This week’s Smart World Series features new ways in which the cloud is revolutionizing smart home automation, and emerging DevOps-centric solutions for the creation of smart, sensible cities.

For those who missed anything in this week’s Smart World Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments in the connected world.  Each week, SiliconANGLE rounds up the top news trends regarding smart homes and cars, smart data centers and IT, smart infrastructure and all things related to the Internet of Things.

Smart Home security gets fortified with cloud integration

Vivint Inc. has partnered with Cloudera Inc. to put Cloudera Enterprise at the center of the Vivint’s home automation and Internet of Things efforts, particularly around home security and device management. This partnership will allow Vivint to identify actionable insight into smart home behavior to further automate its solutions. It will lead to better management of connected home appliances, ultimately reducing energy consumption.

Find out more about this partnership as well as other smart innovations in this week’s Smart Living roundup.

Senator demands the FTC protect fitness tracker data

As more wearable health devices connect to the Internet, are consumers aware of what’s happening to their personal data being collected?  The Federal Trade Commission conducted a study which revealed that fitness tracker manufacturers are sending collected data to third-party vendors without the user’s knowledge.  One senator is now calling for the FTC to require these manufacturers to tell their users how their data is being used and give them the option to opt out.

Find out who is defending consumer’s privacy in this week’s Smart Health roundup.

Sense and the City: More smart buildings go wireless

As more cities are being fitted with sensors and smart, connected solutions, the Internet of Things is paving the way for a more sensible city, but what is a sensible city?  Isn’t the ultimate goal of IoT is to create smart cities?  How can wireless communication solutions pave the way for smart and sensible cities?

Find out more about how cities are transforming due to the Internet of Things in this week’s Smart City roundup.

Developers’ delight: Cloud service and new boards for IoT

There are many ways developers can reach users – from web portals, personal computers, mobile devices – but the problem with this is having to choose which platform they want to focus in because creating software for one doesn’t necessarily mean that it would be compatible with everything else.

Find out how a cloud service and new programs can help developers reach more people with minimal effort in this week’s Smart DevOps roundup.

Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.

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