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Read the primer: [Your IoT Primer](http://documents.opto22.com/2173_Your_IoT_Primer_white_paper.pdf) \[pdf\] Learn the terms: [IoT Glossary](https://info.opto22.com/internet-of-things-glossary-of-terms) For automation professionals: [IoT Technical Note (SNAP PAC REST API)](http://www.opto22.com/site/documents/doc_drilldown.aspx?aid=4555) For IT professionals: [IoT Technical Note (SNAP PAC REST API)](http://www.opto22.com/site/documents/doc_drilldown.aspx?aid=4554) [![Opto 22 is a Dell IoT Solutions Partner](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Dell_IoT-Solutions-Partner-Logo_224x78.png?width=224&name=Dell_IoT-Solutions-Partner-Logo_224x78.png "Opto 22 is a Dell IoT Solutions Partner")](https://info.opto22.com/dell-iot-solutions-partner)Solve 3 IoT problems: [Edge Computing Primer](http://www.opto22.com/site/documents/doc_drilldown.aspx?aid=4567) [Fog Computing vs. Edge Computing](https://info.opto22.com/fog-vs-edge-computing): what's the difference? ### IoT-enabling technologies [*groov* Edge Appliance](https://www.opto22.com/products/groov): Visualization, data handling, & connectivity in one compact industrial box [SNAP PAC Restful API resources page](https://info.opto22.com/snap-pac-rest-api-thank-you) ![AT&T IoT Partner Program logo](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/att_iot_partner_logo_300x38.png?width=256&name=att_iot_partner_logo_300x38.png "AT&T IoT Partner Program logo")Documented API: [developer.opto22.com](http://developer.opto22.com/rest/pac/) [Node-RED Nodes for SNAP PAC](http://developer.opto22.com/nodered/pac/) [OPC vs. MQTT in the IoT](https://blog.opto22.com/optoblog/opc-and-mqtt-in-the-iiot) [Connect real-world industrial devices to IBM Watson IoT](https://blog.opto22.com/optoblog/connect-real-world-industrial-devices-to-ibm-watson-iot) [Connect real-world data to an AT&T M2X device](http://www.opto22.com/site/documents/doc_drilldown.aspx?aid=4611) ### [![IoT Certified OptoPartner logo](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OptoPartner_IoT_Certified_1600w.jpg?width=128&name=OptoPartner_IoT_Certified_1600w.jpg "IoT Certified OptoPartner logo")](http://www.opto22.com/site/iot_partners.aspx)IoT Certified OptoPartners These partners have skills and experience in both Information Technology (IT) and automation (Operations Technology, or OT). They've successfully designed and implemented IoT applications for other customers and can help you with yours. See [IoT Certified OptoPartners](http://www.opto22.com/site/iot_partners.aspx).   ## IoT Videos  [![opto22\_and\_iot\_webinar\_200x112.jpg](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/opto22_and_iot_webinar_200x112.jpg?width=200&height=112&name=opto22_and_iot_webinar_200x112.jpg)Opto 22 and the Internet of Things](https://www.opto22.com/support/resources-tools/videos/video-webinar-opto-22-and-the-iot) Arun Sinha explains how IoT applications differ from traditional industrial automation systems and introduces IoT goals and terminology. Find out how industries are currently using IoT technologies, what the challenges are, and ways Opto 22 products can help.   [![node\_red\_on\_groov\_video\_200x113.png](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/node_red_on_groov_video_200x113.png?width=200&height=113&name=node_red_on_groov_video_200x113.png)Node-RED on *groov* for the IIoT](https://www.opto22.com/support/resources-tools/videos/node-red-on-groov-for-the-iiot) Opto 22's Matt Newton walks you through connecting a temperature gauge and a wind turbine model to online services for monitoring and control—without writing any software code. See how it's done with Node-RED on the Opto 22 *groov* Box. (Watch for the groov mobile operator interface, too.) [![iot\_to\_iiot\_maker\_boards\_presentation\_200x113.png](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iot_to_iiot_maker_boards_presentation_200x113.png?width=200&name=iot_to_iiot_maker_boards_presentation_200x113.png "iot_to_iiot_maker_boards_presentation_200x113.png")Moving from IoT to IIoT with Maker Boards, Linux, and Open-source Software Tools](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EromvtqS68&feature=youtu.be&list=PLbzoR-pLrL6pSlkQDW7RpnNLuxPq6WVUR) - Matt Newton at IoT Summit 2017 There's a huge buzz around the Internet of Things from a consumer standpoint—you can light up your BBQ when no one's home (!) or be spammed by your scale's app when you're trying to lose weight. But what's the real value of these technologies? Matt shows that it's industrial "things"—the IIoT—that hold the promise for the future. [![Arlen Nipper: The Internet of Things is Just Getting Started](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/arlen_nipper_iot_tedxnb_200x112.png?width=200&name=arlen_nipper_iot_tedxnb_200x112.png "Arlen Nipper: The Internet of Things is Just Getting Started")The Internet of Things is Just Getting Started](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA1Nt_0XomY) - Arlen Nipper at TEDxNewBedford Arlen Nipper has designed embedded systems for many years and explains how embedded systems differ from the Internet of Things. Although he says this is the last video you'll need about the IoT, you'll probably want to see more. [![Smart Industry 2016 IIoT case study and presentation](https://info.opto22.com/hs-fs/hubfs/smart_industry_2016_video_280x157.png?width=200&name=smart_industry_2016_video_280x157.png "Smart Industry 2016 IIoT case study and presentation")](https://www.opto22.com/support/resources-tools/videos/video-wind-farm-leverages-iiot-to-respond-to-dyna)[Wind Farm Leverages IIoT to Respond to Dynamic Energy Pricing](https://www.opto22.com/support/resources-tools/videos/video-wind-farm-leverages-iiot-to-respond-to-dyna) - Matt Newton and SCADA Solutions at Smart Industry 2016  Opto 22's Matt Newton jokes about how valuable his refrigerator's webcam is—or not—and system integrator SCADA Solutions show how legacy industrial equipment can be brought into the IIoT to vastly increase revenue. 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