Internet Of Everything (IoE), Moving On From The Internet Of Things (IoT)
Internet Of Everything (IoE), Moving On From The Internet Of Things (IoT) The Internet of Everything (IoE) is the most discussed innovation in the world of technology today after the Internet of Things (IoT). It is all about empowering the various real world devices and people with connectivity and intelligence unfolding an amalgamation of both worlds- real with virtual, ultimately putting unprecedented possibilities in front of people to make well advised use of data. Quite simply put, IoE connects everything together – people, processes, data and the IoT itself; exploiting the full potential of the wired world. And suddenly we hear a lot about smart offices, smart homes, smart stores, smart factories and of course to comprise all of these, the smart cities! By connecting people to the relevant data a smart city can unfold a deluge of possible citizen centric services from the government and the local bodies just as various businesses to make living a completely different experience for people! Gone was the era when everyone talked about owning a PC or later a laptop or a notebook. Technology and most importantly the availability and practicality of devices have changed. Owning a wearable or a Smart TV or even a Smart Car is top on the wish list of technology enthusiasts; changing the habits of consumers, businesses and people in general. So when we have the Androids and the Apples connecting us with everything under the sun from PCs, tablets, phablets, phones, TVs, Cars and wearbles to home devices, we are almost there. Internet of Everything – Connecting Anything to Anyone, Anywhere
Benefits of Internet of Everything This niche technology can boast of many advantages it offers to its users and that too in a very short time since its beginnings. IoE focuses on two styles of relationships; Machine to Person (M2P) and Person to Person (P2P) with an aim to nurture both these relationships and the full potential of each entity. Prudent clubbing of Business Intelligence and Location based Services with this network of people and devices not only unfolds better customer experiences and a strong CRM by capturing customer behavior and patterns by integrating marketing strategies, it also helps government processes benefit by the most with P2P implementations as well. The speed and efficiency of culmination of tasks increase many fold with this network by its sheer speed and availability of data and intelligent data analytics tools without restrictions in terms of infrastructure. Concerns while Implementing Internet of Everything There is as always a flip side to this story as well. The chief concern for this innovative technology is to keep security fool proof. Data privacy is another issue which is always on the top of the list. With loads of devices flooding the markets every few months the compatibility of the hardware and the software of these funky devices and gadgets can give nightmares to the innovators not to mention the different types of connections, wired and unwired and their protocols itself! Making use of all this data judiciously is another challenge. This is the purpose of this technique itself. Integrating Business Intelligence (BI) and Big Data to capture data correctly and to decipher intelligent information from these, puts forward their sets of challenges too. The interconnected grid of everything needs to keep up pace with all these probable hindrances and provide a synchronized and perfect process to meet its purpose. Lifestyle Changes on the Anvil with Internet of Everything Besides the well known advantages offered in Retailing and the way businesses are conducted, IoE is sure to open up some unusual fields related to lifestyle whose potentials have not been fully explored yet. Health Care with IoE The health industry comes of age in the last couple of years by harnessing the potentials of applied technology. The IoE focus on health puts solutions for technology in a completely different perspective. Prevention, they say is better than cure. Health monitoring devices connected to health providers themselves for constant advice on various parameters of the human body. Connected blood pressure monitoring devices, gadgets to keep a tab on diabetes through blood glucose monitoring gadgets strapped to a concealed body part. And also keeping the insurers connected to help if any hospitalization occurs or otherwise, is a thing unthought-of less than a decade ago. Patient education and awareness is included in the P2P implementations of the IoE where the medical experts connect to the patients for correct guidance on demand and also as a source of emotional anchor whenever needed.
Jawbone Up, Misfit Shine, Nike Fuelband, Fibit Force and other popular health devices motivate and monitor exercise regimes and well being of the people by remaining connected. Connected Cars and Other Transport Solutions from IoE Research says that people waste their time in the cars, especially when they are not driving it and also to a certain extent when they are driving it as well. Connected cars open up a wide area of possibilities besides keeping track of traffic, route or weather. A car display can be smart enough to show happenings, shops, restaurants and other things of interest in the neighborhood it is being driven through. IoE implementations interconnect vehicles, roads, the rail networks and the air networks with an approach to help a routine or a foreign traveler with equal ease helping planning and rescheduling as also booking journeys in a smooth fashion When big wigs like AT&T and Android doing serious work in offering networks and solutions for vehicles, traffic and the transport networks, the world becomes smarter a smarter place. Wearables and Digital Sixth Sense with IoE When we see the most desired Smart wears – the watches, the glasses or the lenses to prompt intelligent stuff to us by just wearing them, we only think of reliable stuff from Apple or Android. That’s not all. The quartz chips for wearables rolled out by Intel or Qualcomm for IoE based devices ensure us that IoE is gaining momentum. Digital sixth sense is another buzz word for discrete sensors in the wearables which are offering to more and bigger possibilities to put techniques like location based services (LBS) , beacons, home automation and many more besides the phones, tablets and computers to intelligent uses. IoE in a Smart Home Smart homes are a part of the IoE net. Intelligent use of sensor based technology can improve the efficiency of fuel, energy or electricity based devices like lights, air conditioners and many more around the home automatically based on behavior patterns, time of the day and so on. On a Parting Note More and more things and people are getting connected to each other that there are real people in the world through the Internet of Everything, convincing that this is innovation put to its best use yet.