Caution in adopting Internet-of-Things (IoT)

The Internet of Things puts computing technology in nontraditional devices — that is, things other than desktops, tablets and smartphones. A network interface allows these devices to communicate over private networks and the Internet. Think: My refrigerator knows we’re out of milk so it contacts the store to order another gallon.

You may think this futuristic vision is a long way from practical application in your business. But the technology industry is betting differently — and pushing hard to make it appealing to your business. The industry analyst Gartner expects the Internet of Things — shorthanded as IoT — to grow from just under a billion devices reported in 2009 to 26 billion by 2020. The giant network technology company Cisco is even more bullish, estimating 50 billion by 2020.

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