# Listen: IoT’s Ecosystem of Technology with Tom Raftery of SAP

By Industrial Iot · Published 2018-06-15 · Updated 2026-07-23 · Industrial IoT on MarketScale
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> Innovations in the Industrial IoT space are exciting and often industry changing, but they don’t act alone. The best, most ground-breaking changes occur when technology works together to create a co-working ecosystem. Tom Raftery, Global VP, Futurist and Innovation Evangelist at SAP, sat down on the podcast to tell us how blockchain and AI…

## Key points

- Technological innovations such as blockchain and AI are key to building collaborative ecosystems in Industrial IoT.
- The most impactful IoT advancements are achieved through coordinated efforts of multiple technologies.
- Blockchain and AI play crucial roles in driving IoT growth in industries like transportation, finance, and healthcare.

Innovations in the Industrial IoT space are exciting and often industry changing, but they don’t act alone. The best, most ground-breaking changes occur when technology works together to create a co-working ecosystem. [Tom Raftery](https://marketscale.com/industries/contributors/tom-raftery/), Global VP, Futurist and Innovation Evangelist at SAP, sat down on the podcast to tell us how blockchain and AI play an integral role in the flourishing of IoT tech, from transportation, to finance to healthcare.

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