IoT technologies will be key to not just rebuilding our industries, economies, and societies from the pandemic—but making them better than ever before.
It’s well-known that disasters often lead to the biggest advancements. Innovations that would normally take years to receive the necessary funding and overcome legal hurdles can be deployed far more quickly during, and in the aftermath of, a crisis.
Governments and investors are looking for companies with technologies that can not only restore some normality but help us to “build back better”. IoT News’ list of innovative companies to watch in 2021 may provide some inspiration.
Google Cloud IoT
One of the largest cloud platforms is also one of the most important for the IoT. Google Cloud IoT provides fully-managed services which allow customers to connect, store, and analyse data in the cloud and at the edge.
“We know the IoT can be complicated for businesses to navigate. Google Cloud IoT Core takes away the headache of deploying and running connected devices and services,” says Ping Wu, senior engineering director at Google Cloud.
“Our high-performance, reliable infrastructure enables customers to not only develop products at record speed but scale their operations to meet growing demand. At the same time, our sophisticated AI/ML-driven data analytics and management products such as BigQuery helps businesses to derive tangible value from their data.”
Google’s vast and reliable infrastructure aims to give businesses the confidence they need for IoT deployments.
Google Cloud recently announced that it’s helping Ingersoll Rand – a provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions – to consolidate the multiple platforms which manage IoT devices across its brands into one cloud-based solution.
However, that’s not the only recent success story for Google Cloud’s IoT platform.
“Last month we announced that Signify, the creators of the highly successful Philips Hue line of smart light bulbs, selected Google Cloud as their preferred partner of choice to power millions of connected smart lighting devices.”
“Through a large fleet simulation using virtual devices and live field testing, Signify found that our Cloud IoT Core met and exceeded their scalability, performance and security expectations. This result proved that Cloud IoT Core and the associated architecture would support Signify today and in the future.”
