smarter IoT asset-management solutions</title>

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       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/turning-indoor-tracking-technology-into-smart-solutions/" />
    <id>7e514705-cd0c-4001-964e-ddbefc522f50</id>
    <updated>February 19, 2025 at 3:45:35 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>/IOTCONNECT is enabling indoor asset tracking technology company, IOSEA, to deliver total solutions for smart warehousing, industrial automation and the connected worker.  </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How to secure your IoT infrastructure</title>

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       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/how-to-secure-your-iot-infrastructure/" />
    <id>66c34a39-921c-4d3c-8fe6-bdfaa144345e</id>
    <updated>December 6, 2023 at 12:20:47 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>IoT infrastructure security needs to be treated holistically. The challenge many OEMs face is implementing a homogeneous solution to a network of heterogeneous devices. </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Empower your food storage equipment with Avnet&amp;rsquo;s IoT accelerator</title>

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       Avnet Staff   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/empower-your-food-storage-equipment-with-avnets-iot-accelerator/" />
    <id>ab815f93-3f02-450a-97ef-bbe11e5e0ef0</id>
    <updated>June 23, 2023 at 3:15:17 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Maintaining proper temperatures in fresh food storage applications means increased productivity for employees and reduced waste. Avnet&amp;rsquo;s IoTConnect accelerator enables real-time alerts and notifications for temperature, humidity and other factors.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>When edge and enterprise collide</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/when-edge-and-enterprise-collide/" />
    <id>9d2cd779-5ddd-4285-a116-6cf53b308319</id>
    <updated>March 9, 2023 at 7:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>See the building blocks of a connected world at Embedded World 2023</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Avnet and supplier partners demonstrate connected capabilities at Embedded World 2023</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/avnet-and-supplier-partners-demonstrate-connected-capabilities-embedded-world-2023/" />
    <id>b8804bf6-2d67-48b9-9bd5-a809b3079132</id>
    <updated>March 8, 2023 at 9:25:15 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Avnet will be supported by several semiconductor supplier partners and cloud platform providers at Embedded World 2023 to demonstrate real-world solutions based on IoTConnect&amp;reg;.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Avnet and supplier partners put HVAC control in the cloud to turn data into insights</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/avnet-and-supplier-partners-put-hvac-control-in-the-cloud/" />
    <id>fd9d5f71-1730-4dc6-b368-6f5391e13faf</id>
    <updated>March 3, 2023 at 4:50:20 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Efficiency in the way we create, distribute and consume energy is becoming a priority in nearly every vertical market application. The IoT is here to help, as shown with this HVAC system control demonstration.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What OEMs should know about SaaS and the IoT</title>

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       Michael Lamp   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/what-oems-should-know-about-saas-and-the-iot/" />
    <id>1797c35f-fb9f-4171-828f-85e5f4cf2140</id>
    <updated>March 1, 2023 at 2:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>When it comes to the IoT, as many myths exist about SaaS as facts. It isn&amp;rsquo;t just a subscription-based revenue model. The underlying technologies used to deliver SaaS are fundamental and need to be fully appreciated to build a viable solution.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Yes, you can get to market fast in IoT</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Mark Josewski    
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/yes-you-can-get-to-market-fast-in-iot/" />
    <id>a648de5e-532b-417c-9a45-3b034cb73fb1</id>
    <updated>January 9, 2023 at 9:34:03 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The IoT is giving OEMs new ways to serve customers. With these new products come new business models. Bringing a new solution to market takes effort. Where should you put your resources?</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Let&amp;rsquo;s explore the technology inside IoT endpoints</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Steven Dettloff   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/let-us-explore-the-technology-inside-iot-endpoints/" />
    <id>766b9ab7-eebd-4a1a-978a-945d22a61aef</id>
    <updated>January 6, 2023 at 8:17:59 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>When it comes to the IoT, almost anything is possible. Engineers within OEMs using the latest semiconductor solutions can be more innovative when developing endpoints. And new technologies are creating new business opportunities. </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AI-based image recognition does the hard work</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/ai-based-image-recognition-does-the-hard-work/" />
    <id>5b682bef-d381-42f5-a87a-d0a0e2230e0c</id>
    <updated>October 21, 2022 at 8:42:19 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Taking pictures is easy. Analyzing images is the hard part. Let algorithms do the heavy lifting and get better results, faster.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Build better IoT applications</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/build-better-iot-applications/" />
    <id>35bdf39b-f80b-4075-9ab5-22110d7551a5</id>
    <updated>October 20, 2022 at 4:12:46 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>More OEMs like you now favor a microservice architecture. Remove the barriers to agile development and give your engineers greater freedom. The results will be worth the effort of migration.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Why should you consider a smart monitoring system for your diesel generator?</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/why-should-you-consider-smart-monitoring-system-for-your-diesel-generator/" />
    <id>cedcbdac-bca7-446b-bfe3-698572bec84c</id>
    <updated>August 17, 2022 at 3:28:14 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The IoT is changing the way we manage and maintain essential assets. Smart sensors, cloud-based analytics and remote management are coming together to increase productivity, efficiency and reliability. </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The IoT is ready for the era of virtual clinical trials</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
       </author>
       
    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-ready-for-era-of-virtual-clinical-trials/" />
    <id>168db955-70d4-4694-8652-0c9115913b4e</id>
    <updated>August 15, 2022 at 8:06:25 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Clinical trials take time and money, but they also need participants and lots of data. The IoT is now being used to capture that data from participants virtually and to conduct clinical trials in the digital domain.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Commercial greenhouses are using the IoT and automation control systems to maximize yield</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/commercial-greenhouses-using-iot-and-automation-control-systems-to-maximize-yield/" />
    <id>4a1743dc-edda-4226-b1b5-38c90dc075ec</id>
    <updated>August 8, 2022 at 2:58:04 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Connected sensors and the experience of professional growers are coming together to change the shape of farming. The greenhouses of the future will leverage the IoT to increase crop yield and reduce energy usage.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>The next frontier for IoT is outer space</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/the-next-frontier-for-iot-is-outer-space/" />
    <id>44f1448e-693b-4735-b70d-ca672b6b8c0a</id>
    <updated>February 15, 2022 at 3:32:37 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>IoT is now in space thanks to a burgeoning industry including traditional providers such as Viasat-Inmarsat and HughesNet to Starlink and a variety of other new players. It&amp;rsquo;s the latest addition to the already unwieldy number of choices.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>How electronic sensors mirror nature</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/how-electronic-sensors-mirror-nature/" />
    <id>23331cad-4761-414e-8a2a-388eb59033aa</id>
    <updated>February 15, 2022 at 7:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Recent research puts sensors at the top of the list of technologies of interest to engineers. Find out how the latest electronic devices replicate some of the most amazing sensory capabilities found in nature.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Can edge controllers bring balance to the Industrial IoT?</title>

