The best IoT Databases for the Edge – an overview and compact guide
Powerful IoT Edge Databases are a pre-requisite for true Edge Computing. Learn about the Edge Database Landscape here.
Car Tolling – A case for Edge Computing
Governments often face tight budgets on infrastructure development; car tolling is increasingly seen as the answer for raising funds¹, making it more and more prevalent. From 2008 to 2018 the total length of tolled roads in Europe increased by 23%² and tolling revenue...
How to benchmark database performance – and ObjectBox
Benchmarking the performance of databases is a science in and of itself and it’s hard to get reliable and comparable results. Therefore, we decided to note down some standard patterns and pitfalls when doing database benchmarks we learned about over the years. We are...
billiger.de Mobile App Case Study
Vivien: Hi Arne, great to talk with you today. Let’s get started by learning more about you and billiger.de. Arne: Hi Vivien. I’ve been doing software development for more than 10 years, and API design for the last 5 years. I am currently responsible for mobile...
Edge Computing Case Study: Compatibility across Android, iOS, Raspbian & Linux
In this case study, we talked with easyGOband CTO Christian Bongart about their implementation of ObjectBox in a cashless payment and access control solution, which spans across devices from Android to Raspberry Pi. Alyssa - Hi Christian, thanks for joining me. Can...
Industrial IoT Case Study: An edge solution for railway operators
GoalExecutive Summary of IIoT Edge Case Study The biggest challenge railway providers face today is digitization to increase operational efficiency. Issues like unscheduled downtimes or track repairs are very costly and have a strong impact on customer satisfaction....
Offline-first – why Android app developers should care about Edge Computing
What is Edge Computing? Today, over 90 percent of enterprise data is sent to the cloud. In the next years, this number will drop to just 25 percent according to Gartner. Where is the rest of the data going? It’s not going anywhere. It is being stored and used locally,...
ObjectBox on Azure Sphere: Efficient IoT data persistence
Listening to our IoT users, we implemented ObjectBox support for Microsoft's Azure Sphere. With this extension, you can use ObjectBox on tiny devices now. But let us explain a bit more... What is Edge computing? Centralized computing entails a central computer storing...
Startup Sesame – a field report
What is Startup Sesame? Startup Sesame is a one-of-a-kind program that connects European founders to European event organizers, bringing startups to amazing events throughout the year. While the exposure to events is great on its own, what’s even better is the...
Top 5 reasons why edge computing is crucial for IoT
IoT is growing at a very rapid rate and with it the vast amount of data it produces. Handling these amounts of data is an unresolved challenge. Edge Computing could be part of the solution. According to Dave Evans of Cisco, in 2010 the number of IoT devices connected...
Key Ideas to Empower Women in the Tech Industry
Highlight-Women in Tech Panel at Droidcon Berlin 2018 Meet the speakers This year at droidcon Berlin 2018 during the interactive day we were lucky to have the opportunity to host the Women in Tech panel. Our panelists had some very interesting things to say and we...
Droidcon Berlin Women in Tech Panel 2018
We are looking forward to the Women in Tech panel at droidcon Berlin. It will be taking place during the Interactive Day on June 25th from 3:00-3:45PM. The numbers show, there is still a lack of diversity in technology in both the startup world and the established...
Meet you at Droidcon Berlin!
We want to meet all of you and get to know you (better). We're at Droidcon in Berlin from the 3rd to the 5th of September. Just drop us a line and meet us there (we will also have stickers ;)). We're doing a discussion round on data persistence at the Barcamp on...
How did we get into Techstars?
Following Techstars #givefirst spirit, I decided to write a blog post that helps early stage startups and other less experienced entrepreneurs, like ourselves, when considering such programs. It's been a week since ours started and our schedules are busier than ever,...
ObjectBox is a Techstars 17 company #TSLondon
We're happy and proud to announce that ObjectBox is one of the 11 startups selected by Techstars for the London 2017 cohort. That means we just moved to London, as a family, in less than 4 weeks and have just incorporated ObjectBox Ltd. Even if we just...