How Startups Can Benefit From AWS IoT Core

The internet of things is becoming increasingly popular as the market of connected devices has grown tremendously over the recent years. As of today, we have billions of connected devices exchanging data every minute to enhance user experiences with improved communications. According to Gartner, the IoT-based applications in enterprises and automotive market will grow to 5.8 billion endpoints by the end of 2020. 

The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things is inflicted by the advent of a wide range of connected devices like wearables, smart speakers, smart locks, and other types of smart home and office automation equipment. Understandably, the demand for IoT application development is at the all-time-high these days.    

At Oodles Technologies, we have been receiving requests for developing different types of IoT applications. A majority of clients also request cloud integration to ensure that their IoT app performs seamlessly with better security, accessibility, scalability, and interoperability. To address their project requirements, we use AWS IoT Core, a standalone cloud-based IoT platform for building performance-driven IoT apps. 

Based on our experience in AWS IoT Core development services, we highlight the key areas where our clients benefit from this platform. At the same time, we also shed light on the nitty-gritty of AWS IoT Core and how startups can benefit from it. 

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What Is AWS IoT Core?

AWS IoT Core is a fully managed cloud service that lets you connect a wide range of devices to the AWS cloud. It facilitates a seamless interaction between various cloud applications and IoT devices with increased security and flexibility. AWS IoT Core can support billions of devices and is capable of handling trillions of messages and processing them in real-time for effective communications. Furthermore, it routes these messages to AWS endpoints and other connected devices in a secure manner. It lets you build applications to keep track of all your devices and their communications with other devices even while offline. 

Source: Amazon

The above diagram clearly delineates the basic architecture of an AWS IoT Core application.

Enterprise Benefits of Using AWS IoT Core

Using AWS IoT Core for building a centralized IoT-based application provides several benefits to startups and small-to-medium enterprises. As already mentioned, it can handle billions of devices and trillions of messages and provides better interoperability with increased security, scalability, and accessibility. Below are the main enterprise benefits of using AWS IoT Core for IoT-based application development with the flexibility of the AWS cloud. 

Accelerated IoT App Development

AWS IoT Core provides a straightforward path to building interactive IoT applications that let you centrally manage your IoT devices. It reduces development complexities and accelerates the process to reduce time-to-market. Developers can use the same codebase for cross-platform app development that brings significant cost and time savings. Furthermore, they can seamlessly integrate the application with other AWS services like AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and more. 

Serverless Architecture

Building a serverless application is a great way for startups to validate their business ideas. Since they don’t have to manage a remote server or set up a server of their own, it significantly reduces costs. At the same time, they get a better control over their application and instant accessibility across a wide range of devices. Having a serverless application architecture enables developers to focus on their core operations without getting bogged down due to server maintenance.

Increased Security

Data security remains a major concern for enterprises that implement IoT in their business processes. Maintaining high security standards is essential to ensure that your business data is protected against all types of cyber attacks. Having said that, AWS IoT Core renders top-tier security to data transfers between application and connected devices are adequately protected. Below is a neat architecture diagram that illustrates the security model of AWS IoT Core.

Source: Amazon

To ensure that, it incorporates multiple authorizations, authentications, and end-to-end encryption across all levels. Besides, it performs HTTPS-based communications across the connected devices and facilitates secure messaging in-line with MQTT protocol. Above all, AWS IoT platform uses advanced authorization methods i.e SigV4, X.509. 

Support For AWS Services

The added benefit that startups can avail by opting AWS IoT Core development is the integration support for other AWS services. IoT Core makes it easy to use a variety of Amazon cloud services such as AWS Lambda, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Amazon Kinesis, and QuickSight. They can also integrate with Alexa Voice Service to establish seamless communications between the connected IoT devices.

Easy To Manage

AWS IoT Core lets you securely connect an increasing number of devices to the cloud and to other devices. Besides, it lets you build an intuitive application interface to centrally manage connected devices and their data with increased security and accuracy.

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Closing Remarks

There is no denying that AWS IoT Core could be a game changer for startups and small-to-medium enterprises. Several fortune 500 companies and large-scale enterprises are already thriving on Amazon Web Services for most of their operations. That said, building an IoT application on top of the most extensively used cloud platform will help you edge ahead of your competitors. AWS IoT Core is flexible, versatile and cost-effective as it charges enterprises on a pay-as-you-go basis. As a result, startups and SMBs can easily build a scalable application to capitalize on their existing IoT resources.

Why Choose Oodles For AWS IoT Core Development Services?

We are a seasoned IoT application development company that specializes in building cloud-based IoT solutions for varied business requirements. We are experienced in using AWS cloud services to develop scalable, secure, and feature-rich applications to support a wide range of devices. Our AWS IoT Core development services put you in a better control over your IoT devices and render integration support for a wide range of Amazon Web Services.