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       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/can-edge-controllers-bring-balance-to-the-industrial-iot/" />
    <id>b6f17646-ad55-44e0-a83c-6b4e95e09c1b</id>
    <updated>January 19, 2022 at 7:37:50 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Putting more real-time intelligence at the heart of industrial automation is creating a new breed of control technology. Connectivity and control must go hand in hand in the Industrial IoT, but it requires the best of both worlds.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>What does single pair Ethernet bring to the IIoT? </title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/single-pair-ethernet/" />
    <id>35cc0454-0d05-4df9-abe0-7d10743aafbd</id>
    <updated>January 19, 2022 at 4:18:31 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Single pair Ethernet, or SPE, can legitimately be described as a &amp;ldquo;disruptive technology.&amp;rdquo; Avnet spoke with George Zimmerman, who chaired the IEEE 802.3cg 10 Mb/s Single Pair Ethernet Task Force, to find out why. </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Industrial IoT is driving economic growth</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/the-industrial-iot-is-driving-economic-growth/" />
    <id>b73d6cfa-a1e2-489e-930d-2d472593c6f2</id>
    <updated>January 14, 2022 at 7:19:33 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>With billions of dollars at stake, Industrial IoT isn&amp;rsquo;t just about financials. Safety, scalability and flexibility are part of digital transformation. In industrial sectors this has significant implications, but is no longer unchartered territory. </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Three future Industrial IoT trends manufacturers should think about now</title>

       <author>
       
       
       Philip Ling   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/three-future-industrial-iot-trends-manufacturers-should-think-about-now/" />
    <id>8c4c16bc-1a11-4632-83bb-618c173c6053</id>
    <updated>January 11, 2022 at 10:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>AI may be the headline act, but a greater impact on manufacturing will come from the trends enabled by AI. OEMs can expect to feel the impact in three areas.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Supporting a service-oriented approach in the IIoT</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/supporting-a-service-oriented-approach-in-the-iiot/" />
    <id>df6c2ae0-6717-4582-bc42-1dd45f707990</id>
    <updated>January 11, 2022 at 5:56:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Your industrial environment is a complex network of devices with varying roles and responsibilities. Bringing all that together requires the application of proven and new technologies. Efforts are underway to make them all work in harmony. </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Quick solutions for intelligent condition monitoring</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/quick-solutions-for-intelligent-condition-monitoring/" />
    <id>db4ce5e5-0422-45ea-a6a5-b36766a6fca7</id>
    <updated>November 11, 2021 at 9:15:31 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>A small intelligent condition-monitoring project provides a great entry point to the IIoT. Modules are available that make light work of sensing, data analytics and device management.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>How the Root of Trust underpins device-level IoT security</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/how-the-root-of-trust-underpins-device-level-iot-security/" />
    <id>bde22a95-99e9-4e38-bd2e-db50b2ebc311</id>
    <updated>November 11, 2021 at 9:01:09 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>With over 5,400 cyberattacks monthly on IoT devices, security by design is an imperative for industrial installations. Designing Root-of-Trust concepts into MCUs and other components could be key to more secure IoT networks. </summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>As 5G evolves, 6G takes aim at Internet of Everything</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/as-5g-evolves-6g-takes-aim-at-internet-of-everything/" />
    <id>3d7cfd1d-a603-42ee-ae1f-edd5a1399912</id>
    <updated>October 8, 2021 at 7:10:13 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Work on 6G is already underway to define what the standard will do and how it will do it. If 5G is about enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), 6G is about enabling the Internet of Everything &amp;ndash; including you.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Streamlining the IoT using smart cameras for asset monitoring</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/streamlining-the-iot-using-smart-cameras-for-asset-monitoring/" />
    <id>44f824cd-6d85-4109-a143-eb513d72e6ee</id>
    <updated>September 29, 2021 at 7:44:54 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Ultra-low power Bluetooth-enabled image sensors provide an easy way to add ubiquitous intelligence to the IoT. By using cloud-based AI, smart cameras will get smarter over time, without increasing the complexity of the end-application.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Smart cameras, cloud platforms shorten long tail of the IoT</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/smart-cameras-shorten-the-long-tail-of-the-iot/" />
    <id>f62cd34c-3fe0-413b-8b44-aa459c27ae09</id>
    <updated>September 29, 2021 at 6:58:44 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Bluetooth-enabled, ultra-low-power image systems and AI-enabled object recognition make it easier to scale up the IoT. For the first time, low power solutions make smart cameras a cost-effective route to adding intelligence everywhere.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Zigbee or Bluetooth Mesh: Which is right for your application?</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/zigbee-or-bluetooth-mesh-which-is-right-for-your-application/" />
    <id>74265bcc-5510-47bd-b80b-3631c943ae49</id>
    <updated>September 28, 2021 at 11:32:17 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>STMicroelectronics&amp;rsquo; STMWB55 microcontroller supports both Zigbee and Bluetooth Mesh. Which is right for you?</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Building trust in the IoT</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/building-trust-in-the-iot/" />
    <id>6d8a5f48-4007-441b-aef9-f05645f1ad96</id>
    <updated>August 18, 2021 at 8:21:01 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The process of building trust in the IoT is going to take a combination of hardware and software innovations, checklists, certification schemes and legislation.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Top nine considerations when evaluating microcontrollers</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/top-nine-considerations-when-evaluating-microcontrollers/" />
    <id>3a603c6a-8849-47fb-aaf5-3687164d720c</id>
    <updated>December 22, 2020 at 7:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>It&amp;rsquo;s hard to imagine modern life without touchscreen displays, televisions, washing machines, coffee makers, remote controls and connected devices of all types. Microcontroller units (MCUs) make these modern necessities possible.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Don&amp;rsquo;t reinvent the wheel when it comes to IoT</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/dont-reinvent-the-wheel-when-it-comes-to-iot/" />
    <id>cfc5f5dc-758b-416f-8a68-ecff1df784ce</id>
    <updated>October 30, 2020 at 8:37:33 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Avnet&amp;rsquo;s scalable, repeatable vertical SaaS applications are each between 60 and 80% complete, speeding time to market in IoT.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Designing for the IoT as Intelligence Moves to the Edge</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/designing-for-the-iot-as-intelligence-moves-to-the-edge/" />
    <id>0f4674a6-cdbb-4d35-8831-05a8569ca5db</id>
    <updated>October 30, 2020 at 8:36:51 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The Internet of Everything will be all inclusive, from huge data centers to single-purpose sensors. While individual power requirements vary across the IoT, the need for energy efficiency will be present everywhere.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>IoT Platforms: Build, Buy, or Both?</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-platforms-build-buy-or-both/" />
    <id>4bdff61a-c6ef-4375-9114-dd786c92c1bf</id>
    <updated>October 30, 2020 at 5:56:31 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>With the accessibility, affordability and overall democratization of technology, it is tempting today to try and do everything yourself. </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Building the right security foundation for connected devices</title>

