Olivier Bloch

The IoT Show

A series of technical interviews about the Internet of Things and more.

Author

Olivier Bloch

Category

Technology

Podcast website

obtechconsulting.com

Latest episode

Dec 16, 2025

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Episodes

Wi-Fi HaLow by Morse Micro: High bandwidth, long distancer for IoT 2.0 16.12.2025

One of the common problems with IoT connectivity is the compromise you have to do between bandwidth and range. There are many solutions like meshing, satellite, and others out there addressing the challenge of supporting high bandwidth over long range, but haven't you ever whished you could just have Wi-Fi transmitting and a high throughput over kilometers? Morse Micro offers solutions based o...

Random IoT chat with Leonard... and Marc 12.12.2025

When you start a conversation with Leonard Lee (neXt Curve), you never really know where it will go, but what's sure is that it will be interesting! This one I had with him during the last IoT Stars networking event didn't disappoint and I could ask him about the latest trends he is seeing in IoT, Edge AI, and more. And towards the end of the interview, we had the chance to have Marc Pous...

Software defined connectivity for IoT with Monogoto 12.12.2025

Recorded live from the IoT Stars networking event! 🌟In this episode of the IoT Show, we sit down with Itamar Kunik, co-founder and CEO of Monogoto, to explore how connectivity is evolving from a static utility into a dynamic, software-defined asset."Monogoto" translates from Japanese as "things" or "concepts," reflecting the company's deep focus on the Internet o...

Job market scoop: IoT is not immune of fake jobs and candidates 12.12.2025

The job market is drowning in fake job ads and fake candidates. Marcus Webster (from Webster and Webster associates) joined me on the recent IoT Show live stream from the IoT Stars networking event to discuss what's going on in the recruiting industry and whether IoT is immune or not. Spoiler: IoT is NOT immune. Looking for some help finding the right candidate or job for you? Reach out to Mar...

Simplifying IoT Security: Secure Boot, Updates & Edge AI with Window Snyder 12.12.2025

Recorded live from the IoT Stars networking event! 🌟In this episode of the IoT Show, we are joined by security industry veteran Window Snyder, founder of Thistle Technologies. With a background leading security at companies like Mozilla, Apple, and Intel, Window is now on a mission to democratize security for embedded developers. Building secure IoT devices has historically been complex, time-con...

The State of Multi-Radio IoT with DP Technics (Walter) 12.12.2025

Recorded live from the IoT Stars networking event! 🌟In this episode of the IoT Show, we sit down with Daan Pape, founder of DP Technics, to discuss the state of the art in multi-radio embedded modules. We focus on Walter, their open-hardware IoT module that combines the versatility of the ESP32-S3 with the long-range connectivity of the Sequans GM02SP (LTE-M/NB-IoT & GNSS).Beyond just the spe...

Do you know EmbedOps? 25.11.2025

You've heard about DevOps, SecOps, MLOps. But have you heard about EmbedOps? It's time that we give embedded developers some love in the Ops domain, right? Joe Schneider from Dojo Five was on the last IoT Show live stream from IoT Stars to discuss how Dojo Five helps you get your embedded project right the first time.❓Learn more about Dojo Five at https://dojofive.com👉 Check out IoT Star...

Edge AI made simpler for embedded developers 25.11.2025

Embedded development is complex by nature and the growing demand for AI to be deployed to the edge is not simplifying things. Avnet presents itself as a partner helping makers and manufacturers not only providing electronics, sensors and other hardware but also in their design from inception to production. I visited the Avnet booth at Embedded World North America and got the change to discuss with...

Modern IoT platforms with Akenza and Tago 25.11.2025

If you think IoT Platforms are no longer a thing, you can think again! IoT Platforms not only are alive and kicking, but they are simplifying the most complex aspects of IoT and addressing actual customer's needs, allowing them to focus on their core business and value add. Jonas Schmid from Akenza and Fabio Rosa from Tago both have over a decade of experience in building and delivering IoT pl...

SAP and IoT walk into a bar... 25.11.2025

... that's how the joke started when Chris Carter and I discussed how IoT and SAP get along and complement each other. Chris is a real SAP guru and with him we look into how one of the most used Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools out there (SAP) can benefit from ingesting IoT data. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-carter-885159

I(o)t takes a village 09.09.2025

Ever heard the saying, "It takes a village"? Well, that couldn't be more true for building IoT solutions today!📺 In this episode of the IoT Show, we chat with Brandon Satrom from Blues about how the IoT industry has totally transformed. We’ve gone from a world where you had to DIY every single thing, to a place with a plethora of platforms all trying to be the one-stop shop. Now, we're in a much...

No AI powered Smart Buildings without Digital Twins 09.09.2025

Are the digital and physical worlds able to sense and interact with each other? What does it take to make this a reality? Short answer: Digital twins! Who better than Bert Van Hoof, CEO at Willow, to attest to the importance of Digital Twins to make sense of the huge amount of heterogeneous data that smart buildings generate. If you have never heard about Willow, that's because their technology is...

