Cloud Computing: Joining Forces to Harness the Internet of Things

Grazed from eCommerceTimes.  Author:  Jeffrey Kaplan.

A rising tide of interest has sparked a series of competitive moves among the widening array of software and technology providers vying for a share of the rapidly expanding IoT market.  As with previous major IT industry trends, the enormous promise has driven a growing number of large and small players to rebrand and reposition their product and service offerings to appeal to the curiosity of potential corporate and consumer customers.

In the same way some of these players "cloudwashed" their legacy products and services to make them relevant with the advent of the cloud, many companies now are suggesting that their remote devices, networking solutions, analytic engines and software applications are perfectly suited to address the new requirements of the IoT…


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However, the more realistic players also are recognizing that they need to join forces to truly meet the rapidly evolving needs of their customers and strengthen their competitive position in the market. This new wave of teaming tactics has taken a number of different forms…

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