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    <id>d5fec5b6-6372-4396-a9dd-f057ec46a058</id>
    <updated>October 30, 2020 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Advances in IoT have led to a boom in connected devices, so security is more important than ever. Discover how to build the right security foundation. </summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Buy or build your IoT infrastructure?</title>

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       Michael Lamp   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/buy-or-build-your-iot-infrastructure/" />
    <id>c3e19b00-2d83-4755-ab5c-7ee5ffc471f1</id>
    <updated>October 23, 2020 at 8:11:38 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Read about the questions many businesses face when starting to create plans for an IoT project. </summary>
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    <title>Avnet and Tapptek collaborate remotely to develop beverage analytics device </title>

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    <id>2f751321-8c7d-4554-b28f-ddc2bd220f11</id>
    <updated>June 26, 2020 at 3:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>It was only natural for us throughout this year&amp;rsquo;s challenges to reach further and find new ways to help our partners develop technology solutions.</summary>
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    <title>Why artificial intelligence at the edge matters</title>

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    <id>cc98d865-350c-4daa-96b8-c116a12250b4</id>
    <updated>April 10, 2020 at 3:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>AI at the edge will have profound effects on many industries, including transportation, defense, manufacturing and healthcare to name a few. How will AI at the edge change these industries, and why does it matter?</summary>
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    <title>How AI and IoT are transforming logistics</title>

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    <id>645eab5e-61e1-4fbc-88e7-109faec225a9</id>
    <updated>April 8, 2020 at 8:54:13 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The latest developments in AI and IoT are shaping the future of logistics with data-driven, intelligent supply chains employing machine learning (ML). AI can deliver increased optimization in logistics while giving businesses speed and flexibility.</summary>
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    <title>Connected tech helps cities conserve resources and reduce costs</title>

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    <updated>January 28, 2020 at 6:09:47 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Capstone enables municipalities to save water with a little help from the Internet of Things (IoT) &amp;mdash; and Avnet&amp;rsquo;s /IOTCONNECT&amp;trade; platform and Partner Program</summary>
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    <title>How LoRaWAN and AI at the Edge Revolutionize the IoT</title>

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    <id>e882f177-154f-4a86-a568-9abb1d8e257c</id>
    <updated>January 3, 2020 at 10:33:57 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Learn how LoRaWAN and artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge can revolutionize the internet of things by reducing data transmission and improving latency. </summary>
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    <title>Redefining nanopower for the Internet of Things</title>

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    <updated>December 10, 2019 at 1:42:51 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Internet of Things trends today revolve around shiny objects&amp;mdash;whether they be artificial intelligence or blockchain&amp;mdash;but what if one of the most revolutionary parts of the IoT is something designers consider every day in devices?</summary>
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    <title>Securing the Keys to the Kingdom: Hardening the IoT-connected supply chain</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/building-effective-cyber-hygiene-into-the-connected-supply-chain/" />
    <id>adb186d5-cc5b-4c6f-be44-55c506ab5f3f</id>
    <updated>November 22, 2019 at 12:46:11 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>To harden the IoT-connected supply chain, cybersecurity strategies need to move beyond a single enterprise&amp;rsquo;s digital infrastructure and encompass all the players within the value chain. </summary>
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    <title>Customization comes with a competitive edge&amp;mdash;and security challenge</title>

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       Guillaume Crinon   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-customization-competitive-edge-security-challenge/" />
    <id>c09fe298-7923-4836-8817-484b39c7c456</id>
    <updated>October 29, 2019 at 8:13:43 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Whether you have an in-house team or are exporting the building of infrastructure to a trusted partner, make sure the team is asking the right questions when it comes to implementing and deploying IoT solutions.</summary>
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    <title>3 ways IoT means true business transformation</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/3-ways-iot-means-true-business-transformation/" />
    <id>df2855d7-913b-41f1-aec0-db1057926927</id>
    <updated>October 17, 2019 at 8:38:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>IoT is business transformation and will change organizations more than Six Sigma or agile methodologies or social media.</summary>
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    <title>Your business doesn&amp;rsquo;t have one IoT use case, it has dozens</title>

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    <id>5d290c3b-8582-472f-9dc7-20a940698605</id>
    <updated>October 17, 2019 at 8:37:50 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>It&amp;rsquo;s a well-worn story: finding the appropriate use case is crucial to ensuring that organizations can build an IoT system structured for insights. </summary>
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    <title>Why settle for just any IoT platform?</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/why-settle-for-any-iot-platform/" />
    <id>7e0f0917-9cbd-4028-a155-f417c62d379a</id>
    <updated>October 17, 2019 at 8:37:41 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>To capitalize on IoT, it&amp;#39;s important to assess exactly what&amp;#39;s needed from an IoT platform like security, interoperability and flexibility.</summary>
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    <title>Wired together: How automation systems power the Industrial Internet of Things</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/automation-systems-industrial-internet-of-things-iiot/" />
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    <updated>July 16, 2019 at 8:37:25 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>From process control and automotive assembly, to robotics and the food and beverage industry, the concept behind Industry 4.0 touches all industries.</summary>
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    <title>Don&amp;rsquo;t ignore analog&amp;mdash;it&amp;rsquo;s the secret sauce of IoT</title>

