WSO2 VP of Solutions Architecture Will Present Session on Leveraging the Internet of Things to Build a Connected Enterprise at IoT Summit 2016

Technical session will explore how companies can integrate IoT functionality with their enterprise systems to provide smart solutions that interact with day-to-day life

Mountain View, CA – March 10, 2016 – Increasingly, enterprises are leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance the digital experience of end users and gain a competitive edge. At IoT Summit 2016, WSO2 Vice President of Solutions Architecture Asanka Abeysinghe will present a session on how to integrate IoT functionality with enterprise systems and create a synergistic, connected environment that injects new services and fosters disruptive value chains.

Expanding the Horizon with IoT

The session, "IoT Business Opportunity and Disruption," will be held 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. on Friday March 18, 2016 in the Great America Ballroom at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Asanka will begin the presentation by discussing the opportunities for businesses to increase customer satisfaction, open new business models, and generate additive revenue streams by integrating IoT functionality into enterprise systems. He then will explore how employing IoT channels, such as devices, sensors and actuators, can be used to enhance users’ digital experiences and enable more data access points that link with their day-to-day lives. Next Asanka will examine how an IoT architecture facilitates the ability a digital enterprise to use real-time and predictive analytics to gain meaningful insights from IoT-driven data. He will conclude by presenting a vendor-neutral IoT reference architecture that can serve as a roadmap for enterprises implementing an IoT strategy. Throughout the discussion, Asanka will provide real-world examples of enterprise IoT implementations and how they are being used to create new business avenues.

About the Presenter

Asanka Abeysinghe is vice president of solutions architecture at WSO2. He spearheads the company’s customer facing technical tasks and oversees the solution architecture and technical sales functions. He also provides consulting to key WSO2 customers and conducts workshops specifically targeted at enterprise architects and technical managers. Asanka has over 15 years of industry experience, which include implementing projects ranging from desktop and Web applications through to highly scalable distributed systems and SOAs in the financial domain, mobile platforms, and business integration solutions. His areas of specialization include application architecture, development using Java technologies, C/C++ on Linux and Windows platforms.

About IoT Summit 2016

IoT Summit is a forum to present, highlight and discuss the latest products, applications, development, and business opportunities in IoT. The market for IoT, sensors, wearables, cloud, and related technologies is expanding at a phenomenal rate. The conference brings together researchers, developers, and practitioners from diverse fields including scientists and engineers, research institutes, and industry. IoT Tech Summit is the 4th event produced by SensorsCon and is sponsored by the International Society for Quality Electronic Design.

About WSO2

WSO2 empowers enterprises to build connected businesses and accelerate their pace of innovation with the industry’s only lean, fully integrated, and 100% open source enterprise middleware platform. Using WSO2’s platform, enterprises have all the functionality to build, integrate, manage, secure and analyze their APIs, applications, Web services, and microservices—on-premises, in the cloud, on mobile devices, and across the Internet of Things. Leading enterprise customers worldwide rely on WSO2’s platform and its robust performance and governance for their mission-critical applications. Today, these businesses represent nearly every sector: health, financial, retail, logistics, manufacturing, travel, technology, telecom and more. Visit https://wso2.com to learn more, or check out the WSO2 community on the WSO2 Blog, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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