In our Digimondo study, we have already proven that IoT has outgrown its infancy and has become part of everyday life. More and more public utilities have built up their own IoT competencies, put together teams and tested use cases for their companies. Intelligently connected sensors and software solutions help us with more and more challenges in everyday business and the smart city. The long-predicted “millions of installed sensors” are gradually becoming reality.
As a result, the complexity of the already complex topic is increasing significantly: even more protocols that are being used, high technical requirements for IoT architecture and IoT operation, the integration of IoT into the existing IT landscape and a new, non-tech-savvy user group with their own needs.
In order for IoT managers to be able to cope with this new dimension of complexity, IoT platforms must continue to evolve. The solution? A technology-agnostic approach — and a new role of IoT platforms! Technology-agnostic device management thus not only reduces complexity (and thus risk), but also reduces the effort required for integration and operation. Together with the digital twin, agnostic device management is the cornerstone for the metamorphosis of IoT platforms: from IoT-focused device management platforms to IoT/IT integration platforms and an integral part of the corporate IT architecture.
Our Chief Product Officer, Dr. Dennis Kolberg, has addressed the changes, challenges and possible solutions in a two-part article. You can find the original post here.
