{"id":2569,"date":"2018-01-11T11:09:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T00:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2018-01-15T11:12:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T00:12:08","slug":"four-predictions-from-tech-giant-ibm-on-the-future-of-the-internet-of-things-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/11\/four-predictions-from-tech-giant-ibm-on-the-future-of-the-internet-of-things-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Four predictions from tech giant IBM on the future of the Internet of Things in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite some questionable uses (looking at you,\u00a0smart toaster<\/a>), the Internet of Things (IoT) has continued to be a strong area of development and innovation in the tech world. One only needs to look at the offering from this year\u2019s Consumer Electronics Conference (CES) to see the widespread use of the technology.<\/p>\n

More than 11 billion IoT devices are predicted to be in the world in 2018, and established companies and startups alike are looking to the tech to bring on further innovation. One of these businesses, Australian IoT startup Thinxtra, received\u00a0$10 million in funding last year<\/a>\u00a0to develop its long-range IoT transmission hardware, which it\u2019s aiming to implement in a range of\u00a0industries and businesses.<\/p>\n

Bret Greenstein, vice president of tech giant IBM\u2019s Watson IoT Consumer Business division,\u00a0recently spoke to\u00a0Forbes<\/em><\/a>\u00a0about four key trends he could see changing the way IoT functions and integrates, operating mainly around its integration with other emerging technology.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what he thinks will be big in IoT over 2018.<\/p>\n

1. AI will make it smarter<\/h2>\n

Artificial intelligence seems to be being thrown into pitch decks and innovation strategies left right and centre, so much so Cognitive Finance Group founder Clara Durodie\u00a0told a panel last year<\/a>\u00a0her VC firm will be looking for investment in \u201creal\u201d AI, \u201cnot just for the sake of marketing or selling, and not just AI on a business plan\u201d.<\/p>\n

Integration with that sort of AI could see IoT systems better understanding humans and each other, says Greenstein, given developers start to understand how best to use it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the early days you could do IoT in your home in a lot of different ways and there were a lot of wires and a lot of hard-code\u00a0\u2014 mobile apps came later, but it was still an isolated experience that doesn\u2019t really feel connected,\u201d Greenstein told\u00a0Forbes.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAI is helping to bridge that gap\u00a0\u2014 now we are seeing automakers and hotels and other companies trying to create more integrated experiences and using AI to better understand and interact with people.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. More power at the \u201cedge\u201d<\/h2>\n

Greenstein also predicts that front-facing parts of systems, such as cameras and microphones, will have more processing power pushed towards them and given more functionality.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuddenly there are cameras that can not only see, they can understand the image, and microphones which can listen\u00a0\u2014 that\u2019s increasingly being pushed to the edge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This also cuts down on redundant data being sent back to the cloud, allowing systems to better process incoming information and leading to improved privacy for users. Greenstein explains using an example of a home security system detecting when residents are in danger:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this scenario, you might use cameras to tell if someone is recovering well, if their gait is normal or they are walking a little slower than they should be. But also you can pick up sounds like breaking glass, things falling or water spilling. And because the processing is done at the edge, we maintain privacy because nothing is sent to the cloud unless something bad happens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

3. Blockchain\u2019s back, baby<\/h2>\n

Just in case you weren\u2019t already inundated with buzzwords and new-concept business ideas, Greenstein claims blockchain\u2019s immutable distributed ledger technology is well-suited to slot into IoT systems.<\/p>\n

IBM currently runs its own blockchain solution through the\u00a0Linux Foundation\u2019s HyperLedger<\/a>, which Greenstein says will have a number of partnerships to announce over 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat people missed about blockchain, because they were so focused on the financial side of things, which is the obvious use case, is that all of this IoT data, particularly in supply chains or where things move between owners, requires all of that data to be stored in some kind of unchangeable record,\u201d he told\u00a0Forbes<\/em>.<\/p>\n

4. Bright spots in manufacturing and industry<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no question the industrial side of IoT is growing rapidly. [At first] everyone thought it was about the sensors\u00a0\u2014 but we\u2019re getting to the point where it\u2019s the insights and interactions with people,\u201d Greenstein said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a way, it\u2019s kind of supercharging manufacturing operators and people who do maintenance on machines by providing real-time data and real-time insights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greenstein demonstrates the use of these insights through things like automated technical manuals being fed information from IoT systems and interpreted by AI.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople ask a question\u00a0\u2014 they don\u2019t have to look through the manual anymore. They can ask their manual, \u2018is this the right setting for the tyre pressure\u2019,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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