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Internet of Things (IoT): Smart Cities, Commercial Buildings and Homes are Major Early IoT Adopters

By Dick Weisinger

Smart City IoT devices are expected to increase in number by nearly 40 percent this year, reaching 1.6 billion devices, according to Gartner.  Devices used as part of building information management systems are driving the growth.  The building devices include…

Internet of Things (IoT): Confused? How will IoT be Used?

By Dick Weisinger

“IoT is now relevant to all organisations. Whether IoT applications are deployed to help IT function, driven by lines of business or through devices introduced by end users, various practices will need adapting to accommodate the millions of things involved…

IoT and the Data Center: Tuning up Data Centers to Handle the Volumes Generated by IoT

By Dick Weisinger

The Internet of Things isn’t a fad.  Gartner predicts that the 5 billion devices connected to the Internet in 2015 will grow by a factor of five by 2020 to 25 billion, and Forrester estimates that more than 82 percent…

Internet of Things (IoT): The Number of Connected IoT Devices Expected to Grow Exponentially

By Dick Weisinger

McDonald’s restaurants used to count the number of hamburgers sold.  In 1962 they hit one million.  By the mid-1970’s they were counting in the billions.  In 1976 it was 20 billion.  The signage displayed on the golden arch logo at…

Internet of Things (IoT): HealthCare Spearheads use of IoT Medical Devices

By Dick Weisinger

The Internet of Things (IoT) market is already huge and has a potential for very rapid growth over the next five years.  This is despite the fact that 87 percent of people have never heard of the Internet of Things (IoT).…