Big Data & IoT
TECH REVOLUTION
Nigel Stevens of IO examines how the IoT is transforming the technology landscape
and the impact this will have on the role and function of data centres and the cloud.
T
he Internet of Things
(IoT) is transforming the
technology landscape.
Embedded electronics
and network connectivity
promises to revolutionise the way in
which countless industries operate,
allowing for data driven decision
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making, immediate feedback and
granular analysis. The current way in
which data is handled and managed
must change accordingly. The
processing power required to make
sense of the volume of IoT data
is huge. However, just expanding
horizontally, throwing more racks and
processing power at the task is not
the right answer.
Most tellingly, the world’s largest
processor chip maker Intel recently
decided to cut 12,000 jobs in order
to increase investment in its data
centre and IoT connectivity business.
The technology world is shifting.