Wienke tells us what's new at The Things Conference 2025 19.08.2025

The Things Conference is becoming the must-attend IoT event of the year. Traditionally, this event was the hub for anything LoRaWAN, but as we all know, IoT is about more than just LPWAN technologies, it's actually more than just about connectivity. And The Things Industries team understand this better than anyone else. So they decided to extend the scope of this year's edition of the Conference....

How far has Vision AI come over the past decade 29.06.2025

Dr. Andreas Savvides started his career over a couple of decades ago at Yale, leading research on wireless sensor networks, embedded systems, and sensor-driven applications for energy efficiency, security and healthcare. He rapidly realized the commercial potential of IoT and Edge AI and went on creating a SaaS energy analytics platform before many. Passionate about technology, he joined Cognex in...

Have you heard of ambient IoT? 23.06.2025

Many IoT devices run on batteries for obvious reasons (remote and mobile location, critical enough to not rely on grid power only, you name it). But batteries have shortcomings: they have a limited lifespan, you need to constantly minimize energy consumption, hence reducing what can be done, which limits the hardware choices as well...More and more IoT devices manufacturers are considering and ado...

Is UNS replacing ISA-95? 23.06.2025

Is ISA-95 obsolete? Is UNS the next step forward for Industrial data? How does the future of MES look like? Should we also consider a broader adoption of open-source technologies? That's some of the questions we are trying to answer on this new episode of the IoT Show with Alexander Krüger, Co-founder and CEO at United Manufacturing Hub (UMH) and long timer in the business of normalizing indus...

Practical Edge AI 23.06.2025

Like with any other technology, you must be practical when you start with Edge AI.Bringing AI to the Edge has a lot of promise but also requires a lot of consideration. Mahmood Afshari, Business Manager at Softeq, has extensive experience in integrating IoT, Digital Twins and AI at the Edge. Mahmood joined me on the IoT Show to talk about use cases, the importance of focusing on ROI, expectations...

Zach Shelby: profile of an IoT trailblazer 23.06.2025

In technology, you have the ones who implement and use it, and you have the ones who invent, innovate, trailblaze. Zach Shelby, whom you might know as the co-founder of Edge Impulse, is one of these trailblazers, and as you'll hear in this episode, when retracing his career, we retrace a large part of IoT history.🙏This episode is powered by IoT Stars https://iotstars.com

When it comes to training AI models for the Edge, bad data produces bad models 23.06.2025

The Edge AI Foundation recently put together a challenge, proposing to Computer vision engineers, Data scientists, AI engineers and researchers to produce the best Vision AI models for the Edge using a large open source dataset. Participants were to approach the problem from the perspective of the models or from the perspective of the data. Kais Bedioui, Computer Vision engineer, was in the later...

IoT Show live at IoT Stars EW25 with Kevin Hilscher 29.04.2025

Security, security, security! Ok, but how? Kevin Hilscher works at DigiCert and during this live interview recorded at IoT Stars during Embedded World 2025, he tells us how to make your IoT device future proof when it comes to provisioning, encrypting communications and authentication. He also explains why you should care about the Cyber Resiliency Act and gives us hints on what will happen post-q...

IoT Show live at IoT Stars EW25 with Marcello Majonchi 22.04.2025

What's up at Arduino? Marcello Majonchi, CPO at Arduino not only tells us what's new, but also shares with us what was the first IoT device he ever connected: a mussel cleaner! True story!

IoT Show live at IoT Stars EW25 with Xose Perez 15.04.2025

How does RAK Wireless make IoT easier? Xose Perez tells us how on this live interview recorded during the last IoT Stars event in Embedded World 2025.RAK Wireless has some interesting LoRaWAN solutions that you'll definitively want to learn more about

IoT Show live at IoT Stars EW25 with Xavier Dupont 08.04.2025

Want to learn what's the best way to mitigate risks on components availability and design successful IoT devices and solutions? Xavier Dupont from SG Wireless has the experience and an approach that proved to work and he is giving us a sneak peek during this live interview during the latest IoT Stars event in Embedded World 2025.

IoT Show live at IoT Stars EW25 with Brandon Satrom 02.04.2025

In the last IoT Stars event in Nuremberg during Embedded World, I had the chance to do live interviews of some of the most prominent and innovative thought leaders in IoT and Edge AI.Brandom Satrom, from Blues, shares what he thinks are the stupidest IoT devices out there (and I am sure you'll agree with him!) before sharing the latest news about Blues.

IoT Show live at IoT Stars EW25 with Jonathan Beri 01.04.2025

Did you know there were sensors that are placed in concrete and that are used to determine if and when walls and pillars will crack and make a structure unstable? In this live interview at the IoT Stars during Embedded World 2025, Jonathan Beri, founder and CEO of Golioth, tells us what his favorite IoT device is before getting into the latest news of enabling Bluetooth to Cloud with the Golioth I...

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