Nest is Going Through Another Restructuring

[paulbates]

 

 

We've watched patiently over the last few years, as IoT continues to work hard to define itself. Where will standards land, and which once will be significant, continues to be just beyond our grasp. I don't think this is bad news, but at the same time its not clear what it really means for standards. Another year of observing appears to be ahead.

 

Paul

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https://9to5google.com/2016/08/30/nest-restructuring-google-iot/

 

Since the departure of founder Tony Fadell, new Nest CEO Marwan Fawaz has reiterated that the company was “not for sale” and released a new outdoor camera a few weeks later. Fortune, however, is now reporting that the company is again restructuring. The restructure will reportedly see the Nest platform team join Google proper.

 

The goal is to create a unified Internet of Things platform led by Android SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer. The longtime Google executive recently assumed control over the company’s “living room” efforts and products. This group will work on products like Google Home, which nears its fall release date.

Google has a number of disparate Internet of Things efforts including Brillo and Weave. The former is a stripped down version of Android that acts as an operating system for IoT devices, while Weave is a communication standard that allows for inter-device communication.

Meanwhile, the Alphabet subsidiary has its own “Works with Nest” developer program that uses Weave, but is not very unified with Google’s general IoT efforts. The program allows third-party IoT devices and services to communicate and integrate with Nest products specifically.

Fortune notes that it is unknown how many Nest employees are being moved to Google, but the restructuring should help the Alphabet company’s bottom line and focus them on being a hardware manufacturer.

 

[Teken]

Yup, read that the other night and had to chuckle . . .

[larryllix]

I think the standard always seems to be the same....create another protocol that's better.

[Teken]

I think the standard always seems to be the same....create another protocol that's better.

 

Creating something new doesn't really bother me and that is a different topic all together. I found it just funny that it took Google XX years to figure out it would be a good idea to bring the entire team into the fold. But, again it completely misses the mark as the article affirms what I knew long ago that Google like so many other super huge companies has no freaking clue about collaboration, teams, unification, and cross knowledge / inter office integration.

 

Everyone is in a silo . . . 

[larryllix]

Yeah, but when you take over another company it takes a few years to get rid of all the knowledge that created the company and drive it into radical new idea people that can drive it into the ground.

 

If the technologuy was really any good it will survice the stupidities, and then, and only then, you should put your name on it, once it has proven to withstand the test of inexperience.

[Teken]

Yeah, but when you take over another company it takes a few years to get rid of all the knowledge that created the company and drive it into radical new idea people that can drive it into the ground.

 

If the technologuy was really any good it will survice the stupidities, and then, and only then, you should put your name on it, once it has proven to withstand the test of inexperience.

 

LOL . . .

 

I don't even know where to begin - Your statement just has that *Ring of truth* even if its made in jest.

[larryllix]

LOL . . .

 

I don't even know where to begin - Your statement just has that *Ring of truth* even if its made in jest.

"jest"?

 

jest what?

 

At least we are on the same page. That would be www.......