The internet of things (IoT) has already grown to immense proportions, driven by everyone from consumers using smart home thermostats to industrial enterprises connecting industrial process control systems. But a new survey of 3,100 IT professionals commissioned by Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary Aruba shows that when it comes to corporate deployment of IoT systems, we haven’t seen anything yet. Many enterprises will engage in “mass adoption” of corporate-focused IoT systems by 2019, the study found. Businesses of all types are finding that the IoT helps them boost workplace productivity and efficiency. Industrial concerns are finding that IoT technology improves monitoring and maintenance. Even retailers see big potential benefits from the IoT. Still, IT professionals are rightfully concerned about the risks associated with investing so heavily in the IoT.
