IoT #1

Internet of Things (IoT). It's things all around us connected to the internet so that humans can be freed from the task of gathering information and the task can be done without error.

Soil sensors can warn farmers that certain fields need water, for instance, though other fields don't. If the data is computed right at the field in the irrigation system, then the solution (targeted watering) can be done instantly. That would be "edge computing." 

Edge computing will also be done in a hospital context. A small computer can analyze the patient's vital signs in great detail and in real time, leading to better diagnosis and more effective intervention to prevent a life-threatening incident.

"The edge is where the action is. It’s a manufacturing floor, a building, a campus, a city, your house, a crop field, a wind farm, a power plant, an oil rig, a telecommunications outpost, a sports arena, a battlefield, in your car, in the sky or under the sea. In the future, computing is everywhere."

(from NYT, cont'd tomorrow)