The Four Ds: The Future of Business IoT

Nope, we're not talking about Einsteinian physics or tesseracts, those theoretical four-dimensional objects that rotate, mind-bending, along two planes at once. These Four Ds are imminently practical, and they're already shaping the information infrastructure around which we build our businesses and reshaping the future of business IoT. Each of the Four Ds--as conceived by Asteria CEO Pina Hirano--is a pillar of a successful digital ecosystem, which is itself the platform on which tomorrow's businesses will stand or fall. As you explore these ideas, think about how they could apply to your operation--or the new business you're considering building atop this cutting-edge of information technology. With all due respect to spacetime and advanced mathematics, then, here are the Four Ds of the future that every business operator needs to master.