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This Is Not Another Boring IoT Article!

  IoT devices, once a sci-fi phenomenon, are in the hands, pockets and homes of millions of people worldwide. To be brief, The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of connected devices, each with a unique identifier that automatically collects and exchanges data over a network. IOT offers advanced connectivity of devices, systems, and services that goes beyond machine-to-machine communications(M2M) and covers a variety of protocols, domains, and applications. Things, in the IoT, can refer to a wide variety of devices [...]

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Why Big Data, IoT, AI and Cloud Are Converging

In Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction, he argues that technology is at a inflection point and that the principle technology discussion in the digital workplace at the moment is how to manage the convergence of four megatrends: cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). While these systems are making work more ‘intelligent’ they are also increasingly difficult to manage. Convergence in the Workplace The manufacturing industry, for example, has been [...]

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The Importance of IoT in our Everdyday Lives

The term IoT refers to things that we use every day that also connect to the internet, allowing us to either control or receive data about that “thing” from our smartphone or computer. Examples of how we use Internet of Things in our everyday lives include: Smart appliances (stoves, refrigerators, washers and dryers, coffee machines, slow cookers) Smart security systems, smart locks, and smart doorbells Smart home hubs (that control lighting, home heating and cooling, etc.) Smart assistants (like Amazon [...]

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What Is IoT? – A Simple Explanation of the Internet of Things

What is IoT   The internet of Things, or “IoT” for short, is about extending the power of the internet beyond computers and smartphones to a whole range of other things, processes and environments. Those “connected” things are used to gather information, send information back, or both.   Why does IoT matter   IoT provides businesses and people better insight into and control over the 99 percent of objects and environments that remain beyond the reach of the internet. And by doing so, IoT allows [...]

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