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This week we’re talking about how enterprises increasingly want IoT for real-time analytics, over-the-air update strategies, what the World Series can teach us about IoT, and more.
Instant IoT
The Internet of Things has always promised insight through data. Now, enterprises want that insight instantly. A new survey of more than 600 organizations across 10 countries finds that 82% of enterprises are prioritizing real-time analytics in their IoT strategies — more than those planning to deploy AI. It’s a telling signal: IoT has officially graduated from sensor networks to decision networks.
With edge computing and AI integration and computer vision, IoT is evolving from passive monitoring to active process control. More than three-quarters of enterprises are layering services like machine learning onto existing deployments, turning streams of raw data into predictive insights and split-second operational adjustments. What used to take minutes of analysis now happens in milliseconds at the edge.
It’s a structural shift. Most global enterprises now treat IoT as core to their digital transformation strategies, with 81% already deploying or testing multiple IoT projects. Nearly half expect to manage over 10,000 connected devices within a year. Healthcare providers are integrating real-time patient monitoring, manufacturers are optimizing production on the fly with vision-based defect detection, and agriculture operations are using connected sensors for autonomous environmental control. Across sectors, the common thread is speed: data processed close to its source to reduce latency, costs, and uncertainty.
Despite economic headwinds, investment is rising fast. By 2026, 87% of enterprises plan to spend at least half a million dollars on IoT initiatives, and many will exceed $5 million. The growth is drawing in a wider ecosystem of suppliers, from cloud and edge platform providers to consulting firms that help enterprises orchestrate complex, AI-driven systems.
The future of IoT, the report suggests, is less about what’s being connected and more about how quickly those connections can think, react, and adapt
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