Is IoT really driving enterprise digital transformation?
The Internet of Things is often thought of as primarily an industrial and consumer technology. But there’s a growing consensus that IoT is also taking a leading role in digital transformation in a wide variety of business applications in locations around the world.
A recent study by satellite communications vendor Inmarsat, for example, reveals that IoT is the top priority for 92 percent of the more than 500 enterprises surveyed across the globe. Titled “The Future of IoT in Enterprise 2017,” the report assembles responses from companies that have more than 1,000 workers in agritech, energy production, transportation and mining.
A whopping 97 percent of respondents said IoT is already delivering or will soon deliver significant benefits, including improvements in service delivery (47 percent), better health and safety (46 percent), and increased productivity (45 percent). Read more…