IoT's big challenge: Managing billions of devices

The breadth of IoT's distribution over the coming years will frustrate efforts to harness it as a unified resource. IoT application developers are embedding algorithmic capabilities in resource-constrained endpoints such as mobile phones, business machines, and consumer products of every type. More IoT edges are acquiring the ability to make decisions and take actions autonomously. More IoT devices are embedding machine learning and other sophisticated analytic algorithms. Though they're growing more powerful, IoT endpoints will continue to rely on resources located elsewhere in the sprawl, such as on adjacent devices, nearby gateways, and always-on public clouds.