The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way we live, from developments in smart cities, to connected cars and more. And much of what is driving progress within the Internet of Things is data — lots of it.
As a result, the IoT is having an even bigger impact on the data center industry, in particular. For starters, as the volume of data generated by the IoT grows, demand for data centers will grow rapidly, as well. And these centers might look and feel different.
In fact, according to George Slessman, the CEO of IO, “The traditional data center will go the way of the 8-track tape player,” making way for a new breed optimized for machine-to-machine (M2M) workloads and the analytics that mine these oceans of data for business insights.
Data Center Frontier editors and writers are keeping close tabs on this shift as the Internet of Things continues to expand. Here are three stories that lay out big trends in the IoT and how these are impacting the data center industry:
The Internet of Things and Our Data-Driven Future: The Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing are changing modern life. In our new “Data Driven” series, we examine the volume of data generated by the IoT and how it will impact demand for data centers.
Internet of Things Drives Focus on Edge Computing: The Data Center Frontier Executive Roundtable discusses the impact of edge computing and the Internet of Things, and how these trends are influencing how and where data centers are built and deployed.
Smart Cities: A Platform for Urban Transformation: The technology to enable smart cities is close at hand, but political and cultural challenges will take longer to resolve. That was the key takeaway from a Think Tank on smart cities at the Infrastructure Masons Leadership Summit.
