Internet of Things

Covering the technologies required to enable the virtualization of the physical world and the new avenues of enterprise value creation made possible by turning IoT data into actionable business insight.

The Internet of Things (IoT) Channel focuses on the emerging technology paradigm in which sensors, ‘connected’ machines and other smart devices create and then disseminate data over the internet and private enterprise networks. It provides an enterprise-centric perspective on the early adoption and demonstrable benefit of IoT, incorporating insights from throughout 451 Research including enterprise platforms, data and analytics, mobility, security, datacenter and cloud technologies.

Contributing Analysts
Research Vice President, Internet of Things

Christian Renaud

As Research Vice President of 451 Research's Internet of Things practice, Christian Renaud covers the ongoing virtualization and digitization of the physical world around us. For 25 years prior to joining 451 Research...

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Research Vice President

Brian Partridge

Vice President Brian Partridge leads 451 Research's mobility coverage, including the Internet of Things, Enterprise Mobility and Mobile Telecom Channels. In this role, Partridge has overall responsibility for the mobility team's...

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Research Director, IT Services

Katy Ring

Dr. Katy Ring is a Research Director for IT Services at 451 Research. In this role, she covers consultancies, system integrators and outsourcing companies applying advanced technologies to deliver digital transformation services.

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Research Director, Voice of the Enterprise - IoT

Rich Karpinski

Rich Karpinski is Research Director for 451 Research’s Voice of the Enterprise: Internet of Things survey and advisory offering. In that capacity, Rich tracks, analyzes and anticipates the pace and direction of IoT adoption, overseeing 451’s quarterly survey of IoT adopters.

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Research Manager

Leika Kawasaki

As Research Manager, Leika Kawasaki oversees the development and maintenance of the company's Global Internet of Things (IoT) Market Monitor service and contributes to other Market Monitor portfolio service lines.

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Senior Analyst, Internet of Things

Ian Hughes

Ian Hughes is a Senior Analyst for the Internet of Things practice at 451 Research. He has more than 27 years of experience in emerging technology as a developer, architect and consultant through key technology trends.

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Analyst, Internet of Things

Mark Fontecchio

Mark Fontecchio is an analyst for the Internet of Things practice at 451 Research. He covers horizontal IoT technology, as well as focusing on the commercial transportation vertical.

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Analyst, Internet of Things

Johan Vermij

Johan Vermij is an analyst for the Internet of Things practice at 451 Research. He covers the smart energy vertical, including renewables, oil & gas...

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Senior Research Associate

Jonathan Stern

Jonathan Stern is a Senior Research Associate at 451 Research, where he covers the Internet of Things market with an emphasis on autonomous vehicles, connected cars, and the future of mobility.

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Recent Reports in Internet of Things
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Market Insight

COVID-19: Autonomous Robotics Filling the Gaps in Industrial Applications

It is relatively easy to provide remote IT access, but operational technology (OT) is harder. Does the COVID-19 crisis offer an acceleration of emerging technology such as autonomous robots and augmented reality?

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Internet of Things
Market Insight

COVID-19 and 5G: Short-term Pain for Long-term Gain

We've never been more dependent on broadband service, which is concurrently allowing us to work, learn, shop, entertain ourselves and socialize during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this way, the increasing focus on broadband performance at the center of our work and personal lives can be viewed as a long-term driver for 5G.

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Market Insight

COVID-19: An Opportunity for Virtual and Augmented Reality to Shine

Will technology industry conferences and travel practices be permanently reshaped, or will they ultimately revert to the volume and velocity of the tried and tired from the BC age (Before Coronavirus)? With many tech vendor events now transitioning from physical to virtual conferences, this has to be the use case VR has been looking for.

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Market Insight

IoT and AI Aid Critical Event Management to Battle COVID-19, but Deployment could Raise Privacy Concerns

How can these technologies contribute to response, both globally and locally – and what privacy concerns could they raise, both now and in the months to follow?

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Report Excerpt

2020 Trends in the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things market is maturing from early enthusiasm to specific use cases with tangible benefits. With this maturity has come deeper understanding of which venues are best for specific tasks and workloads, which sensors provide the most benefits, and more approachable development tools for IoT deployments.

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Internet of Things
Market Insight

The Great Crew Change: A Demographic Time Bomb Driving Adoption of Industrial IoT, AR and AI

The great crew change is a common term used across the industrial sector to describe the ongoing retirement of a large body of experienced workers in factories and construction, although it started with the oil & gas and mining industries.

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