John Koon

John Koon’s current roles include embedded technology research and publication. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the RTC Magazine and COTS Journal. Additionally, he has published numerous technical articles, blogs, and ebooks. His areas of research include aviation, AI, autonomous driving, robotics, automation, medical innovations, wireless technology (including 5G and low-power WAN, fog computing (beyond cloud), IoT, NB-IoT, and LoRaWAN), cybersecurity, blockchain, M2M, software, aerospace, manufacturing, and COTS advancements. He holds a BS in engineering (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona) and an MBA (San Diego State University), and had 20 years of management experience.

about 5 years ago
AI and Edge Servers Go to the Extreme

AI inferencing at the OT edge means packing enterprise performance into rugged embedded systems. The benefits are obvious. The implementation is not.

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over 5 years ago
Turnkey AI From Development Kit to Deployment

Developing and deploying computer vision solutions can require significant experience, resources, and time. The UP! AI Safety Development includes everything needed to start an AI vision project.

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over 5 years ago
New CPUs Target the IoT Edge

Need more performance for deep learning at the edge? The 8-core 9th Gen Intel Core processors for IoT might be just the thing. Read about applications in retail and industry.

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over 5 years ago
Avoid VPNs with Global Access Networks for IoT Control

Secure device monitoring and management can be the difference between success and failure in an IoT deployment. Learn how to enable this at scale without the complexity of VPNs.

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almost 6 years ago
Point-of-Sale Privacy, Solved by Blockchain

Data privacy laws like General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require secure capture and management of customer data. Integrating blockchain in POS systems can safeguard this information.

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