Rethinking the Internet of Things

For many pundits (and product managers), the Internet of Things is simply another place to apply the same old traditional networking ideas, such as IPv6. But in actuality, a completely different approach is needed if the IoT is truly to reach its potential. That approach will be informed by lessons learned from nature and other massive interacting systems. Follow along and let me know what you think.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Talk (Should Be) Cheap

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When contemplating how the Internet of Things will communicate, it helps to forget everything you know about traditional networking schemes...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Organize Among Yourselves!

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What's in a name? Well, if we're building an Internet of Things, naming becomes a challenge. True, there are existing ways to identi...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Not a Stack, a Crowd

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What we all used to know as simple server-based computing architecture has been replaced by the glossy and over-hyped marketing term "t...
Thursday, August 9, 2012

Forget Equality

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The general concept of peer-to-peer networks is extremely attractive. It appeals to my philosophical leanings and to my sense of engineerin...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

It's Different Out Here

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Through nearly my entire career, I have been trying to create highly functional systems with a bare minimum of resources, whether that is de...
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