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7 Indicators an ISP is Ready for the IoT Era

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The Internet of Things era is upon us, which means one thing is certain. The reliability of your Internet service matters more now than ever before.

Imagine what would happen if your Internet service were to cease to exist. Suddenly, your smart home security system isn’t so intelligent. You may not be able to complete a project that’s approaching its deadline. And forget about managing the emotions of a distraught teen who can’t stream.

Continuous data integration and automation are changing the way we live and work. That means you have to change the way you think about Internet service providers (ISPs). [Read more…] about 7 Indicators an ISP is Ready for the IoT Era

Google’s Nest Acquisition: How Will Your Privacy Be Affected by the Internet of Things?

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In the era of tech giants, privacy has almost become a luxury. This is because people are virtually connected to their computers or the Internet at all times. This has made social theorists quite concerned about the phenomenon known as the Internet of Things (IoT).

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IoT Defined

The Internet of Things is a term coined by Kevin Ashton during a 1999 supply-chain management presentation at Proctor & Gamble. For Ashton, IoT meant that the benefit of computers and the Internet can only come from the documentation of actions. Everything a person writes, clicks, downloads, consumes, uses, searches, and views on the Internet becomes not only a data profile on that person’s behavior, but data that constitutes the space of the Internet. The goal then is to document this data more and more fully, in the hope to be able to obtain a complete picture and scope for businesses to increase their efficiency and effectiveness toward consumers. [Read more…] about Google’s Nest Acquisition: How Will Your Privacy Be Affected by the Internet of Things?

Studies Predict Internet of Things on TV

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Studies Predict Internet of Things on TV (via slashdot)

If the IT universe is going to grow any further or faster than it is now, the growth will come from something other than humans, according to a new Gartner report. By 2015, the combined global IT and telecom market will grow to about $4 trillion, while…

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