Cloud Key for IoT Data Processing, Experts Say – MeriTalk
Cloud computing can enable agencies to collect data from internet of things (IoT) devices and select the right tools for related tasks, IT industry leaders said Wednesday during a panel discussion at MeriTalk’s 2018 Cloud Computing Brainstorm.
“(IoT) is transforming everything and how we’re thinking about doing business,” said Peter Durand, vice president of Acquia Federal Sector. “We start to tie in all the datasets, and social media, and marketing data, it becomes a much richer user experience than just going to a website.”
“It’s really just driving that growth (in data), and I think the cloud is a great enabling technology for ‘how do I get all of that data and get it all collected,’” said Tim Bock, public sector chief technology officer for Virtustream. “Dispersion of the cloud and the cloud resources is a really cool enabling technology, but it’s an enabling technology. It’s ultimately what you do with that data on the backend from those IoT devices,” he said.