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and responses back to the smart devices. Finally, on top of the above infrastructure, there may
be standardized or custom dashboard, management or operational consoles, or standard APIs
for integration with other applications. It provides the required operational as well as business
insight to the sensor data.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is set to transform our everyday life, touching upon a wide vari-
ety of areas like healthcare, weather predictions, public utility services and defence initiatives.
Theconcept of Internet of Things, where electronic equipments transmit data into the cloud over
the internet, revolutionizes intelligent device control and its possibilities are endless.
10.3.3 IoT in Action
Let us now look at some of the most revolutionary developments in this area in recent times.
• Google has a big focus on driverless cars. At the same time, Google acquired Nest,
amanufacturer of smart thermostats.
FIGURE 10.3 IoT architecture
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Feedback and automated decisions
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