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By 2019,
the number of devices connected to the Internet of Things will grow nearly
tenfold, from 2.5 billion in 2014 to almost 24 billion, according to BI
Intelligence estimates.
These
objects, which have software, sensors, and network connectivity that allow them
to send and receive data, are already changing the workplace.
According
to Megan Anderle, an editor at Dell's tech information site Tech Page One,
"IoT-connected devices used in business settings are just beginning to
catch on in a change akin to the Industrial Revolution."
For
instance, machines in factories now have sensors that notify workers as soon as
there's a problem; building surveillance systems have been upgraded with
connected locks and camera systems that inform managers instantly when someone
is around or attempting to gain entry; and inventory can now be tracked in real
time, thanks to IoT, Anderle explains in a recent post.
She quotes
David G. Simmons, an executive at PsiKick, a company that manufactures
ultralow-power sensors: "[IoT] will fundamentally change a lot of how we
do things, at the same scale as the World Wide Web transformed the workplace in
the '90s."
The
infographic below, created by David Wong, a visual designer at Group SJR,
outlines seven ways the Internet of Things will change the workplace:
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