Emerging IoT Vendors To Know In 2021
As part of CRN’s Emerging Vendors for 2021, here are five hot Internet of Things startups, founded in 2015 or later, that solution providers should be aware of.
The New Generation Of IoT Companies
The Internet of Things has been one of the hottest areas in IT in recent years and the pace of IoT innovation and implementation doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Market researcher Gartner is predicting there will be 25 billion IoT devices by the end of this year and the global IoT market will reach $875 billion in 2025, according to Market Data Forecast.
Not surprisingly, the IoT explosion has spawned a wave of startups developing leading-edge technologies to help businesses and organizations develop, deploy, manage and secure IoT networks and apply business analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to collected data
As part of CRN’s Emerging Vendors for 2021, here are five hot Internet of Things startups, founded in 2015 or later, that solution providers should be aware of.
EdgePresence
Founded: 2018
Top Executive: Doug Recker, Founder, CEO
EdgePresence operates multi-tenant, edge computing data centers that provide space, power, bandwidth, points-of-presence and interconnection capabilities, serving as turnkey solutions for businesses looking to implement a flexible and dynamic edge compute strategy.
Hailo
Founded: 2017
Top Executive: Orr Danon, CEO
Hailo develops a high-performance AI microprocessor for edge devices. The Hailo-8 processor, designed to compute and interpret huge amounts of data in real time, targets applications in manufacturing, automotive, smart cities and retail.
Kinettix
Founded: 2016
Top Executive: Chad Mattix, Founder, CEO
Working with IT vendors and partners, Kinettix provides IT field technicians and break/fix services for installing, maintaining and retiring IT assets and devices, both on-site and remote.
Samsara
Founded: 2015
Top Executive: Sanjit Biswas
Samsara’s Connected Operations Platform and related products allow businesses with physical operations, including transportation, manufacturing, construction and utility companies, to harness IoT data to develop business insight and improve operational performance.
Zededa
Founded: 2016
Top Executive: Said Ouissal, Founder, CEO
Zededa provides visibility, control and security for distributed edge operations. The company’s cloud-based orchestration system deploys and manages any application on any hardware—at scale—and connects to cloud and on-premises systems.