Eight key factors to consider when using IoT to drive innovation
In Chinese culture, eight is considered the luckiest number; this is because its pronunciation “ba” sounds like “fa” – the word for prosper, wealth or fortune. It is also an auspicious number for the internet of things (IoT). This is because, if you want to prosper using IoT to drive innovation, there are eight key aspects that really matter.
In order to make the most out of IoT, it is important to be sure that your business’ IoT platform can connect with any device, sensor or machine over any network. It must also provide flexible deployment choices with SaaS, PaaS, on premises, hybrid or edge.
In order to avoid vendor lock in, and to future proof your platform, it will need to be independent and open enough to work with what you have today and, what you may have tomorrow.
Businesses should be able to register and connect devices in minutes, with an easy-to-use control panel to set up rules, connect to key apps and the ability to realise the benefits of IoT immediately. It also needs to be easy to create a free trial account in the cloud at any time.