Clearly Defined Goals Drive Greater ROI for IoT

Despite the initial complexities, IoT and other transformative technologies hold plenty of promise when there’s a clearly defined use case and awareness about unintended consequences.

September 10, 2018

Lara L. Sowinski

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According to a survey from Bsquare, a provider of IoT software solutions, an overwhelming majority of businesses in the manufacturing, oil and gas, and transportation industries say that Industrial IoT (IIoT) has now moved beyond the hype to widespread use.

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