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    <id>2e689984-d1a2-4c76-b0dd-c535bd29e4bd</id>
    <updated>May 19, 2019 at 8:37:08 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Most of the innovation in IoT is focused on digital technology. From power servers running software in the cloud, to increasingly more intelligent devices operating ever closer to the edge in our factories, homes and personal devices. What is often l</summary>
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    <title>Decreasing Time to Design in the Industrial Internet of Things</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/decreasing-time-design-in-the-industrial-internet-of-things/" />
    <id>9277ee81-6127-45f1-b218-098a5a2b0b41</id>
    <updated>April 23, 2019 at 8:57:12 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The huge potential for innovation in industrial IoT (IIoT) offers the promise of significant productivity gains, operational efficiency and bottom line revenue increases, but only if it&amp;rsquo;s enabled by a supply chain based on reliability, stability an</summary>
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    <title>Don&amp;rsquo;t get caught in proof of concept purgatory</title>

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       Avnet Staff   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/5-signs-proof-concept-purgatory/" />
    <id>09573e14-74db-457c-8431-92cba366045e</id>
    <updated>April 9, 2019 at 8:36:46 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Here are the 5 classic signs you are in PoC purgatory.</summary>
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    <title>Making sense of sensors</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/sensor-opportunities-startups-iot-engineers/" />
    <id>b788564a-f0f5-4a32-b1e8-5134d83f77a9</id>
    <updated>March 26, 2019 at 8:25:29 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>If creators still don&amp;rsquo;t think that sensors are getting the attention they deserve now, then there really is no limit to where the IoT can go.</summary>
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    <title>How to Turn IoT Insights into Action</title>

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    <id>ad3b4df8-76f9-4f76-8e51-32b0cdc5d7a0</id>
    <updated>March 22, 2019 at 8:25:22 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>While an IoT platform can generate a lot of insight, you don&amp;rsquo;t improve your organization&amp;rsquo;s efficiency, increase customer satisfaction, or open a new business opportunity without applying it.</summary>
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    <title>The Art of Creating IoT Insights</title>

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       Lou Lutostanski   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/the-art-of-creating-iot-insights/" />
    <id>8fc48af2-26a8-4167-883c-ac0de3413b26</id>
    <updated>March 13, 2019 at 8:25:12 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>One of the biggest opportunities created by the Internet of Things (IoT) is the ability to use data to generate surprising new insights that guide you to act.</summary>
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    <title>Data Defines Your Destiny in IoT</title>

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       Avnet Staff   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/data-defines-your-destiny-in-iot/" />
    <id>a61fbfea-865a-4a1d-84e2-d618ea32476a</id>
    <updated>March 8, 2019 at 8:25:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Data can be daunting. It&amp;rsquo;s intangible, invisible and typically isolated in physical things like the trucks in your fleet, monitors in your hospitals, or machines in your factory. </summary>
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    <title>Avnet and Microsoft Azure Sphere: IoT security in hardware, software and at the edge</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-security-in-hardware-software-and-at-the-edge/" />
    <id>4d51d93a-1327-4844-949d-ee96c84899d1</id>
    <updated>March 5, 2019 at 8:17:12 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>IoT has transformed various industries by automating them at large, but the security concerns associated are just as large as the market opportunity this technology presents. That&amp;rsquo;s where Azure Sphere comes in.</summary>
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    <title>Reimagining the &amp;lsquo;things&amp;rsquo; of IoT</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/reimagining-the-things-of-iot/" />
    <id>dd47ce65-7629-4ff2-a16d-177fc478442b</id>
    <updated>February 28, 2019 at 8:17:04 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>While our collective vision for IoT&amp;rsquo;s impact on the future is grand in scale, it is still too easy for companies to get distracted by the minutiae of our present day IoT challenges.</summary>
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    <title>How AI-powered virtual assistants can transform healthcare</title>

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    <updated>February 26, 2019 at 8:16:53 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>We have witnessed a paradigm shift in the way patients are being treated by the doctors with the help of AI and machine learning.</summary>
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    <title>4 ways AI connects retailers and customers</title>

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    <updated>February 25, 2019 at 8:16:26 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Technologies like machine learning and AI help retailers to process massive amounts of customer data. And with this data in hand, retailers can thoroughly understand their customers&amp;rsquo; buying behavior.</summary>
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    <title>How leading manufacturing companies are reaping various benefits of AI</title>

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    <updated>February 25, 2019 at 8:16:17 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Manufacturing companies are applying AI-powered analytics for multiple use cases, such as, cutting unplanned downtime, better product designing, increasing product quality, ensuring employee safety, and many more.</summary>
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    <title>The Car: A Rolling Smart Device</title>

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    <updated>February 5, 2019 at 8:16:08 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Be it for streaming your favorite music, sending emails or getting real-time information on traffic jams: cars have long since played host to mobile internet&amp;mdash;and will continue to via diagnostics, hotspots and ADAS.</summary>
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    <title>Our Top Takeaways from CES 2019</title>

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    <updated>January 15, 2019 at 8:15:55 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>More than 180,000 people flocked to Las Vegas for CES, where Avnet debuted IoT and AI products as well as showed the expertise within our global ecosystem.</summary>
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    <title>Top 6 Trends: Get ready to meet the demand for IoT solutions</title>

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    <updated>December 11, 2018 at 8:15:28 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Gartner predicts that in less than two years, more than 20 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be deployed. Here are the top six technology trends to ensure your IoT strategies are successful.</summary>
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    <title>2018 Was IoT&amp;rsquo;s Breakout Year</title>

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    <id>f8993a6c-9c86-4b04-aa45-ad5d08a721d2</id>
    <updated>December 11, 2018 at 4:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>From connected devices at home to security cameras and sensors in factories, the acceleration of IoT in 2018 has ignited the imagination and pushed product development in new directions.</summary>
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    <title>AI From A-Z: The biggest buzzwords around artificial intelligence</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/ai-from-a-z/" />
    <id>e6791185-f6a4-4ff2-a902-e39681584836</id>
    <updated>November 28, 2018 at 8:15:19 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Companies across markets from consumer electronics to factory floors are finding power in the introduction of two letters: AI (artificial intelligence).</summary>
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    <title>The Building Blocks of IoT: You Just Can&amp;#39;t Stack Them Up</title>

