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Since the term Internet of Things (IoT) was first coined in 1999, the market has experienced vast growth and maturity, evolving rapidly – and it is showing no sign of slowing down. According to Omdia, the number of global satellite IoT connections is set to continue growing at a compound annual growth rate of 25% for the foreseeable future.

For the next interview in our series speaking to technology specialists from around the world, we’ve welcomed experienced CTO, Leonard Trigg. Leonard is a member of the Harbourfront executive management team and serves as the firm's Chief Technology Officer. Joining the industry in 1995 Leonard has a background in enterprise technology, finance and operations. Leonard previously served as the Chief Operating Officer and Director at Vertex One Asset Management Inc.

All assets used in manufacturing are complex and huge. They work continuously for long hours, and it impacts the performance of an asset. It is important that they are always in good condition. If you do not keep them maintained, you can suffer huge losses due to sudden equipment failure. Manufacturing assets are costly, they cannot be replaced easily, and they are not easy to sell as well. But you can easily maintain them with CMMS Software.

When you’re using an application or tool, it’s very important to make sure things are working as they should. For this reason, health checks are critical. A health check is when an application or tool checks its own components and dependencies, then either publishes or exposes a notification method if there is a problem.

Whether for managing remote teams, supporting ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) policies, or simply another layer in a data protection strategy, services like Microsoft Intune offer greater control over the devices on your network. But using the data from these services often requires tedious prep work, and this process is likely repeated multiple times a week, if not daily. Tedious, repetitive, structured: these are all signs that a process can and should be automated.

The Particle platform enables companies to manage and program their IoT devices, bringing them to market quicker. To accomplish this, Particle developers needed to be able to collect telemetry data from a large number of edge IoT devices to measure performance. A key benefit of the Particle platform is its ability to scale from prototype to enterprise. Developers often prototype IoT devices using microcontrollers like Arduino or Raspberry Pi.