The Internet of Things on AWS – Official Blog

In this post, we summarize the new features and enhancements AWS IoT SiteWise launched in 2020 to improve customer experience to optimize industrial operations, and improve productivity and availability of industrial equipment. This post is summarized into the following sections: Enhanced security More options for data ingestion and edge processing Greater asset modeling flexibility Out […]

Many IoT devices rely on Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) to connect their fleets. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or wired Ethernet serve an important role in providing connectivity, but these connections have limited range. Cellular connectivity may require expensive monthly service fees which can consume high power and limits the battery life of small, low-bandwidth sensors or devices. […]

Note: SiteWise Edge is now generally available. Please see this blog post to get started with SiteWise Edge. From assembling automobiles to producing pharmaceuticals, successful industrial operations are fruits of continuous efforts to minimize equipment downtime, maximize product quality, and ensure personnel safety. Industrial IoT promises capabilities that can help manufacturers unlock insights quickly from […]

Introduction IoT product development crosses several domains of expertise from embedded design to communication protocols and cloud computing. Because of this complexity “end-to-end” or “edge-to-cloud” IoT security is becoming a challenging concept in the industry. Edge in many cases refers to the device as a single element in the edge-to-cloud chain. But the device must […]

Introduction AWS IoT Device SDK for Embedded-C (C-SDK) 202011.00 is now generally available. C-SDK is a collection of open source libraries written in C under the MIT license that makes it faster to securely connect embedded IoT devices to AWS IoT Core. This release improves several underlying libraries including coreMQTT, AWS IoT Device Shadow, and […]

By using low-cost embedded devices like the Espressif ESP32 family, and the breadth of AWS services, you can create an advanced object recognition system. ESP32 microcontroller is a highly integrated solution for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth IoT applications, with around 20 external components. In this example, we use AI Thinker ESP32-CAM variant that comes with an […]

Post by David McClellan, P.E., Engineering Manager and Jason Crozier, Cloud Architect at Terex. Genie®, a Terex® Brand, is a global manufacturer of lifting and material handling products and services delivering lifecycle solutions that maximize customer return on investment. In this post, we discuss how Genie used an AWS IoT SiteWise based solution to ingest, […]

At AWS, we build technology to help customers and partners like Bose, Vizio, LG, British Gas Centrica Connected Home, Ayla, NXP, and more solve real world problems and unlock possibilities to create better business outcomes and new consumer experiences. Yesterday, IoT World named AWS IoT the “Best Consumer IoT Solution” for 2020. We are grateful to […]

There are billions of devices in homes, factories, oil wells, hospitals, cars, and thousands of other places. Companies are discovering that these “things” not previously connected to the Internet can provide intelligence into new areas of their business. The result? All aspects of an enterprise can be data-driven, which leads to insights that they can […]

Interview with Nihar Patel and Sarah Cooper Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and integration partner Siemens, Volkswagen is opening up the Industrial Cloud to other companies from the engineering and technology sectors. In an interview, leading managers Nihar Patel (Executive Vice President New Business Development at Volkswagen AG.) and Sarah Cooper (General Manager of […]