How to Build Smart Building Solutions akenza's Jonas Schmid Internet of Things Podcast

In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Jonas Schmid, co-founder and co-CEO of akenza, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss developing and scaling smart building solutions. The conversation covers akenza's evolution, smart building market consolidation, the importance of partnerships, scaling and future-proofing IoT solutions, the impact of low-code platforms, AI assistants in IoT, advice for getting out of the pilot stage, and the next wave of smart buildings. Jonas Schmid defines and leads the vision of akenza along with co-CEO Simon Rieser. He has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Geneva and previous experience in international project management with Siemens and ABB. akenza is an enterprise IoT platform allowing you to build great IoT products and services with value. It connects, controls, and manages IoT devices all in one place. With simple and secure management of smart devices, connectivity, and data, the akenza IoT platform enables the rapid introduction of innovative, smart solutions. Discover more about IoT and smart buildings at Find IoT solutions: More about akenza: Connect with Jonas: (00:00) Intro (00:09) Jonas Schmid and akenza (00:33) Starting an IoT platform business (02:01) The UK smart building market (04:36) Dealing with discontinued platforms and hardware (06:28) The value of partnerships in IoT and example (09:36) What makes akenza stand out? (11:34) The impact of low-code platforms on IoT (13:04) How have you been able to scale IoT for customers? (14:53) Future-proofing IoT solutions for customers (16:44) AI assistants in IoT (20:24) Getting out of the pilot stage (22:22) The next wave of smart buildings (22:59) Learn more and follow up

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This episode is 00:23:35 long.

This episode was published on Oct 28, 2025.

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