March 6, 2023
In our last blog post Pitfalls of Connected Product Development, we covered the dangers customers can face at various stages of their IoT Journey. Being aware of the pitfalls is just the first step in avoiding them. A comprehensive project design phase can help eliminate them completely, before even one line of code is written. We often get the question “Why should we engage in a design phase?” This usually masks the underlying question “Why […]
January 16, 2023
The Internet of Things (IoT) is challenging, both on a technical and business level. SpinDance has worked with many customers at various stages in their IoT journey. This includes those in the early exploration stages or those in the later stages where we’ve helped rescue a project that has gone off track. As software consultants focused on IoT, our job is to understand the challenges our customers can face and how to help our customers […]
December 2, 2022
No one gets excited about “maintenance.” We like buying and building new things: driving a new car off the lot, or closing on a new home. These are events we look forward to. But paying to maintain these investments? That’s a different story. No one particularly enjoys paying for oil changes or tire rotations. And we certainly don’t like replacing a broken water heater. But while we dislike paying for maintenance, we understand timely upkeep […]
November 9, 2022
Knowing where you are going is important to achieve your business goals. Think of how GPS technology has transformed the way we navigate through our daily lives. We can get from point A to point B in the most efficient way possible, and we almost never get lost. In product development it is equally important to have tools that will guide you through the process. Unfortunately, unlike GPS, there is no service that can automatically […]
September 7, 2022
At SpinDance we run our projects using an agile development methodology. Like any methodology, agile development requires contextualization based on where and how it is being applied. We have adapted the core principles of agile development and made some modifications, based on our experience with many projects within our context, IoT system development. Agile Development Values Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to […]
August 17, 2022
When people ask what I do for work and I tell them I work for an IoT software consulting company they typically say “Ah, so you’re a developer?” When I respond with, “No, I’m a Product Owner”, I usually get a blank stare. I find it’s a role that is not well understood outside of teams that work closely with a Product Owner (PO). In short, a PO helps answer the question: what are we […]
June 21, 2022
Unique Skills for Building IoT Mobile Applications Many Internet of Things (IoT) products or services rely on mobile applications. Whether they are for industrial, commercial, or consumer use cases, mobile applications are often critical user interfaces to communicate with, configure, or control connected-devices or digital services in an IoT system. A lot of traditional mobile application development companies say they can do IoT, and that might be true. However, we find that creating IoT applications […]
June 16, 2022
SpinDance is pleased to announce new appointments and promotions within our Leadership Team! As a result of our commitment to investing in our people, we are proud to say we were able to select and promote highly qualified individuals from within our team. These role changes are due to the merit of each of these individuals, our continued growth within the industry, and our vision for the future of SpinDance. Kim Burmeister has been selected […]
August 1, 2022
Introduction This is Part Two of our series on Internet of Things (IoT) Security. In this second entry we continue our discussion of important security protections for IoT devices and systems. We are expanding our list to include five additional security must-haves, #6 through #10, which cover unique but equally important security protections for IoT. In our last security blog post we discussed must-haves #1 through #5 which include Secure Identity Secure Communication Secure Storage […]
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 […]