In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Jim Morrish, Founding Partner at Transforma Insights, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss the state of AIoT. The conversation covers the convergence of AI and IoT, how AIoT differs from IoT and M2M, the benefits of deploying AI on IoT devices, market evolution, leading use cases, the hardware and connectivity aspects of AIoT, regulatory challenges, and what it takes to truly capitalize on AIoT.

About Jim Morrish

Jim Morrish is a Founding Partner of Transforma Insights. He is a respected industry expert with over 25 years of experience in strategy consulting, operations management, and telecoms research. Jim is responsible for the addition of the term Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networking to the lexicon of IoT and is a co-author of the Ignite|IoT project management framework and the accompanying book entitled Enterprise IoT.

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About Transforma Insights

Transforma Insights is a leading research firm focused on the world of Digital Transformation (DX). Led by seasoned technology industry analysts, they provide advice, recommendations, and decision support tools for organizations seeking to understand how technologies (such as IoT, AI, distributed ledger, edge computing, and autonomous robotic systems) and new business models will change the markets in which they operate and necessitate significant internal transformation.

Key Questions & Topics

(00:12) Introduction to Jim Morrish and Transforma Insights
(00:57) What is AIoT?
(02:46) IoT market evolution
(04:28) How big is the AIoT market?
(05:38) Leading AIoT use cases
(06:58) Benefits of edge AI and edge computing
(08:49) AIoT connectivity
(11:15) Considerations for AIoT deployment
(13:55) AIoT hardware
(15:47) How should we market AIoT?
(17:35) Learning from the past
(18:33) What it takes to capitalize on AIoT
(20:01) Learn more and follow up