IoT is drastically changing the world for the better.

IoT is drastically changing the world for the better. There was a time when internet connectivity was available only on phones and computers. In the past decade, this focus has shifted to all technologies. Gradually, we are seeing the development of devices that connect to the internet. All these devices collect and share data to make our lives easier.

You must know what IoT is by now, but for general understanding IoT is a broad umbrella. It includes all devices that you don’t expect to connect to the internet i.e. refrigerators, irons, etc. These devices should be able to communicate with the internet without your interaction. So, your laptop and your smartphone are not IoT devices.

The idea of making devices smart, including sensors in them evolved around 1990. Thelast decade is the hallmark for the development of IoT devices and ideas and theories related to it. We all know the tech industry appreciates innovations and new ideas. Devices like smart refrigerators started making all the noise. Could these smart devices really minimize the hassle?

In the last few years, the introduction of self-driving cars and home hubs like Google Home and Amazon Echo has definitely made a lot of lives easier. The development in IoT over the years has grown gradually and each year, we expect, will be more beneficial than the other. In 2019 alone 9.5 Billion devices connected to IoT, against the predicted estimate of 8.3 Billion. Tech giants like Huwaei, Microsft, Amazon, etc. made big advancements in IoT. Every year experts predict the estimated growth of IoT in the upcoming year. We have come up with a list of predictions for 2020 as well.

Big Data is essentially just analytics on raw data. These connected devices create a big data stream daily. Analysis of this regular freshly generated data by thousands of devices is necessary. Consequently, the generation of meaningful trends by analyzing this raw data is essential. I hope you understand the link between internet of things (IoT) and Big Data now. Data Scientists properly analyze the data to make it useful. In easy terms, IoT helps collect the data, while Big Data helps make the data into something useful for the business.

Now, we move to IoT and BlockChain. You might know a little about blockchain because of BitCoins. Well, based on the previous understanding of IoT and big data, blockchain comes at the third step. We don’t intend to go deep into the nitty-gritty of blockchain. Blockchain is essentially like a database that connects multiple people. All these people know all the content of the database. As new people are added they are updated accordingly. So, blockchain provides us with a unique opportunity to keep the big data from our IoT devices secure.

With advancements in internet of things(IoT), regular hospitals are becoming smart hospitals. Think about it, a facility where everything is centralized and collected in one place. Hospitals will starts implementing facilities like remote patient monitoring. In 2018, the introduction of a remote monitoring system for diabetic patients changed everything. A device, as small as a penny, was inserted into a patient’s arm to measure the blood glucose levels. Consequently, the vitals could be monitored using your android or iOS devices.

This is only one such example, numerous other solutions exist as well. Additionally, Tracked ingestible sensors, mobile health, etc. all these solutions bring huge benefits in the health care field and leave room for research and improvement.

We live in a world where nobody is safe from cyber-attacks. As technology progresses, so does the risk. Let’s be honest, security wasn’t the main goal when developing IoT solutions. The introduction of IoT devices in every field of life has made the job of security officials even harder.

The IoT security space is where IT security was 10 years ago. We have a long way to go when it comes to security.