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Gain a competitive edge with IoT monitoring systems

In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, staying ahead means having unprecedented visibility into your operations. Remote monitoring systems are game-changing technology that empowers businesses to gain deep, real-time insights into their physical assets and processes.

Jan Kucera

CEO & CPO at Spotflow

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Advantages and differences of MES, SCADA, and IIoT industrial operations systems

Like MES and SCADA, IIoT platforms play a specific role in an industrial setting. However, unlike a system built for a particular purpose, IIoT platforms support and bring additional value to environments where MES, SCADA, or both are already implemented. So, let's see what each brings to the table and how they help complement one another to create a powerhouse that transforms raw data into actionable insights.

Jan Kucera

CEO & CPO at Spotflow

Business

How to test code with infrastructure dependencies

These days, most applications need access to external infrastructure, such as a database or another application’s API, to perform meaningful tasks. Applications that run without such dependencies are an exception rather than a norm. Yet, there is no widely accepted consensus on how such applications should be tested, and most literature and online resources on the topic of software testing are focused on other aspects.

Tomas Pajurek

CTO at Spotflow

Tech

IT manager thinking about the right approach reagrding imlementig IoT platform in a manufacturing company

Buy or Develop Your IIoT Platform – The Essential Guide

Struggling to decide between buying an out-of-the-box IIoT platform or developing your own? In our latest guide, we’ll walk you through the key questions to consider, along with the pros and cons of each approach. Discover how to choose the best solution for your business needs, whether you opt for full customization, ready-made ease, or a hybrid strategy that combines both.

Jan Kucera

CEO

Business

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Spotflow’s journey towards better email deliverability - part 2

Email deliverability can be challenging, particularly when dealing with the Google phishing quarantine. In this article, we will explore our approach to addressing this issue by modifying our verification email template. Initially, we will discuss the rationale behind selecting shared IP addresses over dedicated ones. We will also present concrete modifications that have significantly enhanced our email delivery efficiency, a critical factor for Spotflow's free trial and user registration processes.

Michael Mikus

Software Engineer

Tech

Leveraging IoT Technology for Smart Farming

Discover how modern technology is revolutionizing agriculture in our latest blog post. Learn how IoT and automation can make farming more efficient, from smart farming practices to real-time crop monitoring, livestock management, smart greenhouses, and equipment tracking. Explore how these innovations are essential to meeting the global food demand by 2050.

Jan Kucera

CEO & CPO at Spotflow

Business

The Things You Should Know About OpenTelemetry Exemplars in .NET

The goal of exemplars is to provide additional context to metrics. The idea is to pair the time series with a few raw measurements that contain extra information, such as which span was active at the time of the measurement. Thanks to that, when you see a peak in your request duration plot, you can quickly jump into the trace associated with the lengthy request.

David Nepozitek

Software Engineer

Tech

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Spotflow’s journey towards better email deliverability - part 1

Facing delays in email verification delivery can lead to a significant loss of potential customers. In this article, we will share our journey of troubleshooting these delays and evaluating the performance of well-known email service providers like SendGrid, Postmark, and Resend. Discover how our email deliverability improved as we transitioned to a new provider.

Michael Mikus

Software Engineer

Tech

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The 5 IoT Trends to Watch Out For in 2024

What do you regard as the most significant IoT trend of 2024? The AI boom or the creation of AIoT? Affordability of IoT devices? New horizons that the technology unlocks? We've set out to answer this question in today's article.

Jan Kucera

CEO at Spotflow

Business

Smart warehouse using IoT technology for inventory management

Smart Inventory Management: Enhancing Just-in-Time Manufacturing with IoT

By integrating IoT technology, you can transform your inventory processes, ensuring real-time tracking, automated data collection, and predictive analysis. Discover how IoT can enhance efficiency, precision, and automation in just-in-time manufacturing, illustrated with real-world examples from various industries.

Jan Kucera

CEO & CPO at Spotflow

Business