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Sarah Dickinson

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Global Head of PR, IoT & Devices

Sarah manages IoT communications at Canonical. With a keen interest in technology, she has experience working in global B2B and B2C companies including Toshiba and Tektronix.

Sarah Dickinson
2 November 2017

Launching Fingbox: from idea to distribution in under a year

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If you’re using a network security and scanning tool at home then there is a strong chance you have adopted Fing – the free network scanner for iOS and Android with over 25 million downloads. Following the success of their app, the founders of Fing decided to launch their first hardware product called Fingbox. Less ...

Sarah Dickinson
30 October 2017

Using snaps to advance robotics development

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Robotics development has seen great expansion in recent years. Some roboticists strongly believe that this expansion is not only due to the rise of inexpensive sensors and actuators but also to the new software trends enabling code sharing and reuse at a much larger scale than ever before. We spoke to Mohamed Saad Ibn Seddik, ...

Sarah Dickinson
26 October 2017

Ubuntu Core and snaps for easy IoT deployment

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Thinger.io has grown to over 10,000 registered users, but with such growing demand, they needed a quicker way to deliver their systems and applications. With a philosophy of using flexible and open technologies, Thinger.io discovered snaps as their ideal solution. ...

Sarah Dickinson
24 October 2017

Cinergy makes significant digital signage savings using Ubuntu Core

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Based in Dallas, Texas, Cinergy operates a chain of three cinema entertainment centres (CECs) with ambitious expansion plans. CECs are an all in one entertainment venue incorporating cinemas, restaurants, bowling and other activities such as escape rooms. With so many activities to communicate including the latest promotions and film time ...

Sarah Dickinson
11 October 2017

elementary on why snaps are right for their Linux distro

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elementary is the company behind the elementary OS Linux distribution and the associated app store. Celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, elementary began in 2007 with their first release in 2011. They are currently on their 4th release (Loki) and are working towards their 5th (Juno) with Jupiter, Luna and Freya as previous relea ...

Sarah Dickinson
4 October 2017

Heroku as a snap: talking security, Snapcraft & daily updates

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Created 10 years ago and now owned by Salesforce, Heroku is a hosted cloud platform as a service (PaaS) which makes it easy for developers to run apps and services at scale. Heroku’s focus is on the developer experience and productivity. With that in mind, we caught up with Jeff Dickey (CLI Engineer) at the ...

Sarah Dickinson
31 July 2017

How to pick a winning IoT business model – Infographic

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The potential for IoT is huge but many businesses are still grappling with how it can benefit their organisation and how exactly to get started. Canonical recently surveyed over 360 IoT professionals to examine their current and future challenges plus opportunities that exist for organisations looking to become IoT ready. This infographic ...

Sarah Dickinson
12 July 2017

TechnoSec and Ubuntu Core help DE.OL transition to a smart factory

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The industrial internet of things market (IIoT) is estimated to reach US$ 195.47bn by 2022 according to Markets and Markets. A number of companies in this sector recognise the need to modernise their operations – DE.OL, an Italian company who design and manufacture hydraulic cylinders are one of these. Working with TechnoSec, an Italian I ...

Sarah Dickinson
3 July 2017

AZLOGICA use Ubuntu Core for customised IoT agricultural solutions

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Shrimps are now considered as the most lucrative seafood product with demand growing from consumers due to their high nutritional value. This is reflected in the export figures with the two largest exporters of shrimps, Ecuador and India, seeing increases of 7.6% and 10.8% respectively in the first half of 2016. Due to their perishable ...

Sarah Dickinson
3 July 2017

How Ubuntu helped InnovaPOS revolutionise the vending machine industry

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The smart vending machines market is on the rise with estimates of 2.7 million to be sold by 2020 with Asia Pacific predicted to be the fastest growing region with a CAGR of 15% over the same period. It is this opportunity that Spanish company InnovaPOS, founded in 2014, was created to spearhead. Their vision ...

Sarah Dickinson
17 May 2017

Ubuntu ranked as 2nd most used IoT OS by Eclipse Foundation survey

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Last week we posted a blog on programming languages following the Eclipse Foundation 2017 IoT survey results. This week we look at the findings from a business perspective which highlight a number of IoT trends emerging from the wide ranging survey from key industries, growth of new technologies, most common concerns and more. The 2017 ...

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