From Idea to Market: The Accelerated Timeline for Your Connected Product
Bringing a connected product from idea to market is rarely straightforward. Prototypes stall, launch dates slip, and costs climb. But with the right strategy and foundation, manufacturers can streamline development, shorten timelines, and launch products that are secure, scalable, and ready to evolve with the market.
The Total Cost of Ownership: Microsoft Fabric vs. Legacy Data Platforms
Licensing costs are just the beginning. This article explores the total cost of ownership—comparing Microsoft Fabric to legacy data platforms across infrastructure, operations, governance, and innovation.
Building vs. Buying: Making the Right Technology Decisions for Your IoT Manufacturing Initiatives
Manufacturers launching connected products face a critical decision: should you build your IoT platform from scratch or buy an off-the-shelf solution? This article explores the tradeoffs of each path—and why more teams are adopting flexible frameworks like CallBox to accelerate development without sacrificing control.
Predictive Maintenance with Microsoft Fabric: A Manufacturing Case Study
A global manufacturer had the data—but not the visibility. With Microsoft Fabric, they unified siloed systems, enabled predictive maintenance, and reduced downtime by 32%. This case study shows how the right data foundation made it all possible.
User Experience as Competitive Advantage: Why Smart Products Fail Without It
Manufacturers are breaking down data silos and gaining real-time visibility into factory operations using Microsoft Fabric. This article explores how unified analytics improves OEE, streamlines scheduling, enables predictive maintenance, and helps teams hit OTIF and JIT goals with greater precision.
How Manufacturing Leaders Are Unifying Factory Floor Data with Microsoft Fabric
Manufacturers are breaking down data silos and gaining real-time visibility into factory operations using Microsoft Fabric. This article explores how unified analytics improves OEE, streamlines scheduling, enables predictive maintenance, and helps teams hit OTIF and JIT goals with greater precision.
Introducing CallBox: The Framework That’s Revolutionizing Smart Product Development
CallBox is Mutually Human’s end-to-end IoT development framework. Purpose-built from real-world experience, it gives teams a flexible, production-ready foundation for connected products—combining secure firmware, scalable cloud infrastructure, and intuitive user interfaces. Learn how CallBox helps companies move beyond prototypes to build smarter, faster, and with confidence.
Microsoft Fabric Implementation Options: Jumpstart Programs vs. Phased Approaches
Choosing how to implement Microsoft Fabric is just as important as choosing the platform itself. Explore the differences between Jumpstart programs, phased rollouts, and hybrid models to find the approach that best aligns with your goals, complexity, and timeline.
From Prototype to Production: Scaling Your Smart Product Manufacturing
A successful prototype is a major milestone—but it’s not the finish line. This article unpacks why so many IoT products stall before production and what it takes to scale successfully.
Building the Business Case for Microsoft Fabric: Beyond Technical Capabilities
Many organizations invest in modern data tools—yet still face delays, silos, and inefficiencies. This article explores how to build a compelling business case for Microsoft Fabric by shifting the focus from features to impact: faster insights, lower costs, and a unified path to scalable, AI-ready growth.
The Hidden Complexity of Smart Product Development: Why Most Manufacturers Struggle
Smart product development is more complex than it looks. From technical missteps to misaligned teams, we explore why most manufacturers struggle—and what the most successful teams do to move from prototype to production with confidence.
The Evolution of Data Platforms: How Microsoft Fabric Changes the Game
Traditional data systems weren’t built for the scale and speed businesses need today. Learn how Microsoft Fabric is changing the game—by unifying analytics, governance, and AI-readiness into one powerful platform.