准备好亚洲，IoT刚刚认真

快速环顾四周告诉我们，IoT已经对我们的生活产生了重要差异。连接智能电表无线跟踪我们的国内能源使用，而智能手表和智能汽车在更广泛的物联网运动中发挥着小而有影响力的作用。让我们也不会忘记连接的家庭技术，包括安全传感器，连接灯泡和智能烤架。

With innovations like augmented reality (AR) goggles, voice-controlled assistants, and racing drones thrilling the senses, we are once again asking: When will the Internet of Things (IoT) really hit big?

Thanks to Aruba's recent studyThe Internet of Things: Today and Tomorrow,I'm glad to say we can finally put a date to it. We asked 3,100 executives from 20 countries about IoT, of which 1,150 respondents from Asia Pacific. The research found a diverse range of ideas and attitudes, but it also told us that 2019 would be IoT's breakthrough year. In fact, 86 percent of Asian organizations plan to start using IoT technologies by 2019—so put a note in your diary.

What are the other takeaways from the study? Here are the good, the bad, and the ugly:

• IOT.is over-delivering -Yes, you heard that right. Our survey discovered an expectations dividend—where real-world benefits gained from IoT are exceeding original expectations in all areas. In other words, believe the hype! How many times can we say that about a new technology?

• Return on investments is looking very good -超过五分之四的亚洲公司利用物联网报告的报告显示业务效率的增加，而IOT部署的平均投资回报率为33％。这一点是如何投资IOT的不足。

• People claim to know what IoT means -但是说实话，只有少数真的做。在亚太地区调查的大规模97％认为他们具有真实的定义，但没有共识。继续阅读，我们将在一瞬间回到这一点。

• 物联网有一些障碍清除- While IoT has proven its value, barriers to unleash its true potential still exist. The cost of implementation (53%), the cost of maintenance (52%), and integration of legacy technologies (47%) are cited as top challenges facing Asian organizations. But there is hope: technologies are already available to cut both infrastructure costs and smoother integration process.

• IOT.brings incredible opportunities but also credible threats -Alarmingly, 88 percent of organizations in Asia-Pacific have experienced an IoT-related security breach. As IoT continues to grow, we need to take steps to protect our network and devices. Without complete visibility into IoT, organizations are leaving themselves wide open to attacks.

How does Asia compare with the rest of the world?

Arguably, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) have a more conservative approach toward IoT today. The EMEA region shows a 50 percent uptake of IoT technology, compared with 60 percent in Asia Pacific and 66 percent in the Americas. This could stem from a lack of preparedness and willingness to explore IoT's benefits. Currently, 17 percent of EMEA respondents claim their IT infrastructure is not ready for IoT yet—nearly double that of the Americas. Still, 82 percent of EMEA organizations plan to adopt IoT technologies by 2019. There is still a little way to go for them to tap the full potential of IoT.

物联网已经发表了标志

This year's Mobile World Congress and IoT Asia are the perfect platforms to see IoT's successes come to life. This includes Ford's ten-million-selling in-car SYNC system, featuring an automated emergency services link in the event of a crash, and the flood of healthcare applications such as Boston Children's Hospital's revolutionary use of smartphones to help detect and fight respiratory disease.

This means business

Talking about IoT's achievements brings us neatly to what IoT means. You'll remember from our survey that a single, coherent definition of IoT has so far eluded companies across the world, so who better to give the final word than Kevin Ashton. A renowned tech pioneer, Ashton coined the phrase 'Internet of Things' back in 1999. Little did he know how his new phrase would be used—widely!

In his new eBook 'Making Sense of IoT', commissioned by Aruba, Ashton offers this as a definition:

“事情互联网是什么？它没有将日常物体连接到互联网上的烤面包店和冰箱。像这样的产品存在，但很难看到为什么......是什么定义了物联网是数据捕获......”事情的互联网“意味着什么通过开放，ad-hoc连接，自由共享数据并允许意外应用程序，以互联网的方式连接到互联网并以互联网的方式行事。“

简而言之，IoT现在是严肃的东西。只是不要打电话给你的32个功能，自我清洁烤面包机。