June 2019
Intermediate to advanced
645 pages
18h 18m
English
Mark Kraeling*; Michael C. Brogioli† * CTO Office, GE Transportation, Melbourne, FL, United States† Polymathic Consulting, Austin, TX, United States
The Internet of Things is a topic that is increasing in importance almost daily. Mass deployment of low-cost sensor technologies, edge of network computing, and cloud computing are creating an environment in which new types of distributed applications can be developed and deployed at ever-accelerating rates. This chapter explores the history of the Internet of Things (IoT), common application use cases, topics around cloud and edge computing, as well as challenges that managers and technologists should anticipate when developing IoT-based applications and frameworks. ...