PEOPLE & SKILLS
oxygen generators , galley equipment , life vests , landing gear or cockpit controls , thousands of these assets on every aircraft are now being tagged .”
As car manufacturers embrace this approach with operational sensors , Butler recognises a huge opportunity for Tego with the rise of driverless cars and the AI being implemented . “ We are another piece to that puzzle to make sure information is safe and secure , but done much more cheaply so you don ’ t have to have an active sensor on every asset .”
IoT is developing exponentially as a whole new ecosystem is developed . Butler maintains that what Tego is doing is not in competition with that , but a vital complementary component . “ Partnerships are occurring because the major IoT companies are working to enable connections ,” he says . “ Whether it ’ s Amazon , AWS or Greengrass , it ’ s about understanding how to connect all the knowledge data out there in real time to deliver much deeper value . On the back-end we ’ re working with tag and chip manufacturers and software developers in a range of industries , from aviation to transport and life sciences , to develop applications that fit their manufacturing needs . Right now , Tego is working off the iOS and Android platforms from a basic operating system perspective because we want people to use their phones and tablets to read / write this information , whether it ’ s a picture you need to upload , a spreadsheet to update or a process that needs checking to connect back to the database and the hub itself . At the front end we ’ re then working with the large IoT providers to integrate this critical information into a broader IoT environment in a more useful way .” Butler highlights the growing realisation , across industries , that IoT will push more companies to the edge . “ The value of building a large IoT system isn ’ t just about throwing more and more data up in the cloud . The value is in getting better analytics and understanding of the critical information at the edge ,” he asserts . “ As more information moves to the edge , people are starting to realise that the management of information is critical to the overall value proposition of IoT . Companies are asking us : What does that information look like for me ? Our solution allows them to be able to work
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