With an impact that extends across many industries, the Internet of Things (IoT) presents an opportunity to deliver a measurable return on investment using the right approach in the right application.
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been called the “next mega-trend.” Yet there are questions as to how quickly that can happen. This is understandable considering the challenges that must be addressed, including enabling legacy devices for connectivity, bridging disparate communication protocols, acquiring network and storage capacity, ensuring security and reliability, and implementing applications that deliver value and tangibly improve operations.
Key Takeaways
- Despite the challenges, a wait-and-see attitude may be more risky than moving forward considering the breadth of applications and potential value of IoT to the business. The key is to move forward intelligently.
- With an impact that extends from transportation to healthcare to manufacturing and just about every other industry, the IoT is garnering an increasing amount of attention.
- There is an opportunity today for IoT to deliver a measurable return on investment using the right approach in the right application.
- The right approach involves working from the inside of the IoT framework out. The right environment is the data center, which is the most fertile and IoT-ready setting in many organizations.
