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By
Ruolin Yang September 02, 2013
The Internet of Everything is predicted
to generate more than $14 trillion in value (net profit for companies)
over the coming decade. So what are the strategies that companies should
be adopting in order to capitalise on this industrial trend?
The Internet of Everything (IoE), which can be
defined as the networked connection of people, process, data and
things, is predicted to be worth $14.4 trillion in net profit to
businesses over the coming decade to 2022. This is one of the findings
of the latest
‘white paper’ commissioned
and published by networking equipment manufacturing specialist Cisco.
The report is based on a survey carried among 7,500 private sector
business and IT decision-makers in twelve countries worldwide. At the
moment there are several transition technologies in place paving the way
towards the IoE, such as the Internet of Things, Cloud Computing and
Big Data. However it is nevertheless essential that company management
keep their eye on the overall benefits that this trend may potentially
have on their firms. Cisco has identified five key areas where applying
IoE effectively will create substantial value over the next ten years.
5 key areas for change, 2 opportunities to grasp
Firstly, says the Cisco report, the IoE will enable companies
to reduce their selling, general and administrative expenses and the
cost of goods sold, by improving business process execution and
optimising capital efficiency. Secondly, it will help eliminate waste in
the supply chain. Furthermore it will drive improvements in employee
productivity and also enable brands to offer their consumers new
experiences. Last but not least, the IoE will help increase the return
on investment in innovation and crucially reduce time to market for new
products. In parallel, the study stresses that there are two ways for
companies to realise value from the IoE: by “connecting the
unconnected”; and by wresting market share from other firms that are
less able to transform and capitalise on the IoE market transition.
Status of the IoE market worldwide
The results of the study suggest that companies in developed
markets are currently realising the greatest share of IoE value, with
Germany in first place among the countries studied, followed by Japan.
This can be explained by the fact that many companies in developed
countries have already invested heavily in IT and have extensive
experience implementing the types of technology – such as industrial
automation, sensors and analytics – that create the foundation for the
IoE. Nevertheless emerging countries appear confident in their ability
to realise value from the IoE. On a scale of 1 to 10, executives from
the emerging-market companies polled came out with an average score of
7.8 on this question, in contrast to a 6.7 optimism score for executives
from developed-market firms. By way of conclusion, Cisco points out
that while technology infrastructure and tools are essential, it will be
the effective application of the technology to people and processes
that will make the difference in terms of business success.
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