Many “things” are now being built with WiFi
connectivity, meaning they can be connected to the Internet—and to each other.
Hence, the Internet of Things, or IoT. The Internet of Things is the future and
has already enabled devices, home appliances, cars and much more to be connected
to and exchange data over the Internet. And we’re only in the beginning stages
of IoT: the number of IoT devices reached 8.4 billion in 2017 is expected to
reach 30 billion devices by 2020.
As consumers, we’re already using and benefitting from
IoT. We can lock our doors remotely if we forget to when we leave for work and
preheat our ovens on our way home from work, all while tracking our fitness on
our Fitbits and hailing a ride with Lyft. But businesses also have much to gain
now and in the near future. The IoT can enable better safety, efficiency, and
decision making for businesses as data is collected and analyzed. It can enable
predictive maintenance, speed up medical care, improve customer service, and
offer benefits we haven’t even imagined yet.
However, despite this boon in the development and
adoption of IoT, experts say not enough IT professionals are getting trained
for IoT jobs. An article at ITProToday says we’ll need 200,000 more IT workers
that aren’t yet in the pipeline, and that a survey of engineers found 25.7
percent believe inadequate skill levels to be the industry’s biggest obstacle
to growth. For someone interested in a career in IoT, that means easy entry
into the field if you’re motivated, with a range of options for getting started.
Skills needed include IoT security, cloud computing knowledge, data analytics,
automation, understanding of embedded systems, device knowledge, to name only a
few. After all, it’s the Internet of Things, and those things are many and
varied, meaning the skills needed are as well.
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