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Deviceplane, a member of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 class, is developing an open-source toolset to manage, monitor and update Linux
access, orchestrating and deployment of remote updates, hosting, application monitoring and access and security controls
could see this working with a variety of hardware, including robotics, consumer appliances, drones, autonomous vehicles and medical
devices.Curl, who has a background in software engineering, was drawn to this problem and found that most companies were going with
He said once he studied the issue, he found that the set of infrastructure resources required to manage, monitor and update these devices
said.Customers can connect to the Deviceplane API via Wi-Fi, cellular or ethernet
The access key for this identity is stored only on the device, which makes it impossible for someone else to spoof this device without
source, something that he considers key
He hopes to make money supporting companies with more complex installations, but he believes that by offering the software as open source,
it will drive developer interest and help build a community around the project.As for joining YC, Curl said he has friends that had been
through the program in the past, and had recommended he join as well
Curl sees being part of the cohort as a way to build his business
