Last
Thursday over 200 people came together for MassTLC’s
first program on the Internet of Things. With a keynote discussion given by
Peter Coffee, VP for Strategic Research at Salesforce.com
and follow up Q&A moderated by Christopher Rezendes at INEX Advisors, attendees were given a
glimpse into what IoT REALLY means and the abundance of opportunities that
exist. You can see Peter’s presentation here.
take-away was that IoT is all about creating new value, not necessarily new
products. Companies must recognize in
the end they are selling profitability and their products are just the vehicle
to obtain that.
projection of 50 billion connected devices by 2020, the winners in the IoT
space will be those that provide the best experience for the customer. People
expect more from services than they have in the past and they respond much
quicker to displeasure. Thus, creating a
true need for faster response time from the provider. Or even still, acting
ahead of the customer and ensuring a seamless experience.
it all begin? There is a need re-think many things, first how we network. Today
we focus on where we are going and what do we have? This needs to shift to
where we were?; when?; and how long will it be useful?
need to enable negotiation, not just transactions. Devices must be connected to
people and their behaviors, not just other devices. This creates a need for
people to trust software, to have the ability to only interact with the thing
they want to interact with and not worry about how or why it works.
The program concluded with our attendees
participating in an exercise to map out the region’s IoT industry, adding their
companies to the four main buckets we identified: Sensor Technologies, Software, Platforms, Networks & Connections. Check out the map here and
make sure to email Sara at sara@masstlc.org
if you want to add your company name.
