Thursday, November 20, 2014

drag2share: Forget Thermostats â IoT Adoption Will Be Driven By Companies Upgrading Factory Floors And Warehouses

source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/UP8Lop6I-Cs/iot-adoption-driven-by-companies-2014-11

IoT Enterprise Investments by IndustryWe may think of Internet of Things (IoT) devices as futuristic looking objects in the home that can lower energy costs and open garage door for you. 

But the IoT is actually much more important to the enterprise sector.

IoT devices and software can offer businesses huge benefits, including better security, more effective monitoring of machinery and equipment, efficiency, energy management, and more.

In a new IoT report from BI Intelligence, we size the enterprise IoT market, noting the breakdown between hardware versus software spending, and determine which industries will upgrade to the IoT first. We examine how businesses are already using IoT systems and what barriers might still stand in the way of IoT enterprise upgrades.