Research Finds Manufacturers Profiting from Internet of Things
We expected to see dramatic jumps in awareness of — and investment in — IoT initiatives among manufacturers around the world (we did). And we suspected that there would still be many manufacturers unsure of how to get started with the IoT — and at risk of falling behind (we saw that, too).
But the shocker is this: just two years after nearly half of manufacturers hadn’t even heard of the IoT, a majority are now making money off the IoT:
That’s terrific news for those leveraging the IoT. But it ought to be terrifying to those companies still on the sidelines. They risk permanent competitive disadvantage if they don’t start at least experimenting with the IoT now. Read more…