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Ask Your IoT Data Questions in Plain English: A Natural-Language Walkthrough

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.

Jun 21, 2026
The Real Support Burden of Building Your Own IoT Platform on AWS

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.

Jun 21, 2026
Planning an IoT Project as a Non-Technical Project Manager

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.

Jun 20, 2026
What Certifications and Compliance You Need to Sell IoT Services in Europe

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.

Jun 19, 2026
Using IoT for Predictive Maintenance in Manufacturing

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.

Jun 18, 2026
How to Connect Claude and Other AI Assistants to Your IoT Platform with MCP

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.

Jun 17, 2026
The new TagoIO Admin UI becomes the default on June 22

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.

Jun 17, 2026
What a Real IoT Deployment Looks Like From Pilot to Production

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.

Jun 16, 2026
How Far Does LoRaWAN Actually Reach in a Real Deployment?

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.

Jun 15, 2026
What Is a Realistic Budget for a Mid-Market IoT Deployment?

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.

Jun 15, 2026
How Do I Choose Between AWS IoT Core and a Managed IoT Platform?

How Do I Choose Between AWS IoT Core and a Managed IoT Platform?

AWS IoT Core is infrastructure, not a finished product. Here is how to decide whether to build the platform layer or buy it.

Jun 13, 2026
How to Get IoT Sensor Data Into Grafana

How to Get IoT Sensor Data Into Grafana

Get IoT sensor data into Grafana using TagoIO as the data source, with API steps you can point to in docs.tago.io.

Jun 13, 2026