Summary

So far, the journey for the IIoT, and the IoT in general, has been a mixed bag of some successes and many learning opportunities. However, major accomplishments in basic infrastructure have already been accomplished in areas such as cloud offerings for IoT-specific solutions, and carriers providing all ranges of wireless communications. This will certainly springboard IoT development and adoption in the coming years. Still, much work remains to be done in key areas such as addressing security and privacy issues on the cloud and high-performance computing and low-power consumption on the edge. These are the areas in which most of the work will be done and successful players will emerge over the next two years.