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 Director, Internet of Things

Christian Renaud

As Research Director of the Internet of Things practice for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, Christian Renaud covers the ongoing virtualization and digitization of the physical world around us.

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Research Director, Applied Infrastructure & DevOps

Brian Partridge

Brian Partridge is a Research Director for the Applied Infrastructure & DevOps and Cloud Native Technologies research channels at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. As a researcher he actively contributes to the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and edge computing research agendas and has subject matter expertise in telecom systems and strategy, mobility and enterprise networking domains.

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Senior Research Analyst, Professional Technology Services, Internet of Things

Katy Ring

Dr. Katy Ring is a Senior Research Analyst for Professional Technology Services at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. In this role, she covers consultancies, system integrators and outsourcing companies applying advanced technologies to deliver IoT-centric digital transformation services.

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Senior Research Analyst, Voice of the Enterprise: Internet of Things

Rich Karpinski

Rich Karpinski is Senior Research Analyst for the Voice of the Enterprise: Internet of Things (IoT) survey and advisory offering at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. In this capacity, Rich tracks, analyzes and anticipates the pace and direction of IoT adoption, overseeing 451's quarterly survey of IoT adopters and twice-annual survey of operations technology (OT) professionals.

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Senior Research Analyst

Leika Kawasaki

As Senior Research Analyst at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, 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 Research Analyst, Internet of Things

Ian Hughes

Ian Hughes is a Senior Research Analyst for the Internet of Things practice at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He has 30 years of experience in emerging technology as a developer, architect and consultant through key technology trends.

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Research Analyst, Internet of Things

Mark Fontecchio

Mark Fontecchio is a Research Analyst for the Internet of Things practice at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He covers horizontal IoT technology, as well as focusing on the commercial transportation vertical. Previously, he was the M&A Research Manager at 451 Research, where he helped direct the firm's coverage of technology mergers and acquisitions, and its M&A KnowledgeBase.

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Research Analyst, Internet of Things

Johan Vermij

Johan Vermij is a Research Analyst for the Internet of Things practice at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He covers the smart energy vertical, including renewables, oil & gas and IoT security. Prior to joining 451 Research, he has worked as an IoT practitioner, managing innovation projects across multiple sectors including aerospace, government and finance.

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Research Analyst, Voice of the Customer

Jessica Montgomery

Jessica is a Research Analyst working across the Voice of the Customer products at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, providing insight into buying behavior and preferences for high-tech consumer products. Her areas of expertise include questionnaire design, field management and articulating crucial findings. Jessica produces quarterly Advisory reports and Spotlights for clients across IT spending, business trends, wearables, mobile phones, tablets and laptop markets.

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Senior Research Associate, Internet of Things

Jonathan Stern

Jonathan Stern is a Senior Research Associate at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, 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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Research Director, Head of Voice of the Enterprise & Voice of the Service Provider

Liam Eagle

Liam Eagle is a Research Director and Head of Voice of the Enterprise (VotE) and Voice of the Service Provider practices at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. As head of VotE, he leads the production of 451's enterprise survey research, and with Voice of the Service Provider, he leads surveys on IT decision-making within service provider organizations.

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Research Director, Market and Competitive Intelligence

Greg Zwakman

As Research Director of Market and Competitive Intelligence at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, Greg oversees the development and maintenance of the company's Market Monitor product line. The Market Monitor provides market sizing, share and growth forecasts for emerging enterprise technology markets including IoT; data, AI and analytics; information security; cloud computing; datacenters; and hosting/service providers.

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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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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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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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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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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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