Innovision- (IoT) The Internet of Things

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Internet of Things



The internet is no longer a web that we connect to. Instead, it’s a computerized, networked, and interconnected world that we live in. This is the future, and what we’re calling the Internet of Things

An 'internet of things' describes a world embedded with so many digital devices that the space between them consists not of dark circuitry but rather the space of the city itself. The computer has escaped the box, and ordinary objects in space are carriers of digital signals , says Keller Easterling

This definition could be a little hard to understand because of the terminologies used, but in layman's terms this definition states that the internet of things is everything we've imagined the future to be and more. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the convergence of Information technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) developed to securely connect production data with business data and information. 
The event that sparked the IoT revolution was the launch of iPhone in 2007, it sent shockwaves through the industry because nobody could've ever imagined that a phone could do so much and more all at once. This was the crystalizing event for the revolution that is IoT, In January 2008 Apple sold around 3.7 million units of the iPhone but by 2014 the number went up to 500 million, this was just the start of something that would change the way people communicate. 
The Internet of Things offers both a telescope and a microscope into the once invisible world between people, machines, and physical objects. By tagging objects and imbuing them with Internet connectivity it’s suddenly possible to not only track the objects and collect new types of data but also combine these data to generate a greater level of information and knowledge.

For many it’s quite confusing how an IoT system actually works. Well, just like any other system has predefined steps and components to make it work, so the Internet of Things has its own. A complete IoT system is made up of four distinct components that work together to deliver the desired output. The first step is collecting data that is done by Sensors after collection of data this data has to be sent to a platform something like the cloud on iPhone called the Internet of Things. This data is then stored, analysed and processed using a big data analytics engine. The last step involves notifying the end user about the action through email,text or notifications. This process is very quick and can take place multiple times in a minute.


In early 2018 it was revealed that Cambridge Analytica had harvested the personal data of millions of people's Facebook profiles without their consent and used it for political advertising purposes this sparked one of the biggest debates on the advantages of IoT and if it is really worth it.
The Internet of Things connects human and machine intelligence in new, entirely remarkable, and sometimes scary ways. It can make sense of the motion between and among things, including people, animals, vehicles, viruses and much more.

The path that the Internet of Things will take us on is unknown but what we do know is that IoT has a lot in store for us and a technologically advanced world is waiting ahead.

-Rotaract Club of NM College 
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2019-2020

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