The Internet of Things is simply “A network of Internet
connected objects able to collect and exchange data.”
The Internet of Things is simply “A network of Internet
connected objects able to collect and exchange data.”
The internet of things, or IoT, is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
A thing in the internet of things can be a person with
a heart monitor implant,a farm animal with a biochip
transponder, an automobile that has built-in sensors
to alert the driver when tire pressure is low or any other
natural or man-made object that can be assigned an
Internet Protocol (IP) address and is able to transfer
data over a network.
The internet of things offers several benefits to organizations. Some benefits are industry-specific, and some are applicable across multiple industries. Some of the common benefits of IoT enable businesses to:
Generally, IoT is most abundant in manufacturing, transportation and utility organizations, making use of sensors and other IoT devices; however, it has also found use cases for organizations within the agriculture, infrastructure and home automation industries, leading some organizations toward digital transformation