Bringing automation to real life: the Internet of Things

What's the last time you saw a robust new appliance without an internet connection? Cars, clocks, and home appliances are now multimedia devices. On the street, we find it in banking, farming, and health care: every single thing is smart, interconnected, and online. 

Want it or not, the Internet of Things is a substantial part of our lives now. 

BUT. This undeniable fact doesn't deny that what people want to use is the thing, not the internet that comes with it.

Data alone cannot do your laundry or your dishes. Coding will never drive you anywhere. Artificial intelligence will never enjoy your music or your atmospheric lights. Even the smartest home needs to be a home, first and foremost.

Then we can all agree that the thing comes first, while the internet on it is just a convenience… a convenience so fragile that it can become the weakest link of a home or a business! 

The gap between the abstract and the real is not that easy to cross. The well-known bridges will not get you there, as you'll need both clever automation with the help of AI, and pure human ingenuity. 

So what can a team of software developers, testers, and managers do when this software is, figuratively speaking, made flesh metal and inserted at the very centre of an indispensable device? When the Internet of Things is in the very centre of everybody's home? 

What unique challenges are they going to find? Is your company ready for them?

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