The Impact and Need of Testing IoT Apps Across Industries

Many research institutes state that IoT application development will have a $6.2 trillion impact on the global economy by 2025.

The economic value added by IoT will be around $19 trillion by 2020, according to Cisco. 

Technology has a great scope and potential for IoT app development services. IoT applications are revolutionizing the way businesses run, irrespective of the industry with the inclusion of wi-fi availability all over a surge in smartphone usage, digitalization across the global expansion of connectivity with cheaper connections and smart devices, with reduced costs, resulting in a better economy. 

>>>Let us address the impact of IoT across various industries

Different nations can trust IoT devices to better a better future by overcoming several challenges many countries are facing today.

1. Transportation: IoT devices can contribute to intelligent traffic management which in turn will contribute to fast, safe, and economical transportation.

2. Agriculture: IoT devices can be used for proper utilization of resources like fertilizers and water resulting in high yield agriculture.

This will result in more predictable demand-supply requirements. 

3. Government: IoT devices can help in collecting more accurate information for better decision-making, helping in improved transparency and accountability.

4. Healthcare: IoT devices can contribute in Health maps on demand, and better services in case of emergency and disaster. 

5. Environment: IoT devices can contribute to a greener planet by offering better waste management and air quality monitoring.

6. Smart Living: IoT devices can provide improved Safety and Security, resulting in a better life. 

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To implement IoT, organizations need to overcome key hurdles such as

1. Lack of information on how to apply emerging standards and protocols to allow smart objects to connect and collaborate.

2. Quality assurance and testing of IoT devices before launch.

This can help in error detection and avoid failure.

3. Two major concerns about using IoT are Privacy and security.

As most of the devices have minimal human interference, security breaches or malfunctioning devices that may cause catastrophic failures in the IoT ecosystem are potential risks.

To avoid this, continuous testing of devices is required. 

 

Building Cross Platform Apps with Dart and Flutter

The proliferation of mobile apps has increased the demand for frameworks that support the smooth functioning of an app. Flutter is one such framework that is known to improve the functioning of an app. 

We are a Flutter app development company that provides fast, intuitive apps for businesses across the globe. Our services include:

• Flutter mobile app development 
• Flutter App UI UX DESIGN 
• Quality Assurance and testing 
• Flutter App Integration

Developing an app with the Flutter framework provides unlimited benefits to the developers. Click to learn these benefits here.  

Let’s understand why Google Choose Dart in Flutter’s development. 

Ahead of Time (AOT): Dart is ahead of time compiled to be fast and predictable in native code development. It makes Flutter apps perform exceptionally faster. It also facilitates customization of virtually everything including the widgets.  

Just In Time (JIT): Dart accelerates software development cycles making it easier for developers to deliver apps within the deadlines. 

Creating Animations: Dart facilitates Flutter app developers in the creation of smooth animations and transitions that run at 60fps. It also does garbage collection and objects allocation without locks. Just like JavaScript, Dart ignores shared memory and preemptive scheduling. Flutter apps are designed to native code and require no slow bridge between realms. It starts much faster in comparison to other apps. 

Works Individually: Dart individually works for Flutter. It prevents Flutter from using separate declarative languages such as XML, JSX, and other interface builders.  

• Completed Layout: Dart provides the complete layout in one language, making it easier for Flutter to equip progressed tools making the layout a snap. 
• Easy to Learn: In comparison to other programming languages, Dart is easy to learn and get started with. It has features that are similar to static and dynamic languages. 

Oodles Technologies Flutter app developers use Dart to provide fast and flexible apps that require 70% of less coding in the development of web and mobile apps. 

Dart Characteristics that make it ideal for Flutter development 

Compilation and Execution: Computer languages are divided into two groups

1. Static Languages: Fortran or C - variables are typed at compile time. Assembled to generate native machine code programs for the specific machine. These machines were executed at run time by the hardware. 
2. Dynamic Languages: JavaScript, Smalltalk- variables can change at run time. Executed by an interpreter, without generating a machine language code. 

A virtual machine (VM) is an advanced interpreter that imitates a computer hardware machine in software. Developers use a VM to port a language easily to new hardware platforms. In such instances, a virtual machine’s input language is generally intermediate language. For instance, a programming language like Java is assembled into an intermediate language (bytecode) and then performed on a VM. 

Dart offers just-in-time (JIT) compilers. It runs at the time of the execution of the program, performing on the fly. 

Dart members work on advanced compilers and VM  before starting the work on Dart for dynamic languages or static languages.  Such experiences enable members to experience Dart’s flexibility with compilation and execution.

Dart is one of the programming languages that support the compilation of both AOT and JIT. Supporting both compilations provides various advantages to Dart and Flutter.

Just in Time compilation is used at the time of development with a fast compiler. When the app is ready to be released it is compiled Ahead Of Time. Using the advanced tools and compilers, Dart delivers very fast execution, fast development cycles, and startup times.

