Cloud Computing: The Internet of Everything is Here

January 11, 2015 Off By David

Grazed from Business2Community.  Author: Andrea Goldberg.

At the beginning of a new year it is customary to size up the past year and look forward to what awaits. In the technology space, a lot of the hype in 2014 was around cloud computing, Apple’s new offerings, and the Internet of Things. To those unfamiliar with the term, the Internet of Things is simply the name given when smart devices are built into ordinary objects, such as clothing, so that the embedded devices can provide data back and forth from the cloud.

This transfer of data enable insights and determines actions. While cars have had this type of technology for a while, this year gave us smart watches, connected toothbrushes, contact lenses, and tennis rackets. You no longer need to go to a tennis clinic to have your swing analyzed, just purchase a connected device and plug into the cloud…


The expansion of the Internet of Things is part of the growth of the 3rd technology platform which includes: mobile, social, and big data. What differentiates the 3rd platform from other technology innovations is that much of it is consumer driven, bubbling up from innovators or industry specific applications. The large technology companies are playing in this space, but so are the weekend only developers and the Fortune 500. The massive expansion projected in this space will continue to transform communications, commerce, organizations, and it will enable social business to enter the mainstream…

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