The Internet of Things

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“The Internet of Things"

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What is it?



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In this day and age, most peoples’ lives

are complemented with some form of

computer technology.

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After all… we live in the 21st century!


It’s commonplace to find people walking

around in public, looking down at their

smartphones, or someone working on

their laptop at the local cafe.

The networks that these devices are

bound to are ever growing and as the

masses adopt internet technology, our

connectivity expands.

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This connectivity is already leading us to

what many call the “Internet of Things”

(or IoT), a concept that transcends typical

consumer devices, with the “things” being

any common and everyday object that is

connected to the internet.

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The “Internet of Things”, or “IoT” for short!




From wearable computing to heart

sensors that send frequent updates to

other devices, IoT envisions a future of

near-infinite connectivity.

In a nutshell, the evolution of technology

will bring us to a future where all of our

devices will not be just connected to the

internet, but to each other.

Our physical world will be seamlessly and

flawlessly integrated with the digital realm.

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The True Challenge IoT Presents to us is...


...how will it affect the humans who are

connected to these “things”?

How will organizations and individuals

efficiently utilize this kind of broad

connectivity?

Only time will tell, but in the present, many

organizations, industries, and individuals

are already taking advantage of this shift

in the utilization of technology. Here are

five ways that technology is enabling us to

inch closer to achieving IoT:

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Table of Contents


- Section 1: Smarter Cities!

- Section 2: Better Healthcare!

- Section 3: An Automated Home

- Section 4: A Better

Environment!

- Section 5: More Business!

- Conclusion: True IoT - Is it

Possible?

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Smarter Cities!






Today, many cities are already generating

massive streams of data through

innumerable, yet unnoticed sensors.

Data is collected for many different

activities that we probably don’t expect

data to be collected for, such as trash

collection or pedestrian traffic. Some are

even finding ways to use smart sensors

for public safety and national security.

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In France, the city of Paris is working to

integrate smart sensors into streetlights,

saving energy while providing useful

information to researchers and analysts.

This kind of use allows for preventative

maintenance and management, while

saving costs and time while reducing any

negative environmental footprint.

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Put a picture here

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With further integration of IoT

infrastructure, the ideal “city of the

future” isn’t that far ahead!

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Better Healthcare




Our “modern” healthcare system is pretty

inefficient. I’m pretty sure most would agree with

me.

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With IoT technology…


IoT devices can promote greater workflow and

further improve the quality of treatment and

diagnosis.

1. With electronic records, doctors, nurses, and

specialists have faster and easier access to

an individual patient’s data.

One of the greatest advantages of utilizing

electronic records is that a doctor or specialist can

access crucial patient data, even if that data

originated from another office or hospital!

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2. Specialized implants, such as wearable heart

rate monitors, create and process genetic/clinical

data to predict the “who, what, where, when, and

whys” of healthcare!

With the proper data, doctors can accurately

diagnose and treat patients. This type of real-time

tracking can lead to preventative actions to avoid

further illness, injury, or death, as well as prompt

treatment.

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3. Electronic records and constant generation of

data will also be a help for researchers.

Aggregated data can provide critical information

about a specific demographic and generate

insights that can positively affect the healthcare

provided in a certain area in the country or even

lead to the creation of new medical treatments.

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With IoT-enhanced healthcare, no one would

be kept in the dark about their personal

health and when the time arises, help will be

there when you need it. Having a better

understanding of the healthcare system, as

well as the people who are in it, will ultimately

improve quality while reducing costs!

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A Smarter Home!




- The household is at the forefront of IoT-

enabled technology. Chances are that

you’ve probably heard at least some of

buzz about some product that allows you

to control your lights with your

smartphone or automate temperature

levels and during every month, we see

new products that enable some form of

home automation.

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- For example, one of those products, Nest, has

taken the home automation industry by storm

with its WiFi-enabled and self-learning

thermostat (and further popularized home

automation when it was acquired by Google).

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- Others may come off as odd (ever heard of a

net-enabled toaster?) and over-engineered

(smart refrigerators)...

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…but most come off as innovative: hobbyists are

configuring raspberry pis and arduino boards to

create noise and gas/fire/smoke sensors.

Despite the lack of some universal standard or

streamlined flow between multiple devices, home

automation is already way ahead in the IoT game.

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http://www.instructables.com/id/Uber-Home-Automation/?ALLSTEPS


Better Environment!




- Aside from environmental efficiency inside

cities, greater connectivity can promote

environmental sustainability. With smart

sensors and satellite technology, wildlife

organizations, environmental protection

agencies, and scientists can easily monitor

water quality, conditions in our atmosphere, or

the activities of animal populations. This

method certainly isn’t new and is already

employed by scientists in these fields, but

many of these devices haven’t achieved an

IoT-level of mutual connectivity.

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- When multiple scientific devices are in frequent

communication, there is no doubt that it will be a

complex system but the benefits of having

interoperability far outweigh the cons. With a wider

range of data stemming from different areas and

environments all over the world, scientists can

easily observe certain phenomena occurring in

different places and they can conduct research with

easily accessible and real-time data.

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- True IoT is close, but there are still some obstacles

to achieving that. First, the nature of IoT technology

implies that devices will probably be smaller and/or

plentiful. Secondly, these types of technology still

produces as much e-waste as normal technology

does. The more devices, the more e-waste that is

produced, so steps should be taken in order to

prevent IoT from having a detrimental footprint on

the environment.

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More Business!




- For years, retailers have employed an early

IoT technology in their stores. All retailers

currently use RFID technology to monitor

inventories, providing insights into who is buy

what and during what season, etc. This kind

of data allows marketers to create better sales

and strategies. Real-time RFID data also

gives opportunities to fine-tune logistics, so

there is never any shortage or delay in

shipping more stock. In the year 2014, the

RFID world market is estimated to have

surpassed $20 billion, but within the IoT

space, the retail industry still has much

technology to take advantage of!

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- You may not realize it, but most of us already

carry what we can consider an IoT device in

our pockets! Smartphones carry a multitude of

data sources such as barometers,

compasses, and GPS sensors. For retailers

and businesses that adopt an IoT

infrastructure, this data can be used to create

promotions based on location (GPS) or

customer preferences (smartphone data). For

example, a retailer offering free WiFi in their

store can show promotions to those who wish

to connect — via confirmation or sign in form

— and once a visitor is connected, retailers

may have the ability to collect more data from

devices, albeit not without controversy.

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- The Internet of Things doesn’t just provide a

broader funnel for customer acquisition, it

created a new market for IoT-enabled

devices!

- Ultimately, being interconnected also means

more devices in the network! In business,

being able to adapt means being able to

survive, and adapting to a future with IoT is

what is probably on the agendas of many

business leaders. After all, big data is big

money!

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True IoT - Is it

Possible?




- 2014 is about to come to a close and we still

have yet to reach a true “Internet of Things”.

We have the devices, we have the network,

and we have the ideas. What are we missing?

First and foremost, we need the support. Our

most used devices today are still personal

computers, laptops, tablets, and

smartphones, devices that aren’t exactly the

“things” we envision in IoT. Fortunately, we

have the ability to manufacture said devices

and in time, the masses will use them. At

least with large and renowned technology

companies such as Apple and Cisco investing

in home automation and other IoT systems,

people are starting to take notice.

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- Technology dictates our lives and we’re steadily

approaching the next step in the evolution of

technology. But before we get there, we still have

many kinks to iron out. From widespread adoption

to privacy concerts and even environmental issues,

we still have much work to do as beneficiaries of

what will eventually become the Internet of Things.

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