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    <id>4c988162-ca6b-432b-a0a0-bfae7eb011e0</id>
    <updated>November 14, 2018 at 8:15:07 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>I&amp;rsquo;ve spent my entire career in the business of technology, and I&amp;rsquo;ve watched many ideas go from &amp;ldquo;shiny new object&amp;rdquo; to &amp;ldquo;buzzword&amp;rdquo; to &amp;ldquo;table stakes.&amp;rdquo;</summary>
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    <title>How wireless communication protocols make or break designs</title>

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    <id>957e3f58-a3c8-4df5-ad95-eaa088e6fec5</id>
    <updated>November 11, 2018 at 8:14:39 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The design process includes many critical decisions for engineers, such as which wireless communications protocol to use. </summary>
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    <title>How startups can integrate with design partners</title>

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    <updated>November 9, 2018 at 8:14:47 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>While it might feel like the rubber truly meets the road at the manufacturing stage, the design process is truly where creators&amp;rsquo; great ideas take shape. It&amp;rsquo;s also where you&amp;rsquo;ll make major decisions that impact your production and deployment. </summary>
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    <title>How the Deaf Experience Music&amp;mdash;Then and Now</title>

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    <updated>November 8, 2018 at 8:14:29 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>When you think of experiencing music, what comes to mind? The sound. But sound is vibrations&amp;mdash;and the key to how Avnet created a wearable to allow deaf and hard of hearing people to listen to live music.</summary>
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    <title>The 3 IoT Security Fundamentals Startups Need to Know</title>

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    <id>b54edc2c-ebec-49a0-bfee-572226423149</id>
    <updated>November 6, 2018 at 8:14:18 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>In a startup environment, when funding sources&amp;mdash;or lack thereof&amp;mdash;are looming every day, security might not be on the top of your mind. Here are 3 reasons why it should ... and what to consider about security.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>How to Turn Your IoT Solution into Recurring Revenue</title>

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       Lou Lutostanski   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/how-to-turn-your-iot-solution-into-recurring-revenue/" />
    <id>5cb41b01-745b-430a-8e34-0c0d45bfe236</id>
    <updated>November 6, 2018 at 8:14:11 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Companies in almost every industry are investing in Internet of Things (IoT) applications with high hopes of creating new revenue streams. Here&amp;#39;s how you can ensure ROI from your deployment.</summary>
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    <title>IoT at the Edge: How AI Will Transform IoT Architecture</title>

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       Lou Lutostanski   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-at-the-edge-how-ai-will-transform-iot-architecture/" />
    <id>c87f3629-df4d-4423-b462-4df594aac5d0</id>
    <updated>October 26, 2018 at 8:14:02 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Futurists say artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) will transform business and society more profoundly than the industrial and digital revolutions combined, and we&amp;rsquo;re now starting to see how that world might shape up.</summary>
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    <title>Does your IoT strategy have a connection problem?</title>

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    <id>509802a5-5609-4b6e-8180-cf6494aefe5f</id>
    <updated>September 7, 2018 at 8:13:53 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>You&amp;rsquo;ve heard it everywhere: IoT is a game-changer, a disrupter and a gigantic business opportunity for everyone. That&amp;rsquo;s all well and good. However, the reality is that many companies have eyes bigger than their stomachs when it comes to IoT.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Alternative Solutions For Powering IoT Devices</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/alternative-solutions-for-powering-iot-devices/" />
    <id>277e6da8-683f-4985-9c85-4d1c0679e495</id>
    <updated>August 9, 2018 at 8:13:35 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>In this article, we look at why edge devices need power, and the options for reducing this need to a level where energy harvesting becomes sustainable. </summary>
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    <title>How Secured Is Your IoT Business?</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/how-secured-is-your-iot-business/" />
    <id>3587e34b-fec0-420b-95e4-e9ea4e9a002e</id>
    <updated>June 18, 2018 at 8:13:24 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Think of reliability, safety and profit when considering security in the Internet of Things</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blending IT, OT among hot topics at IoT World 2018</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/hot-topics-at-iot-world-2018/" />
    <id>86f11609-33b5-441d-95c6-f953420b8f8c</id>
    <updated>May 17, 2018 at 8:13:13 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Avnet Internet of Things experts harnessed the knowledge gained from working with more than 2 million customers around the world to present ideas at IoT World 2018 in Santa Clara, Calif.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>As technology reshapes our world, ecosystems reshape our business models</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/as-technology-reshapes-our-world-ecosystems-reshape-our-business-models/" />
    <id>6dc1497f-63bc-4227-9f2e-d7911129b104</id>
    <updated>April 25, 2018 at 8:12:45 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>See why businesses are now increasingly reliant on formal structures that tap into the power of partnership - &amp;ldquo;the company you keep.&amp;rdquo;</summary>
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    <title>Insurance and the Internet of Things</title>

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    <id>718a2d0a-d70b-44b6-ad64-2f2425e9a289</id>
    <updated>April 21, 2018 at 6:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Learn about the impacts of IoT on insurance - from auto, home, health and other insurance policies.</summary>
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    <title>10 Things Every Intelligent Systems Needs</title>

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    <id>6dfe0097-aa69-4ecc-b490-262da85b9698</id>
    <updated>April 20, 2018 at 6:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way businesses use technology. This web of interconnected devices and machines gathers information from gas-oil-water exploration sensors to sensors in corn fields, to medical devices and train control sys</summary>
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    <title>Ensuring robust connectivity in the Industrial Internet of Things</title>

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    <id>b2f37c4e-5383-4b7d-9ff2-15f34fd69ee7</id>
    <updated>April 20, 2018 at 1:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The industrial Internet of Things promises to bring greater visibility and control of manufacturing processes. To achieve its potential, however, industrial data networks need robust interconnect solutions able to maintain robust connectivity despite</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why Blockchain May Not Reach Beyond the IP Gateway in IoT Security</title>

