March 29, 2022
Introduction The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) products and services continues to boom. It’s become an expectation that most things are connected and taking advantage of cloud-based digital services. There are, of course, important security implications for all these connected devices. We’ve all heard of examples of IoT hacking. What makes matters worse is that the more successful your product is, the more attention you attract from would-be attackers. The revenue impact of […]
January 25, 2022
On January 5 – 7, SpinDance’s Craig Rozelle, Director of Business Development, and Mac Lobdell, Solutions Architect attended the CES 2022 in Las Vegas. Both Craig and Mac agree it was good to see the trade show industry heading back toward ‘normal’. In this post, they share their impressions of the event, current trends, and what they see on the horizon of IoT. Attendance: The conference was reasonably well attended but still down from pre-covid […]
January 4, 2022
Charting the right path, avoiding pitfalls, maximizing your success. The past several years have seen a huge growth in the number of companies offering IoT Platforms. The market research firm IoT Analytics reported 613 companies offering IoT platforms in 2021! This is a mind-blowing number. The IoT platforms vary widely in capabilities but typically focus on one or more of the building blocks of IoT systems – physical devices, internet connectivity, and digital services. In […]
December 22, 2021
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao-Tzu We know you’re not reading this blog post for Taoist philosophy, so let’s talk about the IoT Journey. What does this ancient quote have to do with IoT? The IoT Journey is very clearly divided into steps. And, while taking the first step launches you onto the IoT Cyber-highway, it isn’t a straight sprint from point A to B in 10.5 seconds. You […]
October 14, 2021
In the current landscape of software engineering and development, it is increasingly crucial to become a certified expert in cloud computing platforms. For companies, the added benefits of having Cloud Certified Developers and Engineers in-house include increased agility to quickly and securely host applications, greater flexibility in building new solutions, access to vast computing infrastructure, scalability based on demand, and high-level security. (Source: AWS) At SpinDance there has been an internal initiative to obtain certifications […]
November 5, 2021
What an amazing IoT Symposium it was! Our 2021 IoT Symposium was a Virtual Home Run in the world of all things IoT! It began on Tuesday afternoon, October 26, and concluded on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 27. Sadly, due to Covid-19, it had been almost 2 years since our last Symposium! We were all so excited and thankful to get together, albeit virtually, to hear from a variety of speakers who live and […]
November 16, 2021
Let’s Break it Down! The biggest reason I like IoT consulting is that it allows you to continually learn about new technologies. As a part of the IoT culture, SpinDance recently started focusing on becoming an AWS Partner. Due to this focus on becoming AWS Certified, a co-worker recently asked me to help him sort out how to get certified with Amazon Web Services. It was then that I realized AWS has so many puzzle […]
September 30, 2021
In the IoT world, a common headache for customers is supporting their product after it is released. At SpinDance, one of our core values is to Deliver Every Day; this includes supporting both our internal tools and our customers’ infrastructure. To do this with excellence, we rely on the intelligent use of meta-support tools to amplify the support team’s work. In this post, we will highlight some of these tools. The Tools of the Support […]
June 25, 2021
Like many other companies, our team at SpinDance transitioned to an entirely remote workplace for fifteen months due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. We have just returned to an optional work at office arrangement. While we have always had the flexibility to work remotely as needed, the majority of our team was in the office at least three days a week prior to the pandemic. Thankfully our organization and the work we do were easily […]
March 23, 2021
Waterfall vs. Agile Software Development Whether you are building a house, launching a new company, or planning a big event, it starts with a vision. As the details become more apparent, the idea begins to shift. Things that were committed to in the beginning feel like they aren’t the right fit any longer, or there are new options that you hadn’t considered. Now what? These concepts are also applicable in software development. As you begin […]