Internet of Things

Whoa! That's a long title for a book, isn't it? But I guess that Bruce

Sinclair has something on his mind when he chose it...

What did you first think when you heard about the Internet of

Things? To tell you the truth, I was confused and (I'll admit it) even

a little bit scared, and then I thought that this must be something

coming straight from the Sci-Fi movies!

Well, I was wrong. As most of us know, the Internet of Things

means connecting various Internet-ready devices, helping them

gather and exchange data. This makes it possible for various

devices, cars, phones, and many other pieces of hardware to

gather info and share it with their owners, due to the presence of

sensors and embedded software applications.

IoT devices allow their owners to control them remotely, using the

existing Internet infrastructure. It is estimated that more than 30

billion objects will be connected via the Internet of Things by 2020.

Sounds like a lot?

Here's a website that has gathered predictions from several industry Giants, and some of them estimate

the number of connected devices by 2020 to... 200 million! But don't take my word for it - see for

yourself.

Some industry specialists have even started to talk about a fourth industrial revolution, which will be

made possible by the millions of machines that will be capable of interacting and exchanging information

in factories.

But maybe you wonder, just like myself, what types of "things" belong to the IoT category. Well, there is a

broad range of IoT devices that will tremendously help us, starting with medical devices and implants, and

continuing with intelligent cameras, which can send alerts whenever they are needed, letting us know

about important changes that take place in the wildlife.

I have mentioned that one of the key strength of IoT devices is their ability of collecting, and then

exchanging data amongst them. There are already houses that use IoT automation to control lighting, air

conditioning, heating, sound systems, kitchen devices, etc.

Everything started back in 1982, at the Carnegie Mellon University. A group of intelligent people have

tweaked a Coke machine, connecting it to the Internet and making it inform its users when the beverages

were cold enough.

Since then, IoT has grown fast; however, one of its greatest challenges is data security, because cyber

attacks and the febrile activities of the Internet hackers represent a real threat.

Wow, that was a long introduction! But the reality is that IoT is very complex, and we haven't fully

understood its potential yet.

Among the numerous books that people have written to explain IoT to the public, Bruce Sinclair's book

called "IoT Inc: How your company can use the Internet of things to win in the Outcome Economy", will

definitely get your attention.

The author is the founder and president of a leading IoT consulting firm, and he has already helped

numerous companies develop IoT strategies in the past few years.

This book provides the reader an in-depth analysis of the IoT phenomenon, along with various IoT

implementation methods that can help business owners. If you are interested in transforming your

company into one that is IoT ready, this book will surely be of great help.

According to the author, IoT is not just a trend or a tendency; it is the way businesses will be conducted

shortly. Fortunately, it's not just a theory book that is just analyzing the phenomenon; it presents many

valid, easy to implement ideas for all companies that want to make a switch towards Internet of Things.

IoT Inc will offer its readers precious, actionable information that was collected by interviewing about 100

business leaders, who have successfully implemented Internet of Things technologies in their companies.