TCM BUY20 Jun 2016 17:44
Dibs61 - I didn't attend, too far from Cumbria !
There has long been hype about IoT and big data, but at last this is starting to be implemented as the financial benefits are becoming apparent. Two local examples I know of locally in last 9 months. One where a farmer was using his tractor and received a message from US that he was ignoring a stop alert and they would invalidate his warranty unless he stopped immediately.(Potentially big saving on a warranty claim, as they had received all the data to refute it). Secondly another farmer had missed payments on two tractors, so they disabled them off from US until he paid up.
New smart commercial buildings will have sensors on anything that is a functioning item. Light bulbs, toilets facilities, heating, cooling etc, the sensors will feed large amounts of data to manage the economical and environmental maintenance of the buildings. It applies equally in commercial business activities.
If it is possible to save money or reduce human involvement in an activity it is a potential client for Telit.
There is a huge addressable market and this industry is in its infancy. Enjoy the journey !!