| | October 20166CIOReviewFrom being perceived as a hyperbole that only existed in movies and sci-fi novels, the concept of Internet of Things (IoT) today has silenced myths and theories by serving as a seed of innovation, agility, and productivity. Contrary to the belief of technology adversaries who warn against error-ridden inventions like HAL 9000 in Kubrick's Space Odyssey, internet connected wearables are knit into the daily routines and facilitate interactive ecosystem of machines and devices merged to the physical world through IT. Researchers predict that the mankind's appetite for linking things to the internet will result in nearly 50 billion connected devices by the end of 2020. At the crux of this brewing hyper-connectivity is the vastness of data, robust penetration of mobile networks, and the ubiquity of internet, which are also driving investments and efforts toward the growth of underlying technologies for security, computing, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine learning, facial recognition, 3D imaging, automation, storage, and more. Amidst this state, companies and technology evangelists are discovering new paradigms, production models, and business partnerships that lead to economies of scale and support the core ROI initiatives. The new found urgency toward the adoption of IoT strategies across multiple domains and government bodies can be partly attributed to the major decline in the cost of sensor technologies, analytics and data processing tools. The trend has further influenced businesses to cave into the idea of a collaborative, connected workflow. Concurrently, the developers are building IoT solutions and employing strategies that bring in a gamut of ideas to address data ingestion constraints and issues related to the standardization and monitoring of processes from both business as well as end user's perspective. The current climate in the IoT market reveals a huge potential for economic rewards but also suggests likelihood for tremors in the compliance and regulatory policies regarding data security and access queries for manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, military, defense, and utility arenas. We may not be a few chapters closer to producing error-free, user-friendly, sentient IoT systems but are definitely on road to further disruptions. To look beyond the conventional practices and re-architect business philosophies by leveraging the connectivity in the raging storm of IoT, we present the thought-leadership and insights of 20 Most Promising IoT Solution Providers.Let us know your thoughts. Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialBrandishing a Hyper-connected World Copyright © 2016 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewOCTOBER - 20 - 2016Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 OCTOBER - 20 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 83 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com IoT SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT:510.565.7627Aaron Pierce Kathy ArnoldVanishree BhattAllwyn SilvaSarah FernandezVivian Murray Sebastian Jacodsebastian@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeAjay K Das
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