Overlook the IoT device layer at your own peril

Janakiram MSV, a contributor at Forbes wrote an insightful blog post describing an Enterprise IoT Platform Checklist. I highly recommend your reading it. You'll be rewarded for the 15 minute investment.

The checklist is unique and particularly useful as a contrast to many other IoT system descriptions. It lists the edge device plainly in the core of the solution. 

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Three of his ten checklist items are solidly device focused

     - Comprehensive Device Management

     - Support for a Wide Range of Protocols and Standards

     - Integration with the Edge Devices

Mr MSV lights the way to a shorter, less painful path to IoT success.

Most other IoT systems focus on aspects of application and data with little emphasis on device issues. And indeed data and application aspects are vital but like the proverbial three-legged stool metaphor, an IoT system without a solid device infrastructure is doomed to fall over.

A robust, data-flexible, secure device layer is absolutely key to enterprise IoT success.

Also it wouldn't hurt to read Janakiram MSV's other Forbes contributions.