History Of The Internet Of Things

Progression from an intriguing concept into a high-tech device network.

Every single day in our lives, we are dependent on the Internet of Things. This is a trending topic because the next stages of this term and associated technologies are as interesting as the history itself.

For the records, Internet-of-things is the relationship between distinguishable embedded computing devices hosted inside the Internet infrastructure. Opportunities as well as challenges that are required to be addressed involve privacy concerns, security, costs, standards, regulations, etc.

Despite the challenges faced, this network technology has evolved over the years, from a 500 million computer bunch to a 50 billion cluster of devices. The numbers are still growing.

The following infographic describes all about this network of connected devices, systems, and services and how it is plunging forward at breakneck speed into our future.