The Internet of Things: Opportunities and Challenges on the Road Towards the Programmable World

In the past few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has accelerated at a tremendous speed: the technology has spread throughout cities, workplaces, homes, cars, and wearables. Businesses everywhere are looking to harness IoT not only to reduce expenses and increase revenues but also to create new experiences and find new customers. However, IoT is still a ?wild west? when it comes to standardization and interoperability: product designers and software developers have to decide among a plethora of wireless technologies, networking protocols, operating systems, cloud platforms, and application profiles branded as ?IoT-ready?. This talk provides you with an overview of key technological enablers for IoT, helps you understand their tradeoffs and capabilities, and gives you a sense of what implications they may have for application software design.