Down to the Device, Data Analytics as a Service AI as the Real Breakthrough

With the mass and moving parts that will define the IoT, can human beings really keep up? Or is it time to let the machines do the thinking? There is no point in connecting things unless those things send information that help those who own and operate those things optimize their value. Consider the difference between an office building before and after a full IoT installation. A legacy office building can operate with mechanical features: keys to unlock doors, switches to turn lights off and on, a network connecting phones and computers, a refrigerator and coffee maker in the kitchen.