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June 26, 2013
Thirty years into the Internet revolution, there are now more than a half-a-billion Internet-connected devices in the U.S. alone, according to data from the NPD Group.
While computers, tablets and smartphones comprise the bulk of these devices, new technologies in TVs, refrigerators, thermostats, vehicles, and almost anything with a sensor are also communicating as uniquely-identifiable devices – generating the concept of “The Internet of Things” (IoT).
Gartner’s definition of the Internet of Things is the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate, sense, or interact between their internal states and external environment.
A good example is the Nike+ FuelBand. The band is able to track the wearer’s physical activities and communicate all relevant information to the mobile app and online community. Beyond consumer products, IoT also holds great promise for B2B industries like manufacturing, retail, transportation, healthcare and cleantech.
Aside from network connectivity and embedded sensors, one other critically important aspect of the Internet of Things is online data management. Take the FuelBand example. The device collects information about your physical activities and sends it to Nike’s web servers where the data is uploaded, stored and presented back to the website for viewing.
Another example can be found, surprisingly, in the age-old milk production industry. Robots equipped with sensors actually milk the cows, integrated software collects the data — such as how much milk each cow is producing — and the stats are uploaded for farmers to retrieve online from their computers and mobile devices.
These examples illustrate how much IoT is dependent on databases and sophisticated data management. And the trend is accumulating with more and more “things” inter-connecting, churning out enormous amount of data for routing, storage and analysis.
As a cloud database pioneer and industry leader, Caspio can help companies seeking online data management for IoT technologies. The following features and capabilities make the platform a viable solution for such projects.
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