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       Guillaume Crinon   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/why-blockchain-may-not-reach-beyond-the-ip-gateway-in-iot-security/" />
    <id>2bb9f863-2536-421a-97df-7ca108b111ed</id>
    <updated>April 19, 2018 at 8:12:35 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Gain an understanding the basics of crypto currencies and the security built into them.</summary>
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    <title>4 energy applications for smart home technologies</title>

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    <id>bd4de278-60f4-4619-bdf2-187ec82ac4f6</id>
    <updated>April 4, 2018 at 8:55:27 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>See four energy and utilities applications that can transform a one-off technology into an integral part of the home of the future.</summary>
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    <title>Security and surveillance: two sides of the coin in smart homes</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/two-sides-of-the-coin-in-smart-homes/" />
    <id>5ae67b43-50b7-40d4-ba7f-2cf54b091a85</id>
    <updated>April 4, 2018 at 8:55:17 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>With smart building automation and home security comes the need to protect a home&amp;#39;s hardware and software.</summary>
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    <title>From enabled to proactive: the evolution of home automation</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/the-evolution-of-home-automation/" />
    <id>df605d33-5739-49d6-bb5d-30852307c568</id>
    <updated>April 3, 2018 at 8:55:07 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The demand for smart homes is booming and homes are getting &amp;#39;smarter&amp;#39; along the way.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>3 Steps to IoT Deployment</title>

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       Michael Lamp   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/3-steps-to-iot-deployment/" />
    <id>d59136fb-1b59-4393-8e25-9f55c629ac2f</id>
    <updated>March 6, 2018 at 8:11:59 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>To succeed with IoT deployment you need to start well at the beginning to get your project to a strong conclusion. </summary>
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    <title>IoT for Enterprise: 4 Concerns to Consider Before Deployment</title>

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       Michael Lamp   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-for-enterprise-4-concerns-to-consider-before-deployment/" />
    <id>03a75cac-1657-4673-94e9-34e5003eea9b</id>
    <updated>March 6, 2018 at 8:11:49 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Interoperability, customization and convergence - some of the main concerns businesses tend to face when it comes to deploying IoT.</summary>
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    <title>IoT Technology 101</title>

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       Christian Curtis   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-technology-101/" />
    <id>5a336c51-2533-4958-bcd1-ee8f3384356e</id>
    <updated>March 6, 2018 at 8:11:27 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Learn what&amp;rsquo;s in market today for IoT and what innovations are ahead.</summary>
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    <title>5 (nearly) universal IoT security problems</title>

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       Guillaume Crinon   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/5-nearly-universal-iot-security-problems/" />
    <id>0490d98f-89d4-4c36-89a9-721e5894cbf3</id>
    <updated>February 6, 2018 at 8:11:02 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>While IoT is chock full of customization, there are security measures that thread through nearly all deployments.</summary>
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    <title>Why does it take 10 partners to start an IoT project?</title>

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       Michael Lamp   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/why-does-it-take-10-partners-to-start-an-iot-project/" />
    <id>db30bbba-96b1-47c7-9764-3e0acfb6084d</id>
    <updated>January 18, 2018 at 8:10:51 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Most companies say it takes up to 10 partners to even start an IoT project. We try to understand why.</summary>
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    <title>The importance of end-to-end security schemes for IoT deployments</title>

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       Guillaume Crinon   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/the-importance-of-end-to-end-security-schemes-for-iot-deployments/" />
    <id>2abe01ce-fd8a-4136-a290-69049872baa7</id>
    <updated>January 18, 2018 at 8:10:39 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>IoT machine and device security relies on trusted identities.</summary>
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    <title>3 Hardware Takeaways from CES 2018</title>

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    <updated>January 18, 2018 at 8:10:09 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>If the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is any indication, a huge hardware evolution is coming.</summary>
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    <title>Cognitive Computing and IBM Watson IoT: Unlocking the Power of Information </title>

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    <id>fc401d4d-049d-4972-8261-e680a485984c</id>
    <updated>December 9, 2017 at 5:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Businesses, academic institutions, cities, and other enterprises may have diverse objectives and missions but all have two things in common: Data, lots of it, and the need for a comprehensive&amp;mdash;and comprehensible&amp;mdash;way to make use of it. Most executi</summary>
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    <title>For Industry 4.0, Reliability Builds on Robust Connections</title>

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    <id>e502d4c2-b93c-4e84-b6dd-53e341910d47</id>
    <updated>December 9, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Looking to relieve increasing product complexity and cost pressures, manufacturers are moving toward the next phase of industrial automation envisioned in Industry 4.0. In this concept, smart factories respond instantly to changing workloads to more </summary>
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    <title>Avnet: Your Key Enabler for Efficient IoT Product Development</title>

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    <updated>December 8, 2017 at 3:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>There&amp;rsquo;s no shortage of hype when it comes to IoT! Fashion designers, futurists,  gadget geeks, salespeople&amp;hellip;Beyond the logistic efficiencies and capabilities of being the largest global component distributor, Avnet focuses significant technica</summary>
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    <title>Zero Downtime Industrial IoT Using Programmable SoCs</title>

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    <updated>July 10, 2017 at 8:38:09 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>See an IP design from SoC-e for the Xilinx Zynq&amp;reg;-7000 SoC, providing a flexible solution for equipment that will be connected to HSR rings, PRP LANs, etc.</summary>
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    <title>Driving Data with Unintentional New Uses: Internet of Things</title>

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    <updated>June 11, 2017 at 5:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The Internet of Things (IoT) is a natural evolution of the things we already make today.  It is created by the convergence of several key trends, including: growing intelligence of devices that put new power to good use, ubiquitous and cheap connecti</summary>
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    <title>How Retailers are Using Location Awareness Technology to Track Buyers&amp;rsquo; Habits</title>

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    <updated>April 21, 2017 at 8:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Location tracking has been in use for a lot longer than one may expect. For example, military Special Forces and intelligence organizations have been using trackers and tracers for decades. Auto theft recovery services such as LoJack have offered rea</summary>
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    <title>Harnessing the Power of IoT: Microsoft&amp;rsquo;s Unique Approach</title>

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    <updated>April 19, 2017 at 8:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Little could this now-famous British serial entrepreneur have known in 1999 that the name he chose to define his approach for using RFID in P&amp;amp;G&amp;rsquo;s supply chain would top Gartner&amp;rsquo;s 2015 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report. Hackneyed though </summary>
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    <title>The Edge to Enterprise - Avnet and IBM Partner to Deliver IoT Offering</title>

