Organizations are Rallying Behind an Open Source Internet of Things

jeremy · 10-28-2014, 01:41 PM

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If you've been reading about the Internet of Things (IoT) market, you may be noticing that it is picking up steam with powerful partnerships and big name companies launching initiatives. Red Hat put up an extensive post recently illustrating that it is very focused on the concept of networking objects of all types, and we've covered the backing that organizations ranging from The Linux Foundation to Microsoft are putting behind the IoT market.

The good news is that as the Internet of Things takes shape, its backbone is likely to be based on open source.

As the Red Hat post notes, the Internet of Things has implications going far beyond just networking flower pots and devices at home:

"The truth is that the full range of possibilities created by the IoT continues to grow and is now being realized by enterprises across the world. The impact of these technologies are fundamentally revolutionizing the way enterprises do business and are allowing for advancements in productivity which compare with the advent of computing itself. Just imagine the transformation taking place on railways across the country. Where once a conductor manually applied the brakes when he saw a locomotive that was a little too close, rail companies are now operating with centralized systems that know the exact locations and actions of every locomotive in their network. Train speed is automatically adjusted to not only avoid collisions, but to optimize fuel consumption and improve overall efficiency, with the potential to drive an estimated $200m in profit for each 1 mph increase in average fleet speed."

In addition to Red Hat's efforts, The Linux Foundation's Allseen Alliance initiative is billed as "the broadest cross-industry consortium to date to advance adoption and innovation in the 'Internet of Everything' in homes and industry."

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--jeremy