Internet of Things: get yourself connected

In an emerging world where everything is connected to everything, the Internet of Things is poised to transform every walk of digital life, from manufacturing to media production. What will this brave new world look like and how close are we to seeing it become a reality? Even though it's getting very close, we're not quite there yet. According to Thomas Svensson, senior vice president, EMEA, at Thingworx – a technology company that has created a software platform specifically to build and run innovative machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications – we are on the point of taking intelligence "to a whole new level". But it's not just the technological intelligence that needs to be taken up a level. What this means for the factories of the not too distant future is that every imaginable device will be connected to one network to be tapped into and analysed for energy reduction, increased productivity and cost savings in plants. Future connectivity Beyond manufacturing Related: