Windows 10: The internet of things and big data: Unlocking the power

Brink · Mar 1, 2015

The 'internet of things' (IoT) and 'big data' are two of the most-talked-about technology topics in recent years, which is why they occupy places at or near the peak of analyst firm Gartner's most recent Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies:

Gartner's 2014 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

If you have somehow missed the hype, the IoT is a fast-growing constellation of internet-connected sensors attached to a wide variety of 'things'. Sensors can take a multitude of possible measurements, internet connections can be wired or wireless, while 'things' can literally be any object (living or inanimate) to which you can attach or embed a sensor. If you carry a smartphone, for example, you become a multi-sensor IoT 'thing', and many of your day-to-day activities can be tracked, analysed and acted upon.

Big data, meanwhile, is characterised by 'four Vs': volume, variety, velocity and veracity. That is, big data comes in large amounts (volume), is a mixture of structured and unstructured information (variety), arrives at (often real-time) speed (velocity) and can be of uncertain provenance (veracity). Such information is unsuitable for processing using traditional SQL-queried relational database management systems (RDBMSs), which is why a constellation of alternative tools -- notably Apache's open-source Hadoop distributed data processing system, plus various NoSQL databases and a range of business intelligence platforms -- has evolved to service this market.

The IoT and big data are clearly intimately connected: billions of internet-connected 'things' will, by definition, generate massive amounts of data. However, that in itself won't usher in another industrial revolution, transform day-to-day digital living, or deliver a planet-saving early warning system. As EMC and IDC point out in their latest Digital Universe report, organisations need to hone in on high-value, 'target-rich' data that is (1) easy to access; (2) available in real time; (3) has a large footprint (affecting major parts of the organisation or its customer base); and/or (4) can effect meaningful change, given the appropriate analysis and follow-up action.

As we shall see, there's a great deal less of this actionable data than you might think if you simply looked at the size of the 'digital universe' and the number of internet-connected 'things'.
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ThrashZone · Mar 2, 2015

Wonder if Always send no tracking header is abided by in internet of things *Tongue

:)

mads740 · Mar 2, 2015

The Nokia E51: The things that work, and the things that don't (yet)

I bought an iGo BT-keyboard (XTBT01) to go along with my E51. It was easy to connect and works perfectly with the phone, except for quickoffice 5.0. I've tried reinstalling the keyboard, I've looked through quickoffice for tips, read the **bleep**ing manual
and everything else I could think of. Nothing and it still won't work.

Anybody got any suggestions to make it work?

KR Mads

saqibdawood---01 · Mar 2, 2015

The Nokia E51: The things that work, and the things that don't (yet)

I would like to know if it is possible to open more then one browser on e51?

Windows 10: The internet of things and big data: Unlocking the power

The internet of things and big data: Unlocking the power

The internet of things and big data: Unlocking the power

The internet of things and big data: Unlocking the power

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