IoT one-stop shop? Keep dreaming …
IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP’s recent moves into IoT software have CIOs salivating for an off-the-shelf Internet of Things (IoT) solution. But not so fast, writes Forrester in new research. This is just the first lap in a five-year IoT journey for the big four enterprise software players, and CIOs must be prepared to build, not buy, an IoT architecture, with no expectations for a turnkey solution.
IoT set to take off in 2015
The worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow 19% in 2015, led by digital signage, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). The second annual forecast focuses on growing IoT use in 11 vertical industries, including...Huawei launches light IoT operating system
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing – Huawei has launched a light, open operating system that will help to connect the 100-billion devices that are expected to soon connect to the Internet of Things. William Xu, executive officer and chief...Into the IoT era with Agile networking
Huawei has launched its Agile Network 3.0, which it believes will help to enable the Internet of Things (IoT). Liu Shaowei, president of the switch and enterprise communications product line at Huawei, points out that the end-user devices have changed dramatically over the last few years, but the network infrastructure is still largely based on older switching technology. Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Network Congress in Beijing.
The new move to software defined networking allows for centralised management and control, virtualisation and openness.