Although challenges with IoT security and data privacy persist, IoT will continue to grow, propelled by targeted business goals and AI for data analytics. 1. IoT projects will be driven by business goals, not technology 2. IoT architectural groundwork will [...]

There were 11.7 billion IoT connections in 2020 versus 10 billion non-IoT connections -- e.g., smartphones and computers -- according to market research firm IoT Analytics. And researchers there estimated the number of IoT connections will swell to 30.9 billion [...]