{"id":4498,"date":"2014-03-17T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2014-02-24T09:05:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T17:05:35","slug":"internet-of-things-tech-vendors-see-path-to-consumer-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/internet-of-things-tech-vendors-see-path-to-consumer-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Of Things:  Tech Vendors See Path to Consumer Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Revenues from technology and services related to the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to grow 8.8 percent annually from $4.8 trillion in 2012 to $7.3 trillion by 2017. \u00a0The main areas of growth are with the\u00a0\u00a0consumer, discrete manufacturing and government vertical industries. \u00a0That&#8217;s the result of<a title=\"IDC Research on the Internet of Things\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24671614\" target=\"_blank\"> research from IDC<\/a> on the IoT market.<\/p>\n<p>The report suggests that this is a market that many tech vendors can&#8217;t pass up. \u00a0The report recommends that &#8220;as the IoT market starts to coalesce in both concept and solution offering, vendors take the next step and look at this huge IT opportunity in a more realistic and valuable framework.&#8221; \u00a0IDC thinks that many IT vendors that today focus primarily on business customers will be able to become more active in reaching out to consumers. \u00a0The interconnections of houses and cars will enable these vendors to create B2B2C services.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Mark Zack bio\" href=\"www.linkedin.com\/pub\/mark-zack\/5\/750\/246\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Zack<\/a>, global VP of semiconductor product for Digi-Key, <a title=\"Mark Zack bio\" href=\"http:\/\/business-technology.co.uk\/2014\/01\/internet-of-things-sparks-innovation-with-new-options-in-connectivity\/\" target=\"_blank\">said that<\/a> &#8220;innovative suppliers are eyeing new opportunities for new product development strategies, creative partnerships that leverage this disruptive technology to improve how people live and work in a more connected environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Scott Tiazkun\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/scott-tiazkun\/0\/381\/433\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Tiazkun<\/a>, senior research analyst for IDC&#8217;s Global Technology, <a title=\"Internet of things IoT research by IDC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24671614\" target=\"_blank\">said that<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;the Internet of things market must be understood in terms of vertical markets because the value of IoT is based on individual use cases across all markets. \u00a0Successful sales and marketing efforts by vendors will be based on understanding the most lucrative verticals that offer current growth and future potential and then creating solutions for specific use cases that address industry-specific business processes&#8230; \u00a0\u00a0The IoT market will greatly impact and offer the potential for vertical-aligned businesses to improve both performance and profitability. \u00a0The IoT solutions space will expand exponentially and will offer every business endless IoT-focused solutions. 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