With a Nest or equivalent thermostat, you can check the temperature of your house and control the device remotely. Taking this smart thermostat and adding connectivity, however, adds a whole new dimension in the form of internet access and back-end processing. In theory, you could also connect such a thermostat to a motion sensor and trigger that thermostat to turn itself off if it hasn’t detected movement for, say, 30 minutes. But you could program a smart (but unconnected) thermostat for different times of the day. To control a traditional thermostat required you to physically interact with it. ” In their framework, smart products are not new but simply refer to products with microprocessors, sensors, software and frequently an embedded operating system. To understand why, let’s take a look at the evolution of the Internet of Things itself, drawing on Michael Porter and James Heppelmann’s seminal article “ How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition. While there are vital considerations related to people and process that can prevent Internet of Things projects from reaching production scale, one often overlooked dimension is IoT architecture. This conclusion is backed up by World Economic Forum and McKinsey’s notion of “pilot purgatory,” a term described long-term experimental IoT projects that fail to roll out at a production scale as a result of “inability” or “lack of conviction.” While hardly scientific research, the process of creating the agenda and reaching out to potential speakers for the event has hammered home the point that there are still mountains of IoT pilot projects, yet not that many production-scale IoT deployments. We at the Illinois Technology Association are in the final stages of planning our sixth annual Midwest IoT Summit. Don is also the coauthor of the book “ The Future of IoT.” Don also serves on the Executive Board of the Illinois Technology Association, is co-chair of the ITA Internet of Things Council, organizer of the Midwest IoT Summit. Editor’s note: Don DeLoach is the president and COO of CENTRI Technology and an advisory board member at Microshare.io.
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