Are we doing it right? 4 Areas in which IoT is being Exploited!
Internet of Things – The new, the disruptive, the tomorrow!
- Do we have the deft to put our innovation to proficient use?
- Mankind is fabricating new technology every-now-and-then but are we applying our erudite skills to integrate these technologies into one strand and use them for our complete benefit?
- Are we being fully adroit or just being a layman when it comes to usage of the same technology?
We are not designing a complete solution to a problem; we are just using a technology and exploiting its full use by not completing the circuit. And when I speak of ‘Internet of Things’, it means everything out there in the world, on internet, in the name of IT.
From deployment to storage to visualization and security we are proving ourselves to be incapable of integrating them all in one complete solution to any problem. Therefore lacking 100% results.
1. Deployment – We seek simple solutions even on being inclined and enthusiastic towards IoT applications for optimization and prediction. That means obtaining full value from IoT is not possible now.
For example - Simple tracking and alert functions are relatively easy to deploy because they do not require advanced analytics, complex algorithms, or data-science capabilities, allowing them to generate value quickly but not fully.
2. Storage – The data being generated by each one of us on daily basis is the new gold and this extremely rich, diverse, and relevant data is widely used in many IoT applications. Storage costs and space is a big issue along with new storage policies, this continue to encourage developers to find new uses for data storage.
For example - The cost associated with video and audio feeds are falling, with sensors now embedded in devices at low cost. Also, lower data-communication rates, the growth of 5G data networks, and ongoing decreases in cloud-storage costs.
3. Visualization – Ironically, Data visualization is the area which is of the least importance. We are not using the latest, new and disruptive visualization techniques available to us through IoT. And that not only leads to loss of money but also science.
For example - On an oil rig that had 30,000 sensors, managers examined only 1 percent of data.
4. Security - IoT devices, connected cars, and edge gateways are all potential entry points for a cyberattack, with a full extend of its vulnerability. We need to create a complete package to save our work from such hazards.
For example - In the 2016 Mirai botnet attack, hackers specifically targeted IoT devices, including appliances and routers, and disrupted many major Internet service providers.