Survey Data Hub - Voice of the Enterprise: Internet of Things, Connectivity 2024
Biography
Rich Karpinski is principal analyst and channel lead for the 451 Research Internet of Things and Applied Infrastructure & DevOps channels within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Rich tracks, analyzes and anticipates the pace and direction of IoT adoption, as well as the use of IoT to enable vertical industry transformation. As part of that work, he oversees a quarterly survey of IoT adopters and a twice-annual survey of operations technology (OT) professionals. Before joining 451 Research (acquired by S&P Global Market Intelligence in 2019), Rich was mobile services analyst for Yankee Group and a technology editor for a range of industry publications in both telecom and enterprise IT. Rich’s recent areas of concentration include IoT connectivity and managed platform services, IoT edge computing, IT/OT collaboration, IoT market sizing and data flow analysis, IoT digital maturity analysis, and the adoption of IoT use cases across a variety of sectors. Rich holds holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois and a Master of Science degree from Syracuse University.
Geographic Coverage
Global
Recent Research from Rich Karpinski
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More demanding IoT use cases call for higher-bandwidth IoT connectivity – Highlights from VotE: Internet of Things
Enterprises say they need high-bandwidth connectivity for some critical IoT use cases, although low-power WAN remains the connection of choice for most IoT endpoints, according to our Voice of the Enterprise: Internet of Things, Connectivity 2024 survey.
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Coverage Initiation: Softdel leverages IoT protocol stack expertise as digital engineering entry point
The company has carved out a space assisting customers with their industrial and building automation solutions. In a competitive landscape dominated by large systems integrators and engineering firms, Softdel differentiates itself through a focus on delivering implementations of critical IoT and Industry 4.0 protocol stacks.
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2025 Trends in IoT, Edge & Digital Industries
This report explores key trends shaping the internet of things and related technologies, highlighting their evolution from stand-alone offerings to integrated enablers of digital transformation. Covering advancements in IoT platforms, AI at the edge, IT/operational technology convergence and automation technologies such as drones and autonomous vehicles, the report provides actionable insights into how these innovations are redefining industries and preparing enterprises for a connected, AI-driven future.
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2025 Trends in Applied Infrastructure & DevOps
Many key technological trends will shape enterprise IT in 2025, including the integration of generative AI into observability, open-source software and intelligent automation platforms to enhance functionality and efficiency. The rising need for storage optimization is driven by increasing data volumes and costs, which in turn drives the adoption of advanced tooling such as intelligent data tiering and data tagging. Adoption of quantum computing is also on the rise, fueled by hardware advancements, high-profile enterprise use cases and global initiatives that promote quantum technologies.
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Honeywell Forge comes full circle as the IoT platform business evolves
The company's Forge platform finds itself central again as it collects and prepares industrial data for AI model training and inferencing, and provides industry-critical AI operations capabilities. At its recent user event, Honeywell shared the next steps in its IoT platform evolution, including a heightened focus on AI and generative AI.
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