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The IoT Ready Platform

Over the last couple months, in between some video coverage for events, I've been writing a series of IoT stories. From the basic What are These "Things”? and IoT Influence on Society to the descript...
Published Jun 16, 2015
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Dec 18, 2015
Those that are WiFi enabled,probably. However, I do think CoAP and MQTT are relevant (and certainly used) and I included those in another blog: https://devcentral.f5.com/s/articles/what-are-these-things Yes, authentication is/will become more important especially with devices that hold sensitive info - like health care monitors or home based gadgets. Lastly, I believe OAuth and OpenID are coming. Thanks for the comment!!