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    Businesses Are Getting Ready for the IoT, Survey Finds

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    Jeff Burt
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    May 9, 2016
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      1Businesses Are Getting Ready for the IoT, Survey Finds

      1 - Businesses Are Getting Ready for the IoT, Survey Finds

      A growing number of business professionals understand the IoT and are taking steps to incorporate it into their companies, a QuinStreet Enterprise survey found.

      2Getting a Handle on a Big, Broad Issue

      2 - Getting a Handle on a Big, Broad Issue

      Three-quarters (75 percent) of survey respondents said they understand IoT and its applicability to their businesses well or very well.

      3IoT Will Be Felt Inside the Business

      3 - IoT Will Be Felt Inside the Business

      Almost half—49 percent—see the Internet of things as being important or critical to the growth and success of their businesses.

      4Getting Ready for the Onslaught

      4 - Getting Ready for the Onslaught

      Six in 10 large organizations already have IoT programs in place or have plans to adopt IoT within the next two years.

      5There is a Lot of Motivation Behind the Initiatives

      5 - There is a Lot of Motivation Behind the Initiatives

      Issues around innovation, revenue and competition are the primary drivers of early adopters embracing IoT.

      6Customers, Employees Are the Focus of IoT Efforts

      6 - Customers, Employees Are the Focus of IoT Efforts

      According to the survey respondents, the top business goal of adopting IoT technologies is to improve the customer experience. Other top goals include operational and cost efficiencies, improved tracking and analytics, and enhanced employee productivity.

      7Challenges to IoT Adoption

      7 - Challenges to IoT Adoption

      The top challenges include—not surprisingly—security concerns, other priorities within the company and concerns over costs.

      8The Business Side Often Is Driving the Bus

      8 - The Business Side Often Is Driving the Bus

      Among early adoption organizations, 43 percent of respondents said that business leaders are the primary drivers of company IoT initiatives.

      9IT Plays an Important Role as Well

      9 - IT Plays an Important Role as Well

      Among 57 percent of early adopters, IT is viewed as the “leader” or a “collaborator” with other groups in getting IoT initiatives going.

      10In-House Development Will Be Important

      10 - In-House Development Will Be Important

      Four in 10 companies are planning to develop most of the components for their IoT initiatives themselves rather than go outside for the help.

      11Going to the Internet for Information

      11 - Going to the Internet for Information

      Sixty percent of respondents said tech content sites are the most important sources of information when creating an IoT initiative.

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