The “Internet of Things” or “IoT” … what is it, and what does it mean to your company?
Simply put, the IoT describes what happens when you set off an alarm leaving a store, because a cashier forgot to deactivate the security tag on your item. The tag sends a signal to a receiver, which in turn triggers an alarm. Those two devices are communicating, without human involvement, and providing an additional measure of safety for a retailer. But devices that can communicate independent of humans could also compromise the safety