The article below provides numerous opinions and points of view on what’s real and what’s not when building out an IoT infrastructure. While I don’t necessarily agree with any one of the views in the piece, I do think the image of the IoT Reference Model does an excellent job of depicting the construct of the Internet of Things. I find it especially accurate with respect to the flow of data and the where the handshake occurs between OT and IT.
The Internet of Things (IoT) means many things to a large number of people, but one thing is clear—every discussion involving the IoT invariably includes some rather dramatic growth predictions for how many connected devices will be sold and who will be the primary beneficiaries.
