Aligning your organization internally and encouraging cross-functional collaboration are only part of the battle while establishing an IoT framework for a multi-divisional company. Since we are an enterprise IoT-platform provider and work with large corporations like Parker Hannifin, we have the experience to highlight some of the common issues that organizations face when adapting to this new breed of technology. For the next two weeks, we will be covering one of the big issues many companies face: limited internal scope.

Dec. 21, 2016 - Exosite CTO Mark Benson's Forbes article is essential reading on the avoidable complications of IoT innovation. From advice on organizational alignment to the importance of understanding what the market actually wants, Benson identifies the five main symptoms of IoT programs destined for trouble. Read the complete article here. 

“Think of us as the invisible force identifying potential points of failure.”

Exosite’s QA team identifies potential points of failure in the process and the product while supporting Exosite projects by focusing on the total quality—from making sure team members have what they need to be successful, to asking if we remembered to add logging to the user management module, to iterative product testing, and then of course everything in between.

Background
In the beginning, quality was thought to be achieved by inspection of the final product. This idea controlled business for years, until Dr. W. Edwards Deming emerged on the quality scene with a remarkable idea—”continual improvement and working together with the aim for everybody to win.” Dr Deming laid out his Fourteen Points for the Transformation of Management and the Seven Deadly Diseases (of management) and with his understanding of statistical measures and human nature, he transformed Japanese industry after WWII with such measurable results that the entire world took notice. It wasn’t until NBC aired the documentary If Japan Can, Why Can’t We? on June 24, 1980 that Deming gained attention in America for the significant contribution to Japan's amazing business success. It was the turning point for the American quality movement.

Fast forward to 2016, the Exosite QA team is continuing Deming's quality philosophies by continuously improving the quality of Exosite's products and services. The QA team is creating new automated test frameworks and testing services to enhance Exosite's products and your IoT solutions running on our Murano platform. Together we can help ensure you get the highest quality and best value for your IoT solution, that is designed, built, and tested right the first time.

Keep an eye out for more information about Exosite's Quality offerings in future blog posts.

For more information on the work of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, check out the Deming Institute.

In the latest Forrester Report, Exosite was chosen as one of the 11 “most significant” IoT platform providers on the market. This was a well-earned pat on the back for all of our accomplishments in 2016, since big names like IBM, PTC, GE, and Microsoft are well-known players. We are honored to be included, especially when we are an under-200-employee company facing off against giants. But the small can be mighty.

For your long-term IoT strategy to be effective, you need to have your departments synchronized and working towards creating a cohesive whole, much like collaborations between musicians. There are some helpful tools and guidelines that can be used in order to be successful and, as an industrial IoT platform provider, we understand how effective they can be to laying the groundwork.

Dec. 13, 2016 – Juniper Research lauded the Exosite IoT Alliance (EIA) partner program as a key initiative fundamental to driving IoT market traction in its The Internet of Things: Consumer, Industrial & Public Services 2016-2021 report. Juniper’s findings forecast the number of connected IoT devices, sensors, and actuators will reach over 46 billion in 2021—a 200 percent increase from 2016.

In the latest Forrester Report, Exosite was chosen as one of the 11 “most significant” IoT platform providers on the market. This was a well-earned pat on the back for all of our accomplishments in 2016, since big names like IBM, PTC, GE, and Microsoft are well-known players. We are honored to be included, especially when we are an under-200-employee company facing off against giants. But the small can be mighty.

Dec. 8, 2016 – In their 2016 IoT Application Enablement Platform (AEP) ScoreCard, MachNation named Exosite one of the “35 AEPs to watch in 2017.” This list also included other big names like Amazon, AT&T, Bosch, Ericsson, IBM, and Microsoft. According to MachNation’s survey data, IoT platform revenue is expected to grow 116 percent in 2017.

Many successful bands or musical organizations rely on members working together well and harmonizing with their instruments. It is a similar concept when effectively implementing a company-wide IoT ecosystem in that people may specialize in different areas, but coordinating strategies together makes the system work well.