The 4 Biggest Internet Of Things (IOT) Trends In 2022

let's look at the four biggest internet of things trends,

 

The internet of things refers to the increasing amount of devices that are now connected to the internet and are collecting data and sharing data,

 

we see them in our homes in terms of smart thermostats and smart devices in our offices in our factories,

 

Ericsson actually predicts that this year we will have around 29 billion iot devices connected to the internet globally.

 

So what are some of the key trends i'm seeing.

 

1 - EDGE IOT

 

Edge computing basically means that more of the computing takes place on the device where the data is collected.

 

so in smart cameras on smart machines in your wearable devices in your smartphones for me edge computing and iot go hand in hand and more of the processing will be divided between the edge & the cloud.

 

2 - SECURITY

 

So iot devices provide access points to our networks, and to our data.

 

According to security researchers at Kaspersky they were 1.5 billion attacks against iot devices during just the first half of 2021.

 

we commonly see denial of service attacks,

 

that basically work by bombarding systems with connection requests,  

 

causing them to break & possibly expose data,

 

or by hijacking compute power from devices which can can be used to create botnets that attack other systems or to mine cryptocurrencies.

 

so there are real challenges around security however Iot devices can also be used to gather data on network activity that can be used then to predict and prevent cyberattacks.

 

so for me security has two sides to it.

 

more attack vectors but also using it to help you protect yourself.

 

 

3 - IOT AND HEALTHCARE

 

Iot and healthcare is another trend where it is used to collect data to help doctors understand conditions and lifestyles of patients.

 

As well as work autonomously to improve the life the quality of life of users,

 

which allows doctors to potentially examine diagnose and treat larger number of patients,

 

as well as expand health care to regions where physical access is limited.

 

 

4 - IOT IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

 

It will change how we make things and what we make,

 

so we will use our iot devices as part of our smart factories,

 

where we use them in cobots or co-working robots in smart and connected machines,

 

that we can use to predict when they might be breaking down we for quality control purposes,

 

but also we're using iot to build this technology into the products we are manufacturing,

 

which means we can then use it to monitor the service of products and even improve the after sales environment,

 

Iot will have a big impact on supply chains and logistics where we can use it to monitor how things are moving along supply chains.