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Insights, tutorials, and news from the TagoIO team.
Which IoT Platforms Support AI Assistant Integrations Out of the Box
Every IoT vendor says yes to AI, but most of it is a chatbot bolted onto a dashboard. This buyer guide sorts the field into three honest categories, native MCP, REST APIs you wire yourself, and built-in chatbots, with a checklist to tell real integration from a badge.
Private vs Public LoRaWAN Networks: How to Choose the Right Model
Public, decentralized, or private LoRaWAN? Compare The Things Network, Helium, and running your own gateways on coverage, control, cost, and SLA.
Ask Your IoT Data Questions in Plain English: A Natural-Language Walkthrough
Your IoT data already holds the answers. The friction is the query-building, scripting, and dashboard work between you and them. Connect an AI assistant over MCP and you can just ask. A walkthrough with real prompts, results, and honest limits.
The Real Support Burden of Building Your Own IoT Platform on AWS
AWS IoT Core makes the first proof of concept fast, then the bill nobody put on the slide starts arriving: years of on-call, patching, scaling, and support. Here is how to count the real operating burden before you choose build or buy.
Planning an IoT Project as a Non-Technical Project Manager
Plan an IoT project without an engineering background by scoping in phases, managing vendors and risk, and running a pilot before production.
What Certifications and Compliance You Need to Sell IoT Services in Europe
Selling IoT into European buyers stalls less on the technology and more on proving how data is handled. Here is the compliance map an integrator actually needs: GDPR roles and DPAs, ISO 27001, CE and RED for hardware, and what a certified platform covers for you.
Using IoT for Predictive Maintenance in Manufacturing
How companies use IoT for predictive maintenance in manufacturing: the sensors that matter, the data pipeline, starting on one asset, and the ROI.
How to Connect Claude and Other AI Assistants to Your IoT Platform with MCP
Dashboards and APIs only help when you already know where to look and how to query. Connecting an AI assistant over the Model Context Protocol lets you ask in plain language instead. Here is how to set up the TagoIO MCP Server end to end, using Claude Desktop as the example.
The new TagoIO Admin UI becomes the default on June 22
On June 22, 2026, the new TagoIO Admin UI becomes the default for every account. Here is what changes and what to review in your dashboards and RUN portals before the switch.
What a Real IoT Deployment Looks Like From Pilot to Production
What a real IoT deployment looks like from proof of concept to steady-state operations, the phases, the durations, and where projects stall.
How Far Does LoRaWAN Actually Reach in a Real Deployment?
LoRaWAN spec sheets say 15 km. Real deployments see far less. Here are honest urban, suburban, and rural ranges, plus when to pick something else.
What Is a Realistic Budget for a Mid-Market IoT Deployment?
A realistic mid-market IoT budget covers hardware, connectivity, platform, integration, and ongoing ops, not just sensors.