You may have heard the term ‘The Internet of Things’ flying around. This refers to the advancements in technology which have enabled us to make connections and exchange data through a multitude of electronic devices that we carry with us daily, or that sit within our homes and offices.
Though, is the Internet of things just a buzz phrase? Was it created so that tech companies could sell more products? The answer is no. This is an expression coined to describe a true phenomenon that has captivated consumers across the globe. The digital revolution is here; the world is changing.
People live and breathe technology in their everyday lives. From the minute we wake we are absorbed by the latest social media posts on our Smartphones; when we go for a run we use our health tracker to tell us when to take breaks and when to work harder; some of us even use our phone to boil the kettle for our afternoon tea, before signalling to our Wi-Fi fridge that the milk is running low. The human race is becoming obsessed by technology as a way to enhance enjoyment and make our lives easier.
Let’s take the ‘Nest’ home thermostat as an example. This appliance connects to your phone which allows you to control your heating from anywhere, inside and outside of the house. However, more impressively, it links to the ‘Nest Carbon Monoxide’ sensor and automatically switches off your boiler if an unsafe smell is detected. This in turn, signals your Smart light bulbs to flash a bright colour when there’s a possible safety problem in your home. The Nest can also prompt your washing machine to begin a cycle when your home’s energy consumption is low; it can tell your fridge to witch to low energy mode when everyone is out of the house. Not only that, the Nest is capable of learning your behaviours. By connecting to your car, a signal will be sent to the thermostat when you leave or are returning home. It then learns this pattern of behaviour and will teach itself when the heating needs to be turned off and on. Very clever gadgetry.
In a world that is changing and being consumed by the digital age, it’s important that businesses move with the times and take advantage of the new technology out there. Our way of living is advancing, and technology will soon start to propel at such an accelerated speed that the world as we know it will change completely.
“Today is the slowest rate of change we will ever experience. And those who are the most adaptive to change stand the greatest chance of survival.”
– Jonathan Macdonald, The Next Web, Speaker
Clearly, buying Wi-Fi fridges for your offices would not be cost effective. But there are many digital products on the market which are helping businesses to work smarter.
An issue that is becoming more prominent in the world of business is security. Due to our lives revolving around the internet, it has become much easier for a person to hack into our data through emails, low-level storage sites like Dropbox or files sent online. This worry can be easily alleviated through digital products such as McAfee, a malware and security service; or Box, an online storage platform which allows you to send files and collaborate over a secure network. Box was actually so secure that the experts at McAfee couldn’t hack it when trying for 8 months!
Another product that is revolutionising the way that employees and customers collaborate, video call and share emails/calendars is Office 365. This add-on service enables businesses to co-edit internal documents with the Microsoft package and can be integrated with Box for high security file sharing.
If you’re looking for a more niche digital solution, there are services such as Windows Intune available which lets companies manage all of their business devices from one portal: laptops, iPads, phones etc. Or O2 Just Call me which saves employees a lot of time when organising conference calls.
With this in mind, ‘The Internet of Things’ doesn’t only benefit consumers. Digital products are innovating the way that businesses work. They are available on a per license basis from Welcomm Communications, which gives companies the perfect opportunity to trial digital services at a low cost. To read more on these services, click here.
Join the digital revolution and help your business work efficiently and grow. Don’t let the consumers have all the fun!
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Written by Keegan Stanton.
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