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    <id>bc721051-526d-4a72-a682-f5b731c4f6eb</id>
    <updated>April 11, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>This white paper examines the Internet of Things market with a lens on the complexity of the vendor ecosystem and how partnerships are enabling holistic solutions to come to market.</summary>
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    <title>The story of Braster</title>

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    <updated>April 1, 2017 at 3:09:49 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Braster S.A. is a Poland-based company founded by scientists with a mission &amp;ndash; to save lives by giving women an easier, more effective and more comfortable way to conduct breast self-examinations at home</summary>
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    <title>The story of Ubicquia</title>

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    <updated>March 30, 2017 at 3:09:49 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Ubicquia is making cities across the globe smarter with Kairo, a customizable, light pole-based router that takes advantage of existing city infrastructure. </summary>
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    <title>OCF and Thread Group Alliance Boosts Windows 10 and its Smart Home Initiative</title>

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    <id>c4f5a472-f63d-4ce3-aa2a-8abd315f3b68</id>
    <updated>March 29, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) and Thread Group, recently collaborated to fire up the automated &amp;lsquo;smart home&amp;rsquo; functionalities on the Windows 10 operating system.</summary>
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    <title>An Introduction to IoT Components</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/nxp-intro-to-iot-components/" />
    <id>e35a4897-11d9-46cf-8ad5-c0ead4f7ca90</id>
    <updated>March 29, 2017 at 8:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>From locomotives and jet engines to baby monitors and home appliance controls, new applications are challenging the imaginations of designers &amp;mdash; both in startup companies and within giant corporations.</summary>
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    <title>Powering the Internet of Things via Energy Harvesting</title>

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    <id>418aeb53-4e38-4bc5-9ced-d986beb864f5</id>
    <updated>March 27, 2017 at 8:08:51 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The push is on to add Internet capability to everything&amp;mdash;often called the Internet of Things (IoT)&amp;mdash;and the challenge for design engineers is to figure out how to power each of these IoT nodes.</summary>
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    <title>10 Companies and Municipalities that Are Harnessing the Internet of Things to Run Smarter Cities</title>

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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/10-companies-municipalities-harnessing/" />
    <id>890e5b92-7192-408b-8aab-db1e8e1a2bdb</id>
    <updated>March 25, 2017 at 8:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Many of the devices we interact with today are enabled by computers and connected to the Internet. Much of the popular interest in the Internet of Things (IoT) focuses on consumer electronics, with everything from smart refrigerators to thermostats, </summary>
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    <title>The Internet of Everything is Here&amp;hellip;or Is It?</title>

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    <id>0bf8c913-6ab4-4695-baf5-2d89a5458854</id>
    <updated>March 18, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The next great age of technology is the Internet of Things (IoT), if, that is, you believe everything you read on the Internet.</summary>
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    <title>It&amp;rsquo;s Time For The Government And The Internet Of Things</title>

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    <id>f332aa90-ac58-4226-963c-a5847c14ef7e</id>
    <updated>March 15, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The Internet of Things or IoT has become quite the well-known term in the past year or two.  What started out as a radical concept &amp;ndash; connecting everything to everything else and to the Internet!</summary>
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    <title>IoT: More Than Just Cool Technology</title>

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       Alex Iuorio   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-more-than-just-cool-technology/" />
    <id>d88bb6cc-cefb-4ee1-84c3-74551b3d7b9b</id>
    <updated>March 14, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>I can&amp;rsquo;t remember the last time I read an article about the Internet of Things (IoT) that didn&amp;rsquo;t start with market projections about the phenomenal number of devices that will be enabled in the next five to 10 years.</summary>
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    <title>Internet of Things: Designing Sensor-Based Devices with Coin Cell Batteries</title>

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    <id>43b2fa0c-8174-4722-8499-db9d5d0c03e9</id>
    <updated>March 11, 2017 at 7:16:53 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>A popular vision of the Internet of Things (IoT) is that it will comprise billions of sensors gathering information about their local environment and transmitting that data back to servers in the cloud. Such data will be compiled, analyzed and shared</summary>
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    <title>Indispensable Building Blocks of Mobile IoT Devices</title>

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    <updated>March 10, 2017 at 4:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The concept of IoT connected devices connotes many different ideas. Some think of data centers full of servers, network switches and storage arrays aggregating untold gigabytes of random data. Others identify with Ethernet-enabled devices in their pl</summary>
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    <title>The Internet of Things at Cruising Altitude: Airlines and the IoT</title>

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    <updated>March 10, 2017 at 2:00:00 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>What are your thoughts when you step onto an airplane?  &amp;ldquo;Where&amp;rsquo;s my seat?&amp;rdquo;  &amp;ldquo;Is this a Wi-Fi flight?&amp;rdquo;  &amp;ldquo;I hope I make my connection.&amp;rdquo;</summary>
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    <title>How the IoT will Change the Supply Chain?</title>

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    <id>9ce8e8e8-45f4-4f83-89e2-7a8ce013e59c</id>
    <updated>March 10, 2017 at 8:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The potential applications of Internet of Things (IoT) technology across any industry or sector are vast. Existing and future IoT applications promise new ways of value creation and revenue streams for businesses in a digital world. </summary>
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    <title>What&amp;rsquo;s All The Buzz About? Bees And Smart Map Technology</title>

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    <id>097ff6c0-1ecc-4cfd-b7ce-90d5d4bd0e67</id>
    <updated>March 8, 2017 at 8:43:44 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>You&amp;rsquo;ve heard about the problems with the bees, right? Their population numbers are dwindling and that&amp;rsquo;s not good news.</summary>
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    <title>The Internet of Slacks? IoT and Smart Clothing</title>

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    <id>0451b21f-9d9b-4905-90e3-a95de2ad3d5d</id>
    <updated>March 8, 2017 at 7:16:42 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>When you think of wearable technology you probably think about those fitness trackers that you wear on your wrist.  What you probably don&amp;rsquo;t think about is your shirt, your pants or even your socks.</summary>
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    <title>IoT Security: Real Problems and Solutions</title>

