One of the most fascinating and controversial products within the “internet of things” for businesses and consumers alike is the drone. The tool has massive potential for enterprise organizations, particularly with the developments in automated drone fleets and improvements in battery life.

Yariv Geller (pictured, right), co-founder and chief executive officer of vHive Tech Ltd, is working with commercial users to find the best fit for drones in their organization.

“What we help customers do … is digitize the field [and] bring [it] into the organization,” Geller said. This new wave of drone tech enables companies to capture their data more efficiently at a lower cost and allows the entire organization to view it more effectively.

Geller spoke with Jeff Frick (@JeffFrick), co-host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, during the AirWorks event in Denver, Colorado. They discussed how drones are currently benefiting businesses in various industries, as well as what vHive has planned for the future of this technology.

Taking drones to new heights

Companies with large-scale field operations can greatly reduce costs and risks while increasing coverage and return by sending drones to their field for regular maintenance checks. Specifically, in industries like construction, energy and others with cumbersome physical infrastructure, drone technology can enable a more comprehensive view that’s streamlined and easy to share in and outside the company, according to Geller.

“A user can define a mission, and the system will manage multiple drones that are actually collaborating on the same mission,” he said.

vHive is as interested in the utility of its drones as it is in the ability to effectively capture the data it generates. Its software solution provides the information technology environment necessary for managing the terabytes of data generated with every flight, so customers can acquire, manage and process information in a way that enables smarter business decisions.

“At the end of the day, the drone is not the goal; the drones are the means,” Geller said.

Looking ahead, vHive’s top priority is improving the scalability of its product. Geller and his team are creating the workflows and infrastructure to enable repeatable processes that can grow to fit changing business needs.

“That’s one of the key interesting challenges that we’re going to see as the industry grows from naissance to actual adoption,” Geller concluded.

Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the AirWorks 2017 event.

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