How is Bosch shaping the future with software?
Software from Bosch running over the internet? Well, this is probably not your first association that you have when you see the Bosch logo on home appliances, power tools, automotive or security...
View ArticleMobility reloaded with IoT technologies
You know cars, you know fleets of cars, you know airports – all these things are quite sophisticated already today. But what happens when you connect them to the internet – in an Internet of Things and...
View ArticleIoTS in the Manufacturing Industry – Predictive Maintenance
In a recent blog post (Industry 4.0 – Germany takes first steps toward the next industrial revolution), Stefan Ferber gave us insights into how the Internet of Things and Services (IoTS) will affect...
View ArticleSurvey with CeBIT visitors: What´s most important in the IoTS, now and in the...
The Internet of Things and Services (IoTS) is a term that means different things to different people. Visitors to our Bosch CeBIT booth were given the chance to experience the IoTS first hand with 4...
View Article»How the Internet of Things Changes Everything«
Please read Stefan Ferber’s full article on HBR Blog Network What is a 21th century accolade? Would an article in Harvard Business Review count? For me, it does My colleague Stefan Ferber got his...
View ArticleSecurity in IoT – From a project view (Part 2)
In my first post here in this Security blog series, I explained how we do threat analysis and how we map potential security threats to software architecture. With this second post, I would like to...
View ArticleHow the Internet of Things changes M2M connectivity business models
Connectivity is necessary, but not sufficient for the Internet of Things (IoT). As I discussed in an earlier blog posting, connectivity is one of the elements of an IoT solution: it’s the part that...
View ArticleConnected technology, connected world: social and commercial opportunities
Self-driving cars, products that manufacture themselves and control factories – for a long time this has been the stuff of science fiction. Some of you might remember KITT, the talking car from the TV...
View ArticleConnected cars: what’s in store
Consumers have traditionally relied on bringing their own devices to remain connected while in their cars. The passenger automobile is one of the venues where there is tremendous opportunity for adding...
View ArticleZigBee: THE standard for Smart Home applications?
Our guest author Cees Links is the Founder and CEO of GreenPeak Technologies. Under his responsibility, the first wireless LANs were developed, ultimately becoming household technology integrated into...
View ArticleWhy Bosch Chose the University of St. Gallen for Its IoT Lab
Well, there are many good reasons to cooperate with a well-respected institution like the University of St. Gallen. After leading the Bosch IoT Lab for nine months, there is one aspect making me...
View ArticleWhat to expect from security and surveillance monitoring solutions in an IoT...
Some amount of security and surveillance is necessary in today’s world (Photo: Bosch) Security – precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, etc. Security and surveillance...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things and the future of manufacturing – Part I: Changing...
Recently, McKinsey released an interview featuring an expert discussion between executives at Robert Bosch, namely Siegfried Dais (Partner of the Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG) and Heinz Derenbach...
View ArticleEight reasons why insurers should be engaging with the Internet of Things
Our guest author Michael Mayr has been working for over 20 years in the IT services and consultancy sector in a variety of management positions and as a consultant to leading auto makers, energy...
View ArticleLighting up the world: what’s happening in energy management
Today in an era of climate change and expensive energy production resources, we look for new ways to manage electricity. Energy conservation and management has been around as long as humans have used...
View ArticleFrom remote to predictive maintenance: how IoT refines a classic M2M concept
Remote maintenance solutions help reducing travel and personnel costs while improving customer service by offering faster response times. Remote maintenance services have been used in the manufacturing...
View ArticleTen challenges the international IoT community needs to master (1/2)
Download the IoT infographics We expect the Internet of Things (IoT) to be the biggest system that mankind has ever built: In a few years’ time, 75% of the world’s population will have access to the...
View ArticleTen challenges the international IoT community needs to master (2/2)
In my first blog about the 10 challenges the international Internet of Things community needs to master, I mainly focused on five tech aspects: robust connectivity, useable...
View ArticleMy consumer view on IFA 2013 (and what remained of the “smart home” hype)
Funkturm Berlin (Radio Tower Berlin), also known in Berlin as “Langer Lulatsch” (“lanky lad”), is one of the best known points of interest and standing on the trade fair ground where IFA takes place...
View ArticleCooperating internationally on an open B2B Service Platform for the Smart...
From left to right: Mr. Ganser (Cisco), Mr. Min (LG), Mr. Hartung (Bosch), Mr. Schumacher (ABB). First things first: ABB, Bosch, Cisco and LG have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a...
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