DRIVEN-4: Ingenuity in Connected Product Development

With billions of devices— from coffee machines to jet engines—now interconnected through networks, IoT has effectively transformed the world into one big information system. While organizations across industries intend to capitalize on IoT by upgrading their infrastructure with smart devices, they are often at a loss when it comes to selecting the best-in-class IoT platform that suits their business need. Although pilot projects come to the rescue when an organization is uncertain about the feasibility of a solution, these proof of concepts, typically demonstrate short-term benefits as opposed to viable, long-term sustainable advantages.

In such a scenario, DRIVEN-4 is reinventing connected product development by first studying the business needs of a company and then designing and operationalizing a strategic vision. From well-grounded insights and processes to system design and development, along with cybersecurity, DRIVEN-4 maps a holistic plan to deliver state-of-the-art connected products and services. With a strong background in the PLM and manufacturing space, the founders of DRIVEN-4 have a deep understanding of developing and supporting sophisticated products, not as a provider but as an end-user. “We not only design a foolproof solution, but we build it and operationalize it, all backed by our years of combined expertise,” says Fred Bellio, managing partner and co-founder, DRIVEN-4.

Starting with creating a business value strategy aligned to corporate goals, the company then formulates a top-down process integration plan. For example, if a client adopts a new business model, enabled by IoT, DRIVEN-4 ensures that the solution yields maximum ROI and sustainability. In addition to driving business processes in an efficient manner, the company follows a technology-agnostic approach based on a solid foundation of use cases that are tailored to clients’ needs. “We look at IoT as a component that integrates within the entire business and works as a business enabler instead of a one-off solution” states Bellio.