How the Internet of Things Will Change Cloud Computing
September 29, 2014
Grazed from MSPMentor. Author: Michael Brown.
The Internet of Things (IoT) global market is still at its infancy and positioned for exponential growth over the next couple of years as people continue to connect to the internet through billions of devices and applications. As an MSP that provides cloud-based file sharing, IoT needs to be on your radar. Here’s a look at how MSPs will be able to leverage the cloud as the only platform and service flexible, scalable, and analytic enough to support the IoT as it grows.
Just how big is the IoT ecosystem?
The IoT ecosystem includes any form of technology that can connect to the internet. This means connected cars, wearables, TVs, smartphones, fitness equipment, robots, ATMs, vending machines, and all of the vertical applications, security and professional services, analytics and platforms that come with them…
And this is only the beginning. As this infographic by Intel illustrates, the IoT is predicted to have 4 billion people using 31 billion devices by 2020, nearly doubling the amount of connected technology we see now…
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