Internet of Things

In short, it is the network of anything that can be connected to the internet that will give and receive information. The potential and implications of this type of technology are huge. It is estimated that the internet of things will be a $6 trillion market by 2025. The basic idea is connected devices being able to send information to cloud services which will then be processed and a response will be sent back that tells the device to do something or refrain from doing something that it was programmed. Think of a sprinkler system that does not turn on at its usual morning time because it is going to rain in two hours. These are features that are going to be useful and are being developed in order to save time, energy, and money. It will not be something like being able to turn on the dishwasher from your mobile app. It is going to be more along the lines of the furnace knowing to decrease the temperature when everyone is out of the house based on cell phone GPS or alerting the user via text when it is time to change the filter. The possibilities are endless and it is going to be exciting to see where we will be headed in the next ten years with this Internet of Things.