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Nora Winkens · Follow
Published in Artificial Intelligence in Plain English · 4 min read · Oct 11, 2021

Internet of things technologies is currently in their golden age due to the

outbreak of the global pandemic. IoT technology is transforming industries
by improved storing and processing of data and resulting in enhanced
productivity. IoT is a complex ecosystem of interconnected devices that
communicate with each other. These smart connected devices focus on
gathering, sharing, and analyzing huge amounts of data and take required
actions.

IoT along with other technological advancements are booming and stepping
into the next technological wave. Its potential to redefine and reshape our
lives is simply unexplainable. We have witnessed the power and capabilities
of IoT solutions during the time of the pandemic. The Healthcare sector got a
lot of assistance from IoT solutions while delivering healthcare services to
patients in such circumstances. With the help of IoT solutions along with our
technologically advanced solutions, patients didn’t have to physically visit
the healthcare professionals to avail the services. These IoT solutions
enabled the sharing of real-time important information and saved the time
and hassle involved in frequent consultations for both the patients as well
the healthcare professional. The Healthcare industry being one of the
predominantly affected industries during this pandemic helped us
understand the power of IoT solutions but we cannot ignore how it is
extending its solutions across different industries. There are multiple
technologies that are driving IoT development:

Cloud Computing
The Internet of Things focuses on sharing real-time information, therefore,
would be generating huge amounts of data which would require enough
space to store this database so that IoT apps and sensors continue to
perform. This space is needed for processing as well as storing the huge
databases which would require cloud computing. Therefore, cloud
computing is one of the driving technologies for IoT. Cloud computing has
huge potential to store and quickly process huge amounts of data. Cloud is
highly efficient and is becoming more scalable day by day and is being
developed to leverage the benefits of this platform.

Blockchain
One of the key technologies that are driving the development of IoT solutions
is blockchain. Putting together IoT solutions along with blockchain
technology can be highly beneficial for organizations and their customers as
it ensures that data is reliable, authentic, and genuine. For instance, IoT
devices are used by supply chain and logistics companies for tracking goods,
each product/component may be assigned a digital id which helps in smooth
movement and transportation of goods. In addition to this, with the help of
the unique digital id, they can maintain tamper-proof and secure blockchain
repositories maintaining a proper history about the product. Organizations
and customers can be assured that the products are exactly as described and
the information is not tampered with. It is important for organizations to
integrate both the technologies to gain a competitive advantage in the
industry and an IoT development company could help your organization
with this integration.

Sensors
There are a lot of factors like the interaction between different devices which
helps in reaping the full benefits of the IoT solutions. Sensors are one of the
key elements of IoT solutions. We use sensors to perform different day-to-
day activities like unlocking and locking your car from a distance. These
sensors transmit a message which leads to the desired actions. With
advanced IoT sensors, one can do much more than just locking and
unlocking the care. These sensors help in remote activities which is the
reason why it is becoming one of the key technologies to drive the
development of IoT solutions. With modern problems, IoT software
development companies are offering modern solutions to organizations.

Artificial intelligence
Now that we understand that IoT solutions are focused on connectivity and
sensors, we also understand that these technologies generate a huge amount
of data which would require advanced data analytics. Artificial intelligence
combined with IoT solutions would help businesses analyze the huge
amount of data collected by IoT apps and devices and would help in
generating important insights.

Internet of things was a relatively new concept sometime back and there
were various speculations around how it will be implemented across
industries but during the outbreak of the global pandemic, we witnessed
how IoT helped businesses across industries to operate and grow
simultaneously. These technologies that we discussed not only are driving
IoT development but also help in expanding the scope of these IoT solutions
and pushing it to greater heights. IoT solutions are picking up pace across
the industries and future advancement in these solutions will play an
important role in the coming wave of digital transformation.

Technologies like blockchain, AI, 5G, cloud computing, etc would be playing
a critical role in the advancement of global connectivity and IoT solutions.

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