What we’re about
For good or bad, the Matrix is coming. The Internet of Things. IoT. What is it and why does it matter?
According to Global Standards Initiative, IoT is the global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting (physical and virtual) things based on existing and evolving interoperable information and communication technologies.
Essentially, IoT is about connectivity and data, and its evolving ecosystem is driven by mobility and convergence. Whether you're a software developer, hardware engineer or tech evangelist, it's up to us to shape the future.
What we want to become, Star Trek or Skynet (Terminator), starts here.
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Addendum: IoT Texas is a neutral and not for profit Meetup site. Any solicitations from members to members is NOT representative of IoT Texas. If this occurs and you have questions about the solicitation, please DM the head Organizer. Thank you.
Upcoming events
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Using GenAI to Ingest Content from Documents, Images, Video and Audio Sources
SpringHill Suites Dallas Richardson/Plano, 3251 E President George Bush Hwy, Richardson, TX, USThese IoT/Technology Meetups are held on the first Thursday of each month (except Jan. and July when we'll meet the following Thursday) and are free to anyone interested in the business of high technology.
Come and connect with other like-minded technologists, business execs, entrepreneurs, etc.
Ron Dagdag
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/rondagdag/)with 7-Eleven, Inc.
(https://www.7-eleven.com/)will present:
Most IoT data isn’t tidy time-series. It’s messy images from edge cameras, PDFs from field service, audio from support calls, and long videos from inspections. In this session, we’ll turn that unstructured content into structured events your IoT apps can actually use.
We’ll walk the Analyzer flow in Azure AI Content Understanding, then run demos: extract fields from maintenance forms and invoices, summarize phone/radio calls, and segment inspection videos into searchable scenes tied to assets.
You’ll leave with an edge-to-cloud reference pipeline you can wire into alerts, search, analytics, and automation.
Ron Dagdag
is an accomplished R&D Engineering Manager at 7-Eleven, Inc., a Microsoft MVP, and a hands-on technologist with 25 years of experience delivering scalable, innovative solutions across retail, manufacturing, and technology services.Ron's career blends engineering automation, edge AI platforms, cloud-native development, and hands-on experimentation with emerging technologies — from AI, IoT to Mixed Reality. Whether leading cross-functional teams, defining reference architectures across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, or mentoring developers, his focus is always on practical innovation that drives real business impact.
Ron thrives at the intersection of technology, creativity, and collaboration — helping teams explore new technologies, build smarter systems, and grow their technical and leadership skills along the way.
---------------The meeting location has been moved to SpringHill Suites near intersection of Geo. Bush and E. Renner Rd. (2 blocks south on Shiloh from the Methodist Hospital at Renner and Shiloh - see below for details). Come early and stay late if you can. Bar opens at 5 pm (self-paid). Program runs from 6 to 7:30 pm.
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1st Thursday IoT Happy Hour:These are hybrid and free events. For those that can attend in person, it allows us to come together and network with other IoT and technology professionals, business execs, entrepreneurs, etc... and help us find resources, talent and solutions to our issues... and learn about new trends and tech in the industry.
Come early and stay late if you can (bar opens at 5 pm. - self paid. Leave whenever you like... or when the bar closes.)
The folks that attend have technical and business expertise in many varied segments of the IoT/tech industry... from end device/sensor/actuator builders, to connectivity gurus (wired, wireless, satellite), to backend computer systems/platforms and analytic tools specialists... and even edge computing/processing, security and AI/ML/ChatGPT/Agentic AI experts.
1st Thursday IoT Happy Hour @ SpringHill Suites ((3251 E. Geo. Bush Tpke, Richardsson, TX))
Each 1st Thursday of 2025 · 6:00 – 7:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qjq-aaoe-xdj
Or dial: (US) +1 443-399-3866 PIN: 891 528 379#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/qjq-aaoe-xdj?pin=8679601782853A sincere thanks to our sponsors:
4.0 Solutions (www.iiot.university/)
- founded by Walker Reynolds (www.linkedin.com/in/walkerdreynolds/)
4.0 Solutions was created around the concept of the restructuring the way we think about systems integrators, suppliers, hardware & software manufacturers, and distributors in a way that is compatible with the 4th industrial revolution.ObjectSpectrum, LLC (www.objectspectrum.com)
- founded by Eric Lenington (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericlenington/):
"ObjectSpectrum was founded with the sole purpose of making the Internet of Things an Internet of useful, efficient, cost-cutting, ROI-maximizing things."James Brehm & Assoc. (https://www.jbrehm.com/)
- James Brehm, Founder and Chief Technology Evangelist
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesbrehm/)
James Brehm & Associates is a consulting and market intelligence firm providing project based and retained strategic advisory services to technology companies worldwide focused on IoT and digitial transformation.Chuck McCoy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chmccoy/),
Founder of: TechTargets - Smart Targets. Smarter Shooters.
(https://techtargets.com/)
TechTargets uses modern IoT components to bring low cost interactive target systems to Law Enforcement live fire training environments.If you'd like to support these meetings through a one-time donation, or ongoing monthly support, contact Ed Hightower at ed.hightower@iotandbeyond.com. I can send an invoice via PayPal and you can pay/ donate via credit card. Thanks.
This link takes you to many of the presentations that have been presented at our IoT Texas meetings over the last 6+ years. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69LBjxiKDx8tVkkVs9T0NA/videos15 attendees
Past events
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