IoT: a Few Things to Know About
Laziness is the engine of progress. That is why, every year yields abundance of new technologies and devices that make our lives easier and more engaging.
Laziness is the engine of progress. That is why, every year yields abundance of new technologies and devices that make our lives easier and more engaging. Every time you get updates about traffic jams right in your smartphone, use your fitness tracker or remotely turn on the washing machine from your office, you tap into the world of Internet of Things (IoT). Simply put, it is a network of devices that are connected to each other via the Internet.
In 2008 the number of devices interacting in the network exceeded the number of people. And, according to Gartner, this tendency is going to grow rapidly. A great variety of handy devices have firmly taken their places in our lives allowing the Internet of Things to also penetrate into a wide range of industries, including healthcare, agriculture, automotive and many more.
Challenges You May Face
The Internet of Things seems to be one of the trendiest and sophisticated technologies nowadays, providing “smart” solutions that are ready to revolutionize the way devices interact with each other and people. Nevertheless, there are some challenges one might face when implementing the IoT. Let’s have a look at what it is possible to stumble over.
A variety of connected devices. Connecting so many various devices is likely to be one of the most complex challenges of the IoT. The rapidly growing number of applications from personal wearables to industrial machines and sensors are continuously connected to the Internet in various environments and under diverse requirements where no particular standard can prevail.
Enormous amounts of data. Every device, connected to the IoT, produces, sends and stores lots of data. Imagine that there are tens if not even more of different devices, and the data is heterogeneous. So it is vital to thoroughly analyze as how many devices are to be connected, the way they will create data, how this data will circulate within the entire system.
How to Solve These Challenges
Any IoT problem can be solved with attraction of highly competent professionals, who speak the same language of technologies and devices. When it comes to the above challenges, it is important to consider such aspects as interactivity, scalability, security and data protection.
Here are some key points we give the highest priority to:
- Use Service Bus (from Azure, IBM, eMule) for reliable data storage and effective messaging between the devices and applications.
- Think of caching and pooling on the “things” side so that when the devices are reconnected, they are able to send the stored data.
- Leverage the power of Business Intelligence to analyze Big Data. BI tools effectively cope with large volumes of various data, thus minimizing the risk of incorrect data processing and downtime.
We, At Softvelopers, know how to overcome the difficulties in implementing the IoT and apply our experience to the development of IoT software, including middleware and end-user applications, Big Data services and deep learning solutions.
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