MachNation announces availability of its 2018 IoT (AEP) Application Enablement Platform Scorecard Snapshot.

According to MachNation forecasts, worldwide IoT application enablement and device management revenue will be USD 3.3 billion in 2017 growing to USD 64.6 billion by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45% over the period.

IoT Application Enablement Platform (AEP)

Industry Trends & Market Forecasts

The IoT application enablement space has continued to grow into one of the most critical technology sectors of the Internet of Things (IoT). According to MachNation forecasts, worldwide IoT application enablement and device management revenue will be USD 3.3 billion in 2017 growing to USD 64.6 billion by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45% over the period. Enterprises realize that a well-built IoT AEP saves significant development time and money in the creation and operation of an IoT solution.

Technical Components

IoT Application Enablement Platform (AEP)

An Application Enablement Platform (AEP) is a technology-centric offering optimized to deliver a best-of-breed, industry-agnostic, extensible middleware core for building a set of interconnected or independent IoT solutions for customers.

An AEP vendor relies on a flexible deployment model; a comprehensive set of device and enterprise backend connector SDKs and APIs; and a set of well-documented developer resources.

AEP vendors assemble a network of application development, systems integrator and service provider partners that builds custom IoT applications on the platform for customers.

MachNation rated 21 vendors across a set of requirements spanning four categories.

Below, MachNation describes some of ClearBlade’s unique strengths and differentiators cited in the MachNation ScoreCard Snapshot