The UK Electronic Information Group (UKeiG) have just made the white paper on the Internet of Things which I wrote for them earlier in the year open access. Visit the UKeiG page for the download link or download the paper free HERE in PDF format. Here is the abstract: "This White Paper presents an overview of some of the key issues surrounding the development and … [Read more...] about Internet of Things PDF White Paper
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Hype cycles and the Internet of Things
This year's Gartner Hype Cycle chart puts the Internet of Things at the top of the Peak of Inflated Expectations. That's probably a fair place to put it. Too many overblown claims for how the IoT will transform our lives have been made and a slide down to the Trough of Disillusionment is bound to happen. However, behind the scenes and the media hype, engineers and … [Read more...] about Hype cycles and the Internet of Things
Machine learning – McKinsey Insight
Interesting piece on the McKinsey Insights site on machine learning. It's aimed at executives to give them an overview of some key issues and trends and worth a read if you want some examples of how companies and researchers are innovating in this sector. While useful, it does fall into the trap of overplaying the significance of machine learning in the short term: Now is … [Read more...] about Machine learning – McKinsey Insight
Accuracy of IoT sensors
I was just looking through the latest list of startups receiving support from the Open Data Institute (ODI) and saw Thingful on the list. According to their about page, Thingful is: "a search engine for the Internet of Things, providing a unique geographical index of connected objects around the world, including energy, radiation, weather, and air quality devices as well as … [Read more...] about Accuracy of IoT sensors