Salesforce IoT Cloud Makes Internet of Things Dream Become Reality for Businesses

Grazed from Business2Community. Author: Pajaree Suntudkarn.

We are hearing news about wearables and connected devices every day. The Wi-Fi-enabled fridge and a number of Wi-Fi-enabled household items have already hit the stores. Coca-Cola unveiled internet-connected vending machine while Burger King—the Coca-Cola company—installed over 2,000 internet-connected soda fountains called Coca-Cola Freestyle all over the US.

So, there is no doubt the estimation of over 50 billion connected devices by the year 2020 could well be true. The Internet of Things (IoT) is on the verge of revolutionizing the way people live, but what does it mean for businesses? IoT brings about a paradigm shift in the way brands establish and maintain the relationships with customers…

With wireless sensor technology, IoT, and Salesforce1 platform combined, businesses can now establish a direct connection between a server and a customer’s smartphone, tablet or other connected devices through an app which can lead to delivering the whole new customer experience…

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