The Internet of Things Era (Video)
Oracle has created an inspiring video breaking down the possibilities and challenges which are coming as part of the Internet of Things era.
Some of the concerns they highlight are around big data explosion, security and privacy but these are tempered by benefits its brings for health and medicine, shopping, work and every day living.
Here are some great stats from the video.
Now
- 80% of doctors use mobile devices allowing remote patient monitoring
- Nearly 60% of consumer use smartphones to shop
Tomorrow
- By 2020, there will be 8 billion people in the world and 50 billion connected devices
- By 2017, 90 million people will live in smart homes
(Source: http://futuretechreport.com/)