The blending of the digital with the physical is poised to disrupt existing value chains across industries. Intelligence and connectivity are moving into sensors, actuators, and other devices, while the data acquired and its ensuing insights make new business models possible. Before long, applications across energy, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and agriculture will optimize asset utilization. The last leg of the industrial internet will involve the end-to-end automation of entire value chains. Ever-growing data streams and sophisticated algorithms will improve the cognitive ability of robots making end-to-end automation the modus operandi of the new economy.
Is your organization ready to reap the benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things?