An independent advisor and technology evangelist, James Brehm is a leading voice on the state of the IoT and M2M markets. Brehm launched James Brehm & Associates in 2014 to provide to his clients pragmatic, actionable advice and metrics grounded in reality.

From 2011 to 2014, Brehm served as practice leader, strategist and senior consultant for Compass Intelligence. Prior to joining Compass, Brehm spent nine years at Frost & Sullivan. Before that, he worked in marketing, sales management, and business development at Rackspace Managed Hosting and Interland (now Web.com). His responsibilities included market and emerging market research, development of new products, value chain improvement for Global 1000 clients, due diligence, and acquisition analysis.