10 Hot IoT Companies You Need To Watch In 2020

December 27, 2019, 10:00 AM EST

CRN takes a look at 10 hot companies that are trying to make the world of IoT a better place, whether it's for device-to-device communication, cellular data economics, faster computer chips or organizational shuffles that aim to better serve the needs of enterprises.

Zededa

CEO: Said Ouissal

What happens when you take Dell's leading IoT expert and put him in a new edge virtualization startup that is leading open-source efforts? 2020 will likely hold the answer as Zededa's channel partner and integration strategies begin to play out under the leadership of Jason Shepherd, the former CTO of IoT and edge computing for Dell Technologies who joined Zededa as vice president of ecosystem in November. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based startup raised a $16 million funding round earlier this year for its Edge Virtualization X engine, which allows organizations to run legacy applications in virtual machines while spinning new applications into containers. Shepherd recently told CRN that Zededa is continuing his mission of making IoT more open and interoperable, moving the field away from the days of software and hardware lock-in. Will that dream come to fruition? Time will tell.

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Dylan Martin

Dylan Martin is a senior editor at CRN covering the semiconductor, PC, mobile device, and IoT beats. He has distinguished his coverage of the semiconductor industry thanks to insightful interviews with CEOs and top executives; scoops and exclusives about product, strategy and personnel changes; and analyses that dig into the why behind the news. He can be reached at dmartin@thechannelcompany.com.