In today’s increasingly connected world, the pressure is on designers and developers to create more intuitive IoT solutions that are just as easy to use as they are capable of carrying out impressive tasks. However, prototyping and designing dynamic IoT solutions are not always simple, and often require specialized knowledge. Solution designers must have access to a full set of Cloud capabilities, a wide variety of devices, applications that optimize customer experience, and end-to-end security that protects every aspect of developed solutions. Then, once developed, fielded solutions must be managed and maintained in a cost effective manner.
Recognizing the need for facilitating this process and making IoT development more accessible, Verizon has drawn on its extensive experience in developing and managing complex communication systems to develop ThingSpace. This web-based IoT development platform allows designers to develop, test, and get to market faster with their IoT solutions. It has a multitude of features that simplify the IoT development process, so let’s take a look at what ThingSpace has to offer developers.
A big part of developing more intuitive solutions in our connected world is having access to innovative tools. Verizon addresses this need with ThingSpace Develop, a “single pane of glass” that streamlines the development process for IoT technologies, and allows developers to speed up the overall development process.
ThingSpace Develop offers a single point of entry to a feature-rich IoT environment comprised of application platforms, RESTful APIs, simulators, tutorials, and more. The platform allows developers to quickly create and test IoT applications and improve overall operational efficiency thanks to a cloud-based and open API sandbox model.
On the ThingSpace Develop portal, you can find a wide variety of development kits that have been optimized to work with ThingSpace. While using Development Kits is nothing new for embedded design engineers, Verizon has adopted an agnostic approach that allows developers to work with the kits with which they are most comfortable. Each ThingSpace-ready kit has a client which provides access to the ThingSpace platform.
Having the ability to rapidly prototype and develop is a huge advantage, but once production starts, managing all of your devices is equally important. Verizon recognizes that operation automation is a key element of effectively managing large numbers of IoT devices. Besides simplifying the overall management process, automation also gives developers the freedom to dedicate their attention to other areas of their IoT sphere that can’t be automated.
ThingSpace Manage offers the ability to effectively manage an array of connected devices with an easy-to-use console that provides the ability to provision, monitor, troubleshoot, and control the connectivity and usage of connected devices. This tool also allows you to take advantage of streamlined bulk transactions, custom fields, configurable alerts, life-cycle states, and to minimize operational costs.
After all, when building a connected world, it only makes sense to draw on the expertise and knowledge others have to offer. Verizon makes it easier to develop innovative solutions through a rich collaborative global IoT solution partner environment, which was designed with the end goal of facilitating and encouraging innovation.
ThingSpace is a powerful and versatile platform that drastically simplifies the prototyping and development of IoT applications, and allows users to easily manage their connected devices. And by providing developers with access to numerous resources, Verizon is enabling designers to create the impressive IoT solutions that our world is coming to expect.
ThingSpace: Helping users get their connected technology to market sooner, turn a connected world into today’s reality and not a distant vision of the future.