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       Guillaume Crinon   
       
       
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    <link href="https://www.avnet.com:443/americas/resources/article/iot-security-real-problems-and-solutions/" />
    <id>b3694a7c-6641-45f2-bb9f-d09f3e2e6d9a</id>
    <updated>March 8, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Learn about the real issues behind &amp;ldquo;IoT security,&amp;rdquo; and challenges for customers both from hardware and embedded / server software aspects.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Differentiated FPGAs Provide Security in Today&amp;rsquo;s Hyperconnected World</title>

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    <id>13fa5c42-08d8-4dda-be5c-a84013fd028d</id>
    <updated>March 8, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>FPGAs offer the fastest way to integrate a specific design into a single device. See why an FPGA might be the perfect solution for your next project.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Internet of Things Has Thumbs &amp;ndash; And They&amp;rsquo;re Green</title>

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    <summary>It&amp;rsquo;s no surprise that technology, data and intelligent systems are transforming industrial agriculture.</summary>
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    <summary>Risky Business: IoT&amp;rsquo;s Impact on Insurance  By Steve Gereb August 25, 2016.  I enjoy reading about how the data collected by Intelligent Systems will help people live better lives.</summary>
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    <summary>In a recent article in Government Technology, IDC research director Ruthbea Yesner Clarke discusses three trends emerging around the growing smart cities movement</summary>
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    <summary>Reporting on the recent announcement of the &amp;ldquo;long-awaited Wi-Fi HaLow standard for products incorporating IEEE 802.11ah wireless networking technology,&amp;rdquo; Jim Hunter of Tech Crunch explains why this new standard may pave the way for more connected </summary>
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    <summary>The Internet of Things (IoT) is widely regarded as the next revolution in technology. Cisco predicts that by 2020, there will be 50 billion things connected to the Internet, generating revenues of $19 trillion.</summary>
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    <summary>One click manufacturing (OCM) is a concept that arose from the 3D printing world: design a 3D model of a part ...</summary>
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    <summary>It may seem to be a stretch to assert that LEDs play a truly important role in the future of the Internet of Things. After all, by themselves, they&amp;rsquo;re just lights. However, with sensors tucked neatly inside and a bit of intelligence...</summary>
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    <summary>Just as important as the hardware and the data it collects in an Intelligent System are the tools we need to process and analyze information. Otherwise, an Intelligent System does nothing to serve our purposes.</summary>
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    <summary>Recently, in Nuevo Arenal, a little sleepy village in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, a dozen criminals cut the lights to the town&amp;rsquo;s main street during the quiet 3 a.m. hour, and then injured...</summary>
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    <summary>General Electric (GE) and Microsoft Corporation recently announced the beginning of a new alliance. The technology collaboration will make available GE&amp;rsquo;s Predix platform for Industrial Internet on the Microsoft Azure cloud for industrial businesses</summary>
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    <summary>The Internet of Things (IoT) relies on a facile communications framework able to move data easily between embedded &amp;quot;things&amp;quot; and systems located at higher levels of the IoT hierarchy. For designers, a diverse set of wireless connectivity options...</summary>
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    <summary>You might think that running out of beer is only a major concern if you are the &amp;ldquo;refreshment coordinator&amp;rdquo; for a college fraternity, but it turns out that beer inventory management is actually a pretty big deal for bar and restaurant owners these </summary>
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    <summary>The Internet of Things (IoT) is creating a special alliance between two business departments that aren&amp;rsquo;t always a natural fit: Marketing and IT.</summary>
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    <summary>Yes, automatic across the board cuts within the Department of Defense (DoD) will put the squeeze on many within the defense/aerospace supply chain. </summary>
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    <summary>Over the years, cyber attacks on finacial institutions and news organizations have garnered the lion&amp;#39;s share of attention...</summary>
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    <summary>While 8-bit and 16-bit MCUs are well suited for IoT end-node applications, the 32-bit MCU has a key function in the IoT pyramid: It provides the data throughput, reading sensors and sending real-time sensor data over an IP-based network. </summary>
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    <summary>In the United States alone, motor vehicles travel well over four trillion miles each year according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.* To gain a sense of this distance, consider that while it takes light approximately eight minutes to travel </summary>
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    <summary>The physical connection for many IoT nodes leverages legacy wired networks found in homes, offices, schools, factories and other areas. As we become mobile, wireless physical connections are becoming the norm. Each wireless connection requires at lea</summary>
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    <title>Going Up? Elevators, Windows 10 And The Internet Of Things</title>

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    <summary>People are excited about the Internet of Things for a variety of reasons.  It&amp;rsquo;s already made us more connected.  And as more and more things are connected, a number of industries are poised to become faster, more efficient and more reliable.</summary>
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    <summary>A hot topic at the annual Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas this summer was the increasing risk companies are facing with the Internet of Things (IoT).</summary>
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    <summary>Incorporating wireless connectivity into a product is now a standard design requirement for Wi-Fi, IoT, and other applications. </summary>
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    <summary>In one of the strangest, most innovative uses of Intelligent Systems we&amp;rsquo;ve seen so far, DigitasLbi Creative Director Pierre Dequesnoy came up with the idea of using pigeons equipped with sensor-loaded backpacks to analyze pollution in the UK&amp;rsquo;s ca</summary>
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    <title>Internet of Things: Low Power, Low Cost Connected Devices Fuel Demand for Microco</title>

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    <summary>At the heart of the devices that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) are a variety of ultra low power microcontrollers (MCUs), sensor networks, systems-on-chip (SoC) and communications protocols such as ZigBee. These underlying technologies operate </summary>
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    <updated>February 6, 2017 at 8:09:06 PM GMT</updated>
    <summary>Cybersecurity and the irony of what happened during U.S. President Barack Obama&amp;#39;s January 12, 2015 speech to the Federal Trade Commission on the growing threat, during which he declared: &amp;ldquo;If we&amp;rsquo;re&amp;rsquo;re going to be connected, we&amp;rsquo;ve got to be pro</summary>
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    <title>The Internet of Things Pushes the Possibilities Offered by Big Data</title>

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    <updated>January 29, 2017 at 8:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>The concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses things as tangible as a light switch, things as ethereal as a cloud, and all things in-between.</summary>
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    <updated>January 20, 2017 at 9:00:00 AM GMT</updated>
    <summary>You and I have known for a long time that connected devices are becoming pervasive throughout society, and it seems like the investment world is finally catching up.</summary>
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