The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware (such as sensors), these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.
Benefits of IoT
The internet of things offers a number of benefits to organizations, enabling them to:
•monitor their overall business processes;
•improve the customer experience;
•save time and money;
•enhance employee productivity;
•integrate and adapt business models;
•make better business decisions; and
•generate more revenue.
Applications
Consumer applications
•Smart home
•Elder care
Commercial application
•Medical and healthcare
•Transportation
•V2X communications
•Building and home automation
Industrial applications
•Manufacturing
•Agriculture
Infrastructure applications
•Metropolitan scale deployments
•Energy management
•Environmental monitoring
The internet of things offers a number of benefits to organizations, enabling them to:
•monitor their overall business processes;
•improve the customer experience;
•save time and money;
•enhance employee productivity;
•integrate and adapt business models;
•make better business decisions; and
•generate more revenue.
Applications
Consumer applications
•Smart home
•Elder care
Commercial application
•Medical and healthcare
•Transportation
•V2X communications
•Building and home automation
Industrial applications
•Manufacturing
•Agriculture
Infrastructure applications
•Metropolitan scale deployments
•Energy management
•Environmental monitoring
