Internet of Things or IoT is a technology that deals with bringing control of physical devices over the internet. We are already surrounded by smartphones, smartglasses, smartwatches, and smart homes, but IoT will create an explosion of new devices and applications, one of which is the smart office.
There are a few major trends driving the rapid increase in data traffic on the network. At the top of the list is the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and the convergence of mobile broadband and media traffic.
AWS IoT provides a managed, multitenant service that enables communication between IoT devices, applications, and the backend. By virtue of being a managed service, IoT platform eases out several deployment and infrastructure monitoring issues. However, it imposes some limits and restrictions on how data can be modeled and the size of device information that can be stored in a “shadow” on AWS IoT 1. Primarily, the restrictions ensure the safety and security of the platform and deployments, and avoid misuse of the platform by a tenant or rogue entity. It is critical to be aware of and understand these restrictions before finalizing the solution architecture as some of them may impact the feasibility of the solution architecture and operating costs.
IDC forecasts that the worldwide IoT market will grow from $655.8 billion in 2014 to $1.7 trillion in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 16.9%. This growth will be dominated by the manufacture of devices, and investment in connectivity and IT services. IDC also predicts purpose-built platforms, application software, and as-a-service offerings will capture a larger percentage of the market by 2020. While the IoT managed services market is estimated to grow from USD 21.85 billion in 2016 to USD 79.60 billion by 2021, at a compound annual growth rate of 29.5% during the period 2016–2021, according to a research by MarketsandMarkets research firm.
The moment you switch on a device, the expectation is there is absolutely no lag in display and output. Is this too much to ask for? Not anymore say experts. Many engineering companies, spending their valuable time and resources to develop solutions with shorter bootup time. With IoT being the center of all operations and various devices being operated simultaneously by one person at any given point of time, it becomes all the more imperative that all the devices and thus all the systems boot together and faster.
When the first publicly available web page was accessed on August 23, 1991, Tim Burners Lee’s greatest contribution to mankind triggered an avalanche of possibilities which after 26 years has become an indispensable part of our lives. Internet can be a synonym for connectivity but nothing justifies that proposition as much as Internet of Things (IoT).