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Scott Hondros and Caryn Hewitt from CenTrak join Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to discuss RTLS and IT infrastructure in healthcare. They talk about smart hospitals, the stakeholders in medtech, getting buy-in from organizations, the challenges for IoT adoption in healthcare, dealing with legacy systems, and how to adopt RTLS for your business.

Scott Hondros is the Vice President of Professional Services at CenTrak. He is passionate about partnering with healthcare systems to increase their operational performance and clinical throughput. Through a combination of clinical, analytical, and strategic expertise, Scott and his team are able to assist clients in solving complex challenges their organizations face - especially as staff shortages, workplace violence, and supply challenges continue.

Caryn Hewitt has been involved in hospital operations for 37 years as a Nursing Executive. Caryn brings extensive experience in several healthcare technology projects including all facets of planning and opening a new 400 bed hospital which was inclusive of many real-time location systems use cases. Caryn leads a team of consultants at CenTrak which includes several highly experienced professionals with a wide variety of healthcare expertise.

CenTrak empowers healthcare leaders with actionable data to increase productivity, reduce operating costs, and transform patient care via market-leading locating and sensing IoT solutions.

CenTrak has helped more than 2,000 healthcare organizations around the world build a safer, more efficient enterprise by implementing unique use cases using IoT-enabled location technology, including Clinical Workflow, Asset Management, Automated Nurse Call, Staff Duress/Safety, Digital Wayfinding, Environmental Monitoring, and more.

Discover more about RTLS and IoT at https://www.iotforall.com
More about CenTrak: https://centrak.com

(00:00) Intro
(00:12) Scott Hondros, Caryn Hewitt, and CenTrak
(02:16) What are smart hospitals?
(03:35) What is RTLS?
(06:13) Stakeholders in medtech
(09:09) Getting buy-in from organizations
(10:18) Challenges for IoT adoption in healthcare
(12:21) Dealing with legacy IT infrastructure
(15:15) How to adopt RTLS for your business
(18:47) Learn more and follow up

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Adam Scraba, Director of Product Marketing at NVIDIA, joins Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to discuss IoT in AI, computer vision, and simulation. They talk about the growth of IoT, vision AI and digital twins, how AI and IoT are creating value, the challenges of IoT adoption, the importance of domain knowledge for success, and cameras as IoT sensors.

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Adam Scraba is Director of Product Marketing and drives worldwide evangelism and marketing for NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform in applying artificial intelligence and deep learning to video analysis to solve critical problems across a range of industries.

Prior to this, he was responsible for leading NVIDIA's business development and strategic alliances applying artificial intelligence and deep learning to video analysis for smart city initiatives worldwide. Throughout his career, he has worked with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and governments.

NVIDIA is the pioneer of GPU-accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 redefined computer graphics and gaming, ignited the era of modern AI, and is fueling the creation of the industrial Metaverse - with the GPU acting as the brains of robots, autonomous machines, and self-driving vehicles that can perceive and understand the world around them.

Discover more about AI and IoT at https://www.iotforall.com
More about NVIDIA: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/
More about NVIDIA Metropolis: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/intelligent-video-analytics-platform/
Connect with Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamscraba/
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Key Questions and Topics from this Episode:
(00:00) Sponsor
(00:37) Intro
(00:45) Adam Scraba and NVIDIA
(01:34) What has the growth of IoT enabled?
(03:32) Definition of vision AI and computer vision
(06:00) How are IoT and AI technologies creating value?
(08:02) Challenges of IoT adoption
(11:20) Importance of domain knowledge for success
(12:54) Digital twins and simulation
(17:00) Cameras as IoT sensors
(20:12) Learn more and follow up

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Craig Herrett, Group Sales Director at Alliot Technologies, joins Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to discuss cellular IoT and NB-IoT (narrowband IoT). They talk about things to avoid in cellular IoT, the component shortage, enterprise vs SMB adoption of IoT, and what is needed for continued IoT growth.

Craig Herrett is a self-confessed radio fanatic. Early on in his career, Craig began working with Wi-Fi. This fuelled his passion for point-to-point and multipoint links and his appreciation for the low latency and speed in which data could be delivered. Over the years, this passion grew, leading Craig and other founding members of Alliot Technologies to LPWAN. With over 10 years of experience in the technology sector, Craig has played a pivotal role in growing and developing Alliot’s offerings for the IoT market.

Alliot Technologies is the UK and Europe’s leading distributor of IoT solutions. They work with a variety of key partners across the globe to offer the very best LoRaWAN and cellular LPWAN solutions.

