We are still at the early stage when it comes to IoT Maturity within organizations; but there is a great reason to expect a powerful momentum.
ABI Research assessed more than 400 companies by how well
they emphasize IoT in their operations and implement new IoT solutions. 50% of
the listed organizations received a high IoT maturity grade. One can observe
that, this is a dramatic increase from the 30% that received this status six
months prior.
It is exciting to see that, increasing number of companies refine their
IoT capabilities; they find partners that can successfully implement IoT
solutions, and an increase in the number of IoT-focused partner programs.
For those who are unfamiliar, Partner programs help bridge the gap between
suppliers and customers. Companies in different sectors band together and work
as a team to address issues, such as device management, security, connectivity,
and analytics, from a simplified set of service platforms. ThingWorx and Intel,
Cisco, IBM, Kepware, Microsoft, Salesforce, and SAP are all organizations addressing
issues together; focusing on building out their IoT solutions and then
collaborating with other companies to deliver and implement the solutions to
end users.
Lack of standards obliges players to create interoperable, secure
solutions to inter alia use data in order to drive efficiency and deliver
device system performance insight. For instance, Intel leverages its embedded
security with its partners in order to help customers build secure end-to-end
solutions and drive value.