How Zoho IoT will support Industrial IoT and Smart Buildings

Zoho Corporation has launched Zoho IoT, a scalable low-code platform designed to support small to large businesses build and deploy custom IoT solutions. Zoho IoT empowers organisations to automate processes, optimise efficiency, and enhance customer experiences.

It simplifies the process of collecting, managing, and analysing IoT data, providing businesses with valuable insights to improve operations and make informed decisions.

Zoho IoT is fully integrated with Zoho’s suite of applications, providing a comprehensive solution for businesses. In addition, the platform is compatible with a wide range of third-party hardware, making it easy to integrate into existing systems.

Zoho IoT services are priced from Kshs 6,326 for up to 25 devices and scales to Kshs 64,426 for up to 500 devices, with the ability to support thousands of devices and billions of data points.

A recent study by Kaspersky found that over 50% of companies have integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) into their systems. Furthermore, 33% are looking to adopt these interconnected technologies in the next two years. Experts advise that business owners should invest in robust cybersecurity solutions to protect their infrastructure.

“The IoT landscape has long been dominated by developer-centric platforms and industry-specific solutions. Zoho IoT addresses this by offering full customisation and interoperability, making it easier for businesses to adopt and benefit from IoT. The platform goes beyond basic data collection—ensuring every data point is converted into actionable insights that drive organisational connectivity,” says Zoho Kenya, Country Head, Veerakumar Natarajan.

Zoho Kenya, Country Head, Veerakumar Natarajan (left) and Zoho Africa Corporation, PR Specialist Nothando Chili (right) during the official opening of the firm’s new office in Nairobi in May 2023

Industry-customised solutions 

Zoho IoT efficiently gathers and manages data from IoT devices in real time, providing businesses with valuable insights and streamlined operational analysis. Its user-friendly features enable organisations to automate processes and make informed, data-driven decisions without requiring extensive technical skills.

The platform’s AI capabilities convert data into actionable insights, allowing for the prediction of system outages, detection of anomalies, trend forecasting, operational optimization, and improved customer experiences.

Zoho IoT offers pre-built solutions for different industries, such as Industrial IoT (users can track and manage shop floor productivity and machine uptime, while reducing maintenance and repairs of high capital assets), Smart Buildings (provides users a unified system to manage and monitor assets, tenants, energy, and facilities), Energy Management (users can control energy usage by monitoring consumption patterns and enabling efficiency measures).

The platform also offers end-to-end capabilities and integrations with offerings like Point Solutions (for remote management and control, enabling operational visibility and allowing businesses to solve specific challenges such as gas monitoring, water leakage monitoring, and indoor air quality management) and Connected OEMs (businesses can boost efficiency, enable real-time data insights and remote monitoring with smart products and connected OEMs, providing it as a value-added service).

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