Discover more about IoT at https://www.iotforall.com
More about Alliot Technologies: https://www.alliot.co.uk
Connect with Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigherrett/

Key Questions and Topics from this Episode:
(00:00) Intro
(00:09) Craig Herrett and Alliot
(00:43) What is happening in the cellular IoT space?
(03:56) Things to avoid in cellular IoT
(07:05) Component shortage
(09:27) Enterprise vs SMB adoption of IoT
(13:32) What is needed for continued IoT growth?
(16:27) What is NB-IoT (narrowband IoT)?
(20:32) Learn more and follow up

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The energy grid isn't ready for electric vehicles, but IoT can help. Nick Tumilowicz, Director of Product Management at Itron, joins Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to discuss the role of IoT in preparing the energy grid for EVs. They talk about the risks of not preparing the grid for EVs, IoT solutions for preparing the grid for EVs, EV heterogeneity, standardization in the EV industry, how the energy industry will evolve, and the future of energy and electric vehicles.

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As Director of Product Management at Itron, Nick Tumilowicz leads the Distributed Energy Management business unit, accountable for global product development of demand response and DER solutions. Prior to joining Itron, Tumilowicz led global research and development at EPRI, accountable for transmission, distribution, and customer-connected energy storage research. He is a strategist and recognized expert in DER management, including solar, storage, and EV technology leveraging decades of unique industry experience to advance global markets toward a clean energy future.

Itron enables utilities and cities to safely, securely, and reliably deliver critical infrastructure solutions to communities in more than 100 countries. Their portfolio of smart networks, software, services, meters, and sensors helps customers better manage electricity, gas, and water resources. They help improve the quality of life, ensure the safety, and promote the well-being of millions of people around the globe. Itron is dedicated to creating a more resourceful world.

Discover more about electric vehicles and IoT at https://www.iotforall.com
More about Itron: https://www.itron.com
Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nmtumilowicz/

Key Questions and Topics from this Episode:
(00:00) Sponsor
(00:37) Intro
(00:47) Nick Tumilowicz and Itron
(02:17) Role of IoT in preparing the grid for EVs
(05:59) Risks of not preparing the grid for EVs
(07:47) IoT solutions for preparing the grid for EV growth
(10:06) The challenge of EV heterogeneity
(11:41) Standardization in the EV industry
(14:14) How the energy industry will evolve
(15:39) Future of energy and EVs
(18:08) Learn more and follow up

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Dennis Kolberg, Chief Product Officer at Digimondo, joins Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to discuss IoT and IT. They talk about trends in the IoT space, leading IoT use cases, the challenges of scaling IoT, IT and IoT convergence, tech agnosticism, domain knowledge, ROI, and succeeding with multiple IoT use cases.

Dr. Dennis Kolberg is Chief Product Officer at Digimondo, one of the leading German IoT platforms for utilities. He is also a guest lecturer for digitalization in production at the NORDAKADEMIE in Hamburg. He holds a doctoral degree in factory automation which he accomplished at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), one of the birthplaces of Industry 4.0. During that time, Dennis was head of research in the department of factory innovation and at the SmartFactory KL. As Senior Manager for Industry 4.0 in a consultancy, he could successfully support various companies in automotive, medical, and food industries to introduce IoT and Industry 4.0. Furthermore, he was former CTO and co-founder of a software-startup for digitizing master data management in production.

Digimondo GmbH was founded in 2016 by software experts with the vision of making the world more efficient, sustainable, and better with the Internet of Things (IoT). As an IoT pioneer in Germany, the Digimondo team has many years of experience in implementing IoT projects. The self-developed IoT platform niotix is the key to the successful implementation of proof-of-concepts through projects of all scaling levels up to global rollout. By implementing a Digital Twin tailored to the needs of IoT and by using a technology-agnostic approach, Digimondo provides a next generation IoT platform that allows the fusion of IoT and IT.

Discover more about IoT at https://www.iotforall.com
More about Digimondo: https://www.digimondo.com/en/
Connect with Dennis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdenniskolberg/

Key Questions and Topics from this Episode:
(00:00) Intro to the IoT For All Podcast
(00:09) Intro to Dennis Kolberg and DIGIMONDO
(01:25) Trends in the IoT space
(03:36) Leading IoT use cases
(05:29) Challenges of scaling IoT
(08:04) IT and IoT convergence
(10:14) What does technology agnostic mean?
(12:09) Acquiring domain knowledge
(15:46) ROI and succeeding with multiple use cases
(21:01) Learn more and follow up

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Nick Dutton, Senior Director for Product Marketing at Atmosic, joins Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to discuss low-power IoT. They talk about the benefits of low-power IoT like reducing battery waste, how IoT companies can be more sustainable, what low-power means for IoT adoption, where low-power technology will go in the future, and how companies can compete in IoT.