Connecting your things, be they heavy metal or your fridge, to the internet is one thing, but what about unlocking the value of their location as well? Combining intelligence between people, places and things to understand and minimize risk.
The concept of the “internet of things” (IOT) is not a new one. It first started to gain some popularity in the Northern Hemisphere in the summer of 2010. The initial craze was when information leaked that Google's StreetView service had not only made 360-degree pictures, but had also stored tons of data of people's WiFi networks.
The internet was on fire with speculation as to whether this was the start of a Google strategy to not only index the internet but also index the physical world. Later that same year, the Chinese government announced it was going to make IOT one of its strategic priorities in its five-year plan.
No self-respecting tech commentator would be able to look themselves in the mirror if they didn’t mention the Gartner Hype Cycle for emerging technologies (which incidentally was invented in 2011). It included IOT as a new emerging phenomenon on its list.
Continue reading: https://www.itweb.co.za/content/4r1lyMRbLDXMpmda
The concept of the “internet of things” (IOT) is not a new one. It first started to gain some popularity in the Northern Hemisphere in the summer of 2010. The initial craze was when information leaked that Google's StreetView service had not only made 360-degree pictures, but had also stored tons of data of people's WiFi networks.
The internet was on fire with speculation as to whether this was the start of a Google strategy to not only index the internet but also index the physical world. Later that same year, the Chinese government announced it was going to make IOT one of its strategic priorities in its five-year plan.
No self-respecting tech commentator would be able to look themselves in the mirror if they didn’t mention the Gartner Hype Cycle for emerging technologies (which incidentally was invented in 2011). It included IOT as a new emerging phenomenon on its list.
Continue reading: https://www.itweb.co.za/content/4r1lyMRbLDXMpmda
