IBM Announces Internet Of Things Cloud Services

IBM has announced its approach to marketing of services in the cloud for Bluemix Internet of Things (IoT) with the Internet of Things IBM service of the Foundation on the basis of its Smarter Planet initiative. The company says that its Internet-Service-Things IBM Foundation enables a developer to extend quickly and easily on Internet-connected device, such as a sensor or controller in the cloud and create a device application to collect data and send knowledge to real-time business promoter.

IBM promotes its cloud services as standard Bluemix to build open cloud platform manage and execute all applications for Web,Mobile,Big Data and Smart devices.Big Blue says its Internet service offers fast access to the Foundation's activities and provides valuable insights into the data IO device from billions of Internet-connected sensors and controllers.

The firm cited IDC estimates that there are already nine billion IoT devices in the world, and that there will be as many as 28 billion IoT devices by 2020.IBM foresees that by providing IoT devices connectivity in cloud services,equipment and asset manufacturers can use IoT to provide remote service and monitoring to residential and commercial customers, oil and gas companies can remotely monitor and provide predictive maintenance to critical equipment,and logistics companies can track and monitor the condition of goods in transit, as just some of the industrial,consumer services and financial