Data: Lifeblood of the Internet of Things
In an era of life-sustaining smart devices, it’s vital to innovate and invest in IoT systems to store the data they churn out
Between my role at Seagate in Cupertino and the vineyard and olive orchard I run in Sonoma County (Trattore Farms), I spend a fair amount of time driving. Or, rather, riding, taking advantage of my Tesla’s autopilot feature.
I’ve been continually impressed by the way my Tesla, as part of a network of cloud-connected vehicles, learns through real-time data every day. If the car approaches a dip in the road too fast, I tap the brakes. The system documents that data and uploads it to the cloud. If more vehicles log similar information at that same GPS point, the algorithm directing autopilot through that spot will change, and my car — and all Teslas — will slow down there. That’s what happens when machine learning meets the Internet of Things. And it’s all fuelled by real-time data.
Data is the lifeblood of the Internet of Things (IoT). It animates a new generation of powerful, connected devices that have already begun to dramatically impact our world, and self-driving cars are only one example. Read more…