Explore IOTech’s latest thought leadership and media coverage across leading technology publications. From contributed articles by our experts to independent analyst and journalist coverage, these pieces highlight how IOTech is advancing AI at the edge, industrial cybersecurity, smart building data, and alarm management across complex operational environments.
Interviews
Powering Intelligent Industrial Operations with Edge Computing Ft. Keith Steele, Co-Founder & CEO at IOTech Systems
March 10, 2026 | By Kelsey Taylor| HiTechNectar
Keith Steele shares his career journey and discusses how edge computing is transforming industrial operations, enabling real-time decision-making and scalable deployments across complex, data-driven environments.
Can AI help Distributed Energy Finally Fulfill Its Potential?
August 27, 2025 | By Markham Hislop | Energi Media
Andrew Foster shares its perspective on how AI and edge intelligence unlock the full potential of distributed energy, improving flexibility, efficiency, and real-time grid responsiveness.
Contributed Articles
The Overlooked Industrial AI Race: Building the Guardrails Before It Is Too Late
February 16, 2026 | By Andrew Foster | Automation.com
Drawing on IOTech’s real-world experiences, this article explains why industrial AI depends on real-time observability, and how to build a scalable data backbone across edge environments.
Alarm Overload at the Industrial Edge: When More Visibility Reduces Reliability
February 13, 2026 | By Andrew Foster | IIoT World
Based on real-world deployments, Andrew Foster examines how alarm overload impacts industrial operations and outlines strategies to prioritize critical events at the edge.
Securing the Industrial Edge: Protecting Legacy Systems in the IIoT Era
January 1, 2026 | By Andrew Foster | Chemical Engineering
This article explores the growing security challenges at the industrial edge, highlighting how to ensure data integrity and system trust across distributed IIoT architectures.
Leveraging its edge expertise, Andrew Foster explains how fragmented energy data can be unified and operationalized to improve performance across renewable energy systems.
Why Industrial IoT’s Expansion Is Outpacing Security Preparedness
September 5, 2025 | By Andrew Foster | i4.0 Today
This article highlights the gap between user expectations and industrial IoT capabilities, and what organizations must prioritize to deliver scalable, user-centric solutions.
Closing the Security Gap in Industrial IoT: Protecting Legacy Systems in a Connected World
September 3, 2025 | By Andrew Foster | IIoT World
This piece outlines how legacy systems introduce risk in industrial IoT and shares practical approaches to securing modern edge-connected environments.
Why Smart Building Data Isn’t Smart, and How AI Can Help
August 27, 2025 | By Andrew Foster | Facilities Management Advisor
Drawing on industry experience, this article explains why smart building initiatives fail and how better data integration and edge architecture can ensure success.
Why Smart Buildings Still Struggle with Dumb Data
July 11, 2025 | By John Hatcher | Smart Buildings Magazine
Along with John Hatcher, Andrew Foster explores how fragmented device data limits smart building performance and how edge platforms can unify and activate data for real-time insights.
Media & Analyst Coverage
Edge of Reason: How UK Firms Are Trying to Make Industrial AI Safer
February 17, 2026 | By | Automation News
Industry analysts highlight IOTech’s role in advancing edge-native architectures, enabling scalable and secure industrial IoT deployments across sectors.
IOTech Releases Edge-Based Alarm Management Service for Industrial Systems
January 2, 2026 | By MM Desk | The Machine Maker
Coverage of IOTech’s latest platform, designed to simplify industrial IoT deployment and accelerate scalable edge solutions in complex environments.
Industrial Ethernet highlights Brad Corrion’s 2026 edge predictions, outlining how AI will move into real-world deployment, driven by usable industrial data, smaller models, and the need for standardized edge platforms.
IOTech Targets Industrial Downtime with Standards-Driven Edge Alarm Overhaul
November 25, 2025 | By Stephen Mayhew | Edge Industry Review
Media coverage of IOTech’s expansion into energy, highlighting our edge platform for monitoring, control, and optimization of distributed assets.
New Service Will ‘Revolutionise’ the Monitoring of Alarms at the Edge
November 24, 2025 | By Tony Sacks | DFA Media Group Ltd.
Media coverage of our new edge alarm service, highlighting how it standardises and processes alarm data in real time; enabling scalable, interoperable monitoring and faster response across complex industrial environments.
IOTech Unveils Next-Generation Alarm Service for Industrial Edge Systems
November 21, 2025 | By Chantal Polsonetti | ARC Advisory Group
Coverage of IOTech’s latest platform innovation, supporting scalable, secure, and high-performance industrial IoT deployments at the edge.
IOTech Introduces Edge Alarm Service to Transform Industrial Alarm Management
November 21, 2025 | By Roshini Bains | Eureka Magazine
IOTech launches an edge-based alarm management solution designed to reduce noise and improve operational response in industrial systems.