Chapter 7: In the End, It Is All about Data, Isn't it?
Open any modern big data or advanced data analytics book or reference and without any doubt, you will find the phrase Internet of Things (IoT) mentioned frequently. Do you know why? Because IoT is considered one of the greatest data sources for the big data domain.
As stated in the earlier chapters, no one buys technologies just for the sake of playing with them. Technologies are invented and keep evolving to solve business problems. The main purpose of IoT technologies, in the end, is to use valuable real-world data to gain business value and insights; this is what IoT technologies provide to business stakeholders.
Collecting data is one benefit of IoT technologies, and another is managing ...
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