Dart provides flexibility and compilation. It can be compiled into JavaScript and executed by the browsers. It enables the reuse of codes between the web and  mobile apps. Developing an app on Flutter is beneficial for developers because Dart enables 70% of code reuse. Dart benefits developers by enabling its use on a server in different ways: it can be compiled to native code or Compiled with JavaScript using node.js. Dart offers a standalone virtual machine that makes use of Dart language as an intermediate language. 

Essentially dart is a compiled AOT, JIT that is transpiled or interpreted with different languages. Dart’s execution and compilation are fast and flexible. 

 

Stateful Hot Reload

Flutter has an extremely fast hot reload. Using the JIT compiler Flutter reloads and continues code execution in less than a second. It retains apps state across reloads as and when possible so that an app starts from where it has left. 

Sub-Second Stateful Hot Reload

Dart’s provide Flutter app developers exceptionally fast hot reload. It boosts the developers’ creativity and changes the way they develop their apps.   

Avoiding Jank

Creating fast apps with smooth functionality makes it easier for users to browse through an app. Various programming languages make fast animation in an app jerky whereas Dart provides a smooth interface to avoid jank. Developers can write a janky app in Flutter but with Dart, developers become more predictable. It gives developers control over the smoothness of an app they are creating. User interfaces created with Flutter run at 60fps which makes it an ideal fast cross-platform framework for app development. 

 

AOT Compilation and the “Bridge”

Dart’s AOT compilation with native machine code provides a smooth functionality with no pauses during runtime to execute JIT compilation and analysis. AOT code is more predictable than JIT. 

AOT compiled code prevents developers to follow the “JavaScript bridge”. Dynamic languages like JavaScript interact with across the bridge native code that causes context switches. The context switches are a curse in app development as it unnecessarily slows down the process. 

“The Bridge”

Even compiled codes sometimes require an interface to talk to platform code. It creates  a bridge that has a magnitude faster than the bridge required by a dynamic language. Dart enables the movement of widgets into the app which results in a reduced need to go over a bridge. 

Flutter apps are compiled with Dart to add more flexibility to the apps. Dart makes apps fast and easier to operate. We at Oodles Technologies provide mobile app development solutions using frameworks like Flutter, Kotlin, Node.js, React.js. React Native, and more. For app development solutions contact us today! 

Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Product Design and Manufacturing

According to Fortune research, Virtual Reality is all set to generate a revenue of $150 billion by 2020. 

According to Piper Jaffrey, around 500 million headsets will be sold by 2025

According to Neilson’s research, the awareness for virtual reality devices increased from 28% in 2016 to 51% in 2017. 

The rising demand for VR headsets is an indication that companies are using Virtual Reality (VR) technology to accelerate business growth. The use of Virtual Reality technology is also visible in product design and manufacturing. Traditionally businesses followed iterative product analysis that leads to a delay in product development. Businesses can use VR to create a computer-generated environment for simulating manufacturing processes or product designing and accelerate product development cycles. Oodles Technologies AR VR apps developers receive requests for VR apps that enhance product design and manufacturing processes. We provide AR app development services using technologies like SparkAR and ViewVR.
 

Let’s find out what benefits Virtual Reality can offer in product design and manufacturing. 

Enhances Design: Virtual Reality uses a computer and other visual technologies to provide a virtual environment for product development. The technology reduces the time spent on iterations in product designing. VR provides intuitive ways to accelerate product designing in industries. Using Virtual Reality technology manufacturers and clients can thoroughly study the design and evaluate it from a holistic point of view. The technology is highly beneficial in the designing of products in industries where there is no scope for errors. The technology enables manufacturers to more accurately depict and create immersive 3D models. Designing engineers with the help of immersive technologies can view their models from different angles to get a better understanding of it. 

NASA to design the space shuttle created a life-sized model of the ship with wood and plastic. Creating a virtual model enables the research team to accelerate their project and its completion. 

Facilitates Collaboration Of Designers: Virtual Reality facilitates collaboration between the designers. It uses the floor and wall projections to enable designers to collaborate within the unique space. The technology enables product engineers from across the globe to work in collaboration with engineers at different locations. The innovate collaboration of teams not only saves time but money as well. Virtual Reality Application development can enable product engineers to collaborate with outer engineers from across the globe. 

VR Product Modeling: VR accelerates product designing by providing product models to the engineers that are close to reality. Product engineers can save themselves from critical thinking of designing a product. Also, with the current 3D and 4D model visuals, designers can evaluate any drawbacks before a product is made. In case of discrepancies changes in the design can be made before the completion of the product design.  

Product designing is difficult and requires critical understanding. Product engineers look after various designing aspects to present designs that accomplish every demand of the consumers. VR can play an essential role in the design of products. It is used by architects or real estate businesses to present a virtual model in front of their clients.  

Would you like to enhance or accelerate the designing of products at your organization? Contact our VR App developers to know how they can help you with the product designing. 

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