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What is the
Internet of Things?
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What is the
Internet of Things?
Adapted from a variety of sources by Bob Yelland
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The Internet of Things, or IoT, refers to the growing
range of Internet-connected devices that capture or
generate an enormous amount of information every
day. For consumers, these devices include mobile
phones, smart watches, sports wearables, home
heating and air conditioning systems. For businesses,
these are devices and sensors that can be found in
manufacturing equipment, the supply chain, and in-
vehicle components.
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IoT can make life easier for all of us. Imagine if you
had smart devices in your home, and how they could
change your morning routine.
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The following significant technology changes have
enabled the rise of the IoT.
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As almost everythingfrom cars to crops to
conveyor beltsbecomes connected, IoT will
change the way businesses operate. By combining
IoT data with advanced analytics, and even cognitive
computing, business can extract valuable insights to
improve virtually every aspect of their operations.
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IoT can even make businesses and our environment
greener and local government departments will
compete to build innovative and sustainable smart
cities.
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Analyst firm, IDC made a number of IoT predictions
during 2015:
Cloud: Within the next five years, more than 90% of
all IoT data will be hosted in the cloud.
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With all its promises and potential, IoT has three
major challenges: unified standards for devices,
privacy and security.
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Early applications of the IoT are delivering great
value, and creating opportunities for new, disruptive
business models to emerge.
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At its heart, the Internet of Things is a data challenge.
The traditional approach to programmable computing
a series of pre-determined, if/then processes
simply cannot process the types of data needed
to fulfil the true promise of the IoT. Programmable
systems thrive on prescribed scenarios using
predictable data. This rigidity limits their usefulness
in addressing many aspects of a complex, fast-
paced world, where the value of data decreases
exponentially every second it goes unused.
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