Funding is always a top concern for schools across the states. Many public school systems rely on funding through their tax dollars with budgets, prioritization, and amounts always shifting. They have to balance their funds between providing an optimal education and experience to students as well as keeping buildings, resources, and systems operational. Preparatory boarding … Continued
For many students the first week is over and routines are once again being established. Last week, we featured Whitefish School District and their work as they seek to achieve net zero while also using their CSE building as a learning opportunity for students throughout the year. This week we switch gears to share how … Continued
This past week we’ve watched as loved ones share their back to school photos before heading off for their first day. It’s an exciting time of year for students—one chock-full of new beginnings, new classrooms and teachers, and educational advancement. For facilities and operations staff who run and manage these buildings, however, a new school … Continued
The Internet of Things Consortium recently included a short roundtable on smart cities, asking member organizations to share their thoughts on the current state, and future of smart city initiatives. Of course, Buddy Platform is right in the thick of it, building the next generation in data infrastructure that will power these projects all … Continued
Earlier today, the Buddy Platform team unveiled Buddy Ohm a simple, complete and low cost solution for monitoring the consumption of electricity, gas, water, steam and solar power generation, called Buddy Ohm. The new product helps accurately measure the consumption of these resources in buildings, government facilities, and public infrastructure, helping managers, occupants and citizens get … Continued
Mobile World Congress (MWC) is one of the largest and most important technology trade shows in the industry, and its scope and breadth of topics continues to grow year over year. Buddy Platform has participated in MWC for a number of years, exhibiting as part the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Choose Washington stand. We couldn’t be more proud to represent … Continued
Recently I had the opportunity to attend the 2016 Smart City Summit in Boston. I estimate nearly 300 participants including a host of municipalities, infrastructure providers, professional services organizations, and partners like Buddy Platform were in attendance. It was very encouraging to see a number of city infrastructure Internet of Things (IoT) projects underway, not … Continued
With the show coming to a close, I thought it would be good to share how things went, and pull out some trends we heard after talking with over 1000 show attendees passing through the Buddy Platform booth over two days. IoT World Europe is a smaller show than the event hosted in Santa Clara, … Continued
This week the City of Adelaide, South Australian Department of State Development, and the Smart City Studio in partnership with Buddy Platform, unveiled The Connected Adelaide Model (CAM). The model was constructed with over 30,000 LEGO bricks and typical smart city devices and sensors, all tied into Buddy Platform to process and visualize data in … Continued
Our Experience at the Peggy Smedley Institute Event – IoT platform growth Our CEO, David McLauchlan spoke at the Peggy Smedley Institute this last Friday in sunny San Diego addressing the rise of IoT platforms and the top four capabilities you should consider when evaluating a platform solution. During our session, we demonstrated a real-time … Continued
Growing importance of IoT data We all know the IoT industry is growing at a massive rate meaning devices and sensors are playing an increasing role in how we transmit IoT data. Businesses and brands need to understand how important is it to leverage the data that is generated through our devices to gain intelligence on … Continued
How to evaluate an IoT data platform In the exploding world of IoT, it can be challenging to navigate through all of the buzzwords, acronyms, and platform options to understand the major impact IoT devices will have in the future. We get asked all of the time, “What capabilities should we be looking for in an … Continued
We had some great news earlier this week about hitting our first ever performance milestone! We passed 20 million discrete connections per day through Buddy Platform, in fact we averaged a high of 35.1 million connections. This milestone marks the completion of the first performance milestone, a full seventeen months ahead of schedule, and signals significant … Continued
Growing our business to reach more customers and build new capabilities It’s been a busy Spring and Summer so far, starting with our large presence at IoT World, the announcement of our intent to acquire Noveda Technologies, and today with the announcement of our intent to acquire Zentri Inc, a leading secure IoT software as … Continued
Many companies are preparing for the third wave of the Internet which is building now and expected to crest in the next five years. With more and more devices becoming connected, businesses, governments, and organizations are feeling the pressure to capture this wave of opportunity and turn that data it into valuable insights, action and … Continued
Last week we attended our first IoT World Conference in sunny Santa Clara, CA with most of the Seattle office exhibiting our booth. We met with folks across the IoT space and shared our take on the massive opportunity in connecting the world’s devices and systems for real-time intelligence and decision making through our platform. … Continued
For those not aware, Buddy has a base of operations in Adelaide, SA, and we are looking to grow our team. We have a tight bond over the Pacific between our Adelaide and Seattle offices – let’s just say there is major culture sharing happening. We are helping to define the future of IoT, we have a … Continued
Here we are a few weeks into Spring, and here in the Pacific Northwest that means weekend trips to Home Depot, to plan and place the stars of your 2016 garden. I am really good at buying plants, pretty good at getting them in the ground, and absolutely terrible with remembering to water them. Lono … Continued
While Buddy has emerged as a leading data backend solution for IoT and other connected devices, our support for mobile smartphone applications is about to take a powerful step forward. Facebook recently announced that they were shutting down the Parse mBaaS service, and in less than a month, they will begin deprioritizing applications that haven’t … Continued
The opportunities made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT) are growing. Devices are constantly collecting and transmitting data in a wide variety of industries and markets. In the coming years, internet-connected everything will increasingly and positively impact our daily lives. Capturing this raw data and integrating it with key business tools provides businesses with … Continued