Internet of Things Capabilities to Developers on IBM Cloud
IoT Developers Can
Gain Deeper Insights from Data on Connected Devices With New Open Standards-
Based Capabilities
SINGAPORE
– 14 July 2016 – AT&T and IBM (NYSE: IBM) are
working together to help businesses accelerate their Internet of Things(IoT)
initiatives. The two companies will combine their unique strengths in cognitive
computing and global connectivity to create open standards-based tools on the
IBM Cloud to enable developers to more quickly build and implement a wide
variety of IoT solutions.
Open standards-based tools allow developers to improve their skills and avoid
the churn of learning new tools, which helps protect the investments businesses
have made in IoT solution development. As demand for IoT solutions grows, so
does the demand for skilled IoT developers. According to the VisionMobile 2016 Internet of
Things Megatrends report, nearly 10 million developers will be active
in IoT by 2020, doubling the estimated 5 million today. As businesses discover
the need to more efficiently develop and bring IoT solutions to market, they
must invest in developers to stay competitive.
IBM and AT&T are expanding their full commitment and investment in
open-source based tools, such as Node-Red, and open standards like MQTT, all
essential for creating IoT solutions. In addition, developers can now add the
power of IBM’s Watson cognitive computing and AT&T’s IoT Platforms like Flow
Designer and M2X, and access to its global network. This combination of open
standards and IBM’s and AT&T’s unique technologies will result in a new
level of IoT possibilities and solutions for developers to leverage well into
the future.
“We have heard the call from developers and businesses for more tools to
make IoT a reality and together with AT&T, we are bringing together
powerful platforms and services to drive collaborative innovation,” said
Harriet Green, general manager, IBM Watson IoT, Commerce & Education. “This
collaboration enables individual developers to tap the power of cognitive
computing and combine it with massive amounts of data streaming from billions
of connected devices, sensors and systems to create solutions that can help
transform businesses and society alike.”
AT&T is also working with IBM on a new starter kit to make it easier for
developers to get going. Once completed, customers will be able to purchase the
combined AT&T and IBM technologies in one toolkit for a complete set of IoT
tools to start their IoT projects right away.
Developers can now use IBM’s open and security-rich Watson Internet of Things (IoT)
Platform and Bluemix services
together with AT&T IoT Platforms to gain deeper insights from data
collected from connected devices. Multiple Watson APIs and other IBM services,
including visual recognition, personality insights, tradeoff analytics and
speech/translation, are available. Watson APIs can be used to break down
barriers to analyzing unstructured data and provide access to powerful
capabilities, including advanced cognitive computing, machine learning and deep
learning approaches to help better understand and engage users and tackle the
massive growth of data in multiple formats.
Developers can tap into enhanced capabilities and create innovative IoT apps,
such as an asset tracker app that could show the location of an asset. When
coupled with weather data from The Weather Company, businesses could predict
delays in the supply chain or reroute deliveries due to bad weather.
“From farming to fleets, there are many companies that would benefit from real,
actionable IoT data,” said Chris Penrose, senior vice president, AT&T IoT
Solutions. “Combining technologies with IBM can advance the developer
experience –so they can build comprehensive IoT solutions for businesses.
Developers can quickly turn their innovative ideas into cutting-edge
solutions.”
Developers now have the ability to deploy apps on the IBM Cloud, providing more
visibility and understanding into the Internet “things” they connect. The new
integration allows AT&T M2X, AT&T Flow Designer and AT&T Control
Center to be used with the IBM Watson IoT Platform and Bluemix services
available on IBM Cloud.
In addition, developers will also have access to 10+ IBM Watson cognitive APIs,
OpenWhisk “serverless” computing APIs, and other IBM Bluemix services. The IBM
Watson IoT Platform enables users to easily connect devices in a security-rich
environment and build applications tapping advanced analytics and cognitive
services. It uses learnings to better manage the data it collects – a constant
improvement cycle. The simple access to IoT devices and data helps developers
quickly create visual dashboards. The dashboards provide analytics and IoT
apps.
AT&T Flow Designer is a cloud-based tool. It lets developers easily create
and deploy IoT apps. The solution will be available as-a-service on the IBM
Cloud. Developers can use it to make apps supporting connected cities,
industrial equipment, cars, homes and health devices.
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