SaaS Q&A with Jack Ahern

SaaS Q&A with Jack Ahern

What was the development process like in bringing the first SaaS tool to the market? Following years of facilitating development of tools for internal use, I was very excited to bring our software to a wider audience. Having focussed on code deployment and hosting for...
What is…Sparkplug B?

What is…Sparkplug B?

Download PDF Why Sparkplug B? A vanilla MQTT message topic and payload may be as simple as “My Plant/Tank 1/Temperature” and “21.3”. This may work well for a simple IoT device, but it has limitations for industrial applications dependent on real-time communications....
What is…a Unified Namespace (UNS)?

What is…a Unified Namespace (UNS)?

Download the PDF What is a Unified Namespace (UNS)? Pub/Sub architecture (typically MQTT) enables a collection of devices and applications to publish to the same topic hierarchy.  The combined collection of data published to the same topic hierarchy is what is...
The Elusive Art of the Work-Life Balance

The Elusive Art of the Work-Life Balance

Name a more qualified person to talk about the importance of work-life balance than someone fresh off maternity leave. I’ll wait.  When I interviewed with Skellig, I told them I only wanted to work 40 hours a week. I was not looking for a position where I’d have...
What is…the MQTT protocol?

What is…the MQTT protocol?

download the pdf What is MQTT? MQTT is a lightweight messaging protocol whose message may vary from as simple as “21.1” to incredibly complex. The protocol was initially developed to connect remote devices via satellite. Being lightweight minimized necessary bandwidth...
Friendsgiving as Business Philosophy

Friendsgiving as Business Philosophy

American Thanksgiving comes with a lot of baggage, both historically and personally. The end-of-year holidays can be a real struggle for many people—after all, this is traditionally a time for family.  You know, that thing that your upper management says your...