Bluetooth and Digital Tools in IIoT | Cumulus' Chiz Chikwendu | Internet of Things Podcast

Chiz Chikwendu, CTO of Cumulus Digital Systems, joins Ryan Chacon on the IoT For All Podcast to discuss Bluetooth and digital tools in IIoT. They talk about IIoT adoption, Bluetooth vs Wi-Fi for the industrial sector, the remaining challenges in digital tool adoption, the need for a standard for communication, getting field workers to use new tools, and how security is handled for industrial solutions. Chiz Chikwendu is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at Cumulus Digital Systems, leading a talented product development team. Prior to co-founding Cumulus, he was the Manager of the Electrical Engineering team at Shell TechWorks, Shell’s technology center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focused on developing and deploying new technologies for Shell’s capital projects and operating facilities. Before joining Shell, Chiz held various technical roles in the medical device and aerospace industries. Chiz earned his BS from Yale University and MS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Cumulus digitizes mission-critical construction and maintenance activities to ensure that work is done right the first time, every time. By integrating sensors, digital tools, and other IoT devices, their connected worker platform improves the productivity and quality of safety-critical workflows, such as bolt tightening, welding, and pressure testing. To date, Cumulus has been used to manage over 7,000,0000 work completions across industries such as energy, construction, manufacturing, semiconductors, data centers, transportation, chemicals, renewables, and more. In addition to improving safety and sustainability, their technology also has been proven to reduce costs for quality control and data review by over 60%. Cumulus is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Houston, Texas and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and serves customers across the globe.  Discover more about Bluetooth and IoT at https://www.iotforall.comMore about Cumulus Digital Systems: https://cumulusds.comConnect with Chiz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chizuruoke-chikwendu/ Key Questions and Topics from this Episode: (00:00) Intro to the IoT For All Podcast (00:10) Introduction to Chiz Chikwendu and Cumulus Digital Systems (01:35) Industrial IoT adoption (04:06) Bluetooth vs Wi-Fi for industrial (06:48) What gaps remain in adopting digital tools? (09:08) The need for a standard for communication (11:40) Challenges of getting field workers to adopt new tools (15:14) How is security handled? (18:45) What are you most excited for in the IIoT space? (21:30) Learn more and follow up  SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwm​ Join Our Newsletter: https://www.iotforall.com/iot-newsletterFollow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iotforallCheck out the IoT For All Media Network: https://www.iotforall.com/podcast-overview