It may seem like the IoT happened overnight. The truth is it has taken a full decade for pricing trends to become attractive enough for its broad implementation. This in turn allows all devices to cost effectively be connected. So let me set the stage. The Cost of Sensors Has Dropped over 60% They are now being deployed everywhere, in our houses, cars, and factories, … [Read more...] about Why Now? The Internet of Things
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Internet of Things (IoT): More than Smart ‘Things’
By 2020, experts forecast that up to 28 billion devices will be connected to the Internet with only one third of them being computers, smartphones and tablets. The remaining two thirds will be other devices sensors, terminals, household appliances, thermostats, televisions, automobiles, production machinery, urban infrastructure and many other things, which traditionally have … [Read more...] about Internet of Things (IoT): More than Smart ‘Things’
The Internet of Things (IoT): 8 Myths and Facts
Any new technology involves a certain amount of uncertainty and business risk. In the case of the Internet of Things, however, many of the risks have been exaggerated or misrepresented. While the IoT vision will take years to mature fully, the building blocks to begin this process are already in place. Key hardware and software are either available today or under development; … [Read more...] about The Internet of Things (IoT): 8 Myths and Facts
5 Steps to Datafy Your Business and Be Successful
In the fast-changing world, it has become common to create new words by combining two words or linking it to the fication suffix. Examples of these include gamification and the latest is datafication. Datafication is the process of making a business data-driven. It involves collecting (new) data from various sources, storing them in a centralized location, combining them with … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to Datafy Your Business and Be Successful
Why The Internet of Everything Will Change Innovation As We Know It
We live in a world where accelerated change is the only constant. Organizations and consumers are generating massive amounts of data, which will only exponentially grow in the years to come. More and more organizations see the value of a Big Data strategy and are changing their company towards a data-driven, information-centric organization. As a result, we will see an … [Read more...] about Why The Internet of Everything Will Change Innovation As We Know It
