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Study: Software Developers Starting to Write For Internet of Things
A recent study found 40 percent of 1,400 software developers worldwide are writing applications for devices connected to the Internet of Things, or plan to work on such applications within the next six months.
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About 40 percent of 1,400 software developers worldwide are writing applications for Internet of Things (IoT)-connected devices or intend to do so within the next six months, according to an Evans Data study.
The study found the Asia-Pacific region leading the trend, with 20 percent of its developers currently working on IoT projects and another 30 percent expecting to begin initiatives shortly. Only 16 percent of developers in North America currently are involved with IoT projects, according to the study.
"The needed technologies are now converging with cloud, big data, embedded stems, real-time event processing, even cognitive computing combining to change the face of the technological landscape we live in, and developers are leading the way," says Evans CEO Janel Garvin.
The study also found that 31 percent of developers associate the IoT with cloud computing, followed by real-time event processing at 26 percent, big data at 17 percent, and machine-to-machine at 15 percent.
Major corporations increasingly are focusing on the IoT through partnerships such as the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and the AllSeen Alliance. The IIC consists of about 60 companies and organizations aiming to collaborate with one another, academia, and government to tackle issues related to the IoT.
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