Internet of Things

The concept of IoT – billions of devices and things connecting to systems and the cloud – may seem overwhelming and complicated. To make it less so, on Thursday, Microsoft released a white paper that underscores the vast potential of IoT to transform the retail store, and outlines the most effective ways retailers can use IoT.

What’s the real time-to-value of the Internet of Things? That’s a “key question for those us in the manufacturing industry,” writes Sanjay Ravi in a post on the Microsoft Vertical Industries blog.

In a blog post, Tracy Issel, general manager of Worldwide Retail, Consumer Goods, Hospitality and Travel at Microsoft, shares 10 top reasons retail businesses need a strategy for the Internet of Things now.