Category Archives: Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) by the Numbers
IDC estimates that there will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices, or “things,” generating 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data in 2025. Gartner forecasts that the enterprise and automotive IoT market will grow to 5.8 billion endpoints in 2020, a 21% … Continue reading
Pressed Data: Best of 2016
In Pressed Data, my Forbes.com column, I try to chronicle the evolution of digital technologies, their business impact, and the people behind the innovations, business models, and new ideas. In 2016, I covered artificial intelligence—the 60-year-old new new thing, … Continue reading
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Top 10 Predictions for $2.14 Trillion IT Market in 2014: IDC
IDC issued recently its top 10 predictions for 2014. IDC’s Frank Gens predicted that 2014 “will be about pitched battles” and a coming IT industry consolidation around a small number of big “winners.” The industry landscape will change as “incumbents … Continue reading
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The New Apple Wristop Computer: Not Designed for the Internet of Things
MIT Media Lab cofounder Nicholas Negroponte observed at a recent TED event that “I look today at some of the work being done around the Internet of Things and it’s kind of tragically pathetic.” The “tragically pathetic” label has been … Continue reading
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A Very Short History Of The Internet Of Things
There have been visions of smart, communicating objects even before the global computer network was launched forty-five years ago. As the Internet has grown to link all signs of intelligence (i.e., software) around the world, a number of other terms … Continue reading
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The Landscape of the Internet of Things
Source: Entrepreneur and Media Lab researcher David Rose talks ‘enchanted objects’ The book on Amazon: Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire, and the Internet of Things
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What is the Internet of Things? (Infographic)
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Industrial IoT Market to Reach $151.01 Billion by 2020
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market was valued at $93.99 Billion in 2014, to reach $151.01 Billion by 2020 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.03% between 2015 and 2020. IIoT is the integration of complex … Continue reading
Internet of Things (IoT) Predictions
For the third year in a row, the Internet of Things has dominated CES. More than 900 companies out of 3,800 at the show said they had Internet of Things products. Andrew Begin at Mirum observed that the IoT has … Continue reading
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2020 Predictions for the Internet of Things (IoT)
IDC 2020 predictions for the Internet of Things (IoT): In 2020, 90% of organizations will have determined key performance indicators to measure the success of their IoT projects. By 2021, 75% of organizations embarking on an IoT project will work … Continue reading