The Future is Now - An Internet of Things Infographic

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of interconnected electronic devices that are able to communicate with each other and can be monitored or controlled via internet. By using sensors, objects are expected to exchange data over the internet without the need of human involvement. The IoT includes different technology infrastructure, devices and services such as the cloud, computing, data analytics and mobile communications. It is estimated that by 2020, 50 billion devices around the world will be connected to the Internet. The IoT is trend that took the development of interconnectivity to another level.There will be an gigantic “network of networks” of interconnected systems and products. It has a wide range of uses from simply monitoring home temperature to fully networked factories and hospitals. Some major companies Like IBM and CISCO are taking their positions as great things are going to trigger in near future. Benefits of IoT are countless. For example, few years later your modern refrigerator is going to tell you that how much of the fruit is left in it. But besides all these conveniences, there are some insecurities too. Let’s just that what about all this information, is it safe or a possible threat for the consumers´ privacy? Is it vulnerable to hackers? Companies that are handling this information are reliable or not? The IoT is going to take over completely sooner rather than later, still we cannot overlook all these possible threats and challenges. All these questions reality based and need to be answered today.