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From Pump Motors to Operational Visibility: A Practical IoT Monitoring Model
Airports, factories, commercial buildings, utilities and industrial facilities depend on equipment that most people rarely notice. Pumps, motors, compressors, generators and electrical systems may operate quietly in the background, yet their failure can disrupt much larger operations. An airport water pump monitoring project provides a useful example of how IoT… Read More ⇢
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The Case for Specialisation in IoT: Lessons from Taiwanese Companies
IoT depends on complementary expertise A series of recent meetings with Taiwanese companies highlighted a practical feature of the region’s IoT ecosystem: many firms understand their position in the technology value chain and build their business around a defined area of expertise. One company may focus on sensors, another on… Read More ⇢
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“Send Me a Proposal”: Why IoT Projects Often Stall Before They Begin
A customer wants to monitor equipment across several sites. The conversation sounds promising. There may be sensors to install, networks to configure and a dashboard for the operations team. Then comes the request every solution provider wants to hear: “Send me a proposal.” It can feel like the project has… Read More ⇢
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Your IoT Pilot Worked. So Why Did the Project Still Fail?
For years, I believed that one of the biggest barriers to IoT adoption was technology awareness. If organisations understood what IoT could do, surely more of them would adopt it. Later, I thought the challenge was technical knowledge. If more engineers, students and companies knew how to build IoT solutions,… Read More ⇢
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What IoT World Published in August 2026
IoT World: August Digest IoT World · Monthly Digest What IoT World published in August Nineteen articles from the month, sorted into four threads: what to build versus buy, how cities and regions are wiring themselves up, how data becomes a decision, and the running series on why data alone… Read More ⇢
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Research Journals and Papers (2017-2026) – Favoriot Related
FAVORIOT Research Library | Blog Edition FAVORIOT Research library · Updated September 2026 Published research Ideas made observable. Explore academic work that uses or discusses the FAVORIOT platform, from air quality and aquaponics to smart buildings, healthcare and infrastructure. 2017–26 A decade of applied IoT research, gathered into one readable… Read More ⇢
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IoT World August 2026 – Monthly Compilation
IoT World | August 2026 Monthly Collection IoT World · Monthly Collection · August 2026 From Connected Data to Operational Action August 2026 was a month of sharper questions. Why do technically successful IoT projects still fail in operations? Why does real-time data still produce slow decisions? And what should… Read More ⇢
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A Plan to Crowdsource Air Quality Across Malaysia
Your Air, Your Data: A Step-by-Step Plan to Crowdsource Air Quality Across Malaysia | Favoriot Blog Favoriot Blog · Community IoT Your Air, Your Data: A Plan to Crowdsource Air Quality Across Malaysia You don’t need a government budget or a national sensor network to know what you’re breathing. You… Read More ⇢
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Why Building Everything Yourself Can Make an IoT Project Harder to Support
Building an IoT solution from scratch can appear attractive, especially during the prototype stage. The engineering team has complete control over the architecture, source code, database, dashboard, device communication and business logic. There are no platform subscription fees to justify, and every feature can be customised according to the customer’s… Read More ⇢
