The year 2015 is setting up to be a big year for business solutions that integrate with IoT technologies such as industrial sensors and health monitors and solution providers can play a tremendous role here.
There is a large number of software developers that are building IoT programs that target businesses, while only a small minority exclusively target consumers.
The lion’s share of software developers are building IoT programs that target businesses, while only a small minority exclusively target consumers.
As a result of all this, today IoT is crossing over from consumer gadgets to business productivity and customer engagement. In the consumer space, individuals connect to IoT typically through a single personal mobile device, with the IoT experience encircling the user; however, with business solutions, IoT includes users and encircles the business and enterprise assets.
The IoT-connected applications developers build for the enterprise are essential to connect the disparate parts of a distributed IoT business solution – from mobile devices, to wearables and sensors, to cloud and on-premises enterprise back-end ecosystems.
Moving forward in short span of time, the Internet of Things is expected to permeate multiple systems: think mobile apps, desktops, cloud services, enterprise applications, databases and more. It could be the next-generation of technology for partners looking to broaden their portfolio; in fact, like the cloud, it might turn into almost a “must have” for their portfolios in the coming years.