The internet of tomorrow has arrived! introducing THE INTERNET OF THINGS
It’s about much more than Netflix, Facebook, and . The service of people! The new internet has new acronym – “IoT” – the Internet of Things 1 More things connected to internet than PEOPLE 2 Exponential GROWTH potential 3 “Things” measure, monitor and control plus Talk with each other more than humans
*Every part of a plane electronically monitored for signs of failure *Pill bottles caps tell Dr if patient missed dosage * Wine grapes monitored for perfect sugar content Who would have thought? Even garbage cans that can say when full!
It’s the kind of future that spurred Google Inc. to pay $3.2B for Nest Labs. Hub of homes - world of network-tethered home systems, appliances, and toasters/.
The “Smart House”?
The speed of change will spare no one! Smart factories Oil refineries Food Processors Water Treatment Plants Human Biometrics STAR TREK tricorders
Fourth wave of the Internet – a profusion of data like never before!! GE Rockwell Starbucks Cisco