The Internet of Things (IoT) is essentially a system of machines or objects outfitted with data-collecting technologies so that those objects can communicate with one another. The machine-to-machine (M2M) data that is generated has a wide range of uses, but is commonly seen as a way to determine the health and status of things – inanimate or living.

۱٫۱ IoT Platform

The main purpose of IoT platforms is to reduce the complexities for IoT developers, service providers, and implementers. Think of an iceberg; most of the ice mass is submerged below the waterline. Similarly, many, if not most, IoT applications share a large percentage of core functionality. Functions such as rules for thresholds and alerts, multiprotocol support, over-the-air firmware downloads and remote diagnostics are largely the same whether the IoT application is a fleet management service or a smart meter deployment. Much like the visible tip of the iceberg, the aspects of the IoT application that are truly unique and differentiated are typically quite a small portion of the overall application.

۱٫۳ Advancements in IoT

IoT is likely to penetrate into familiar industries in ways people have barely thought of, opening up a whole host of new opportunities and potential new threats. Some examples of what people may be about to see coming up sound fairly obvious while others almost sound like the realms of science fiction. It’s worth taking a brief look at some of the, perhaps unexpected, ways in which IoT could change various industries across the next few years.