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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.
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.
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.
What Is Vendor Lock-In in IoT Platforms and How Do I Avoid It?
Vendor lock-in is the cost of leaving an IoT platform. The four surfaces where it builds up (data, provisioning and decoding, application logic, commercial terms), the exit drill to run before you sign, and what honest portability looks like.
How to Connect Multitech Conduit to TagoIO
Step-by-step guide for connecting the Multitech Conduit AEP gateway to TagoIO. Covers mPower and ChirpStack LNS options, MQTT and HTTPS data forwarding, payload parsing, and deployment examples for industrial monitoring and building automation.
How to Price an IoT Managed Service to Your Customers
How to price an IoT managed service: per-device, tiered, flat, usage, and value-based models, when each fits, and how to protect recurring margin.
How Companies Calculate ROI on an IoT Investment
A usable method to calculate IoT ROI: total the full cost of ownership, split hard from soft savings, estimate payback, and test your assumptions.