The coronavirus pandemic has brought about an overnight digital transformation for many sectors, creating a sudden need for everything to be connected. Enter the internet of things (IoT). Unfortunately, due to the exponential need for specialists in cloud computing and data science, there is also an IoT skills gap that needs to be filled.
"COVID-19 is the radical transformation IoT has been waiting for," says Richard Robinson, managing director of Econsultancy. "At the heart of this, for many, is the IoT and adoption of the 168-hour week, when customers can purchase a product and consume content whenever they like.
"IoT is the answer to the mathematical equation of how to bend time to deliver goods and services just in time or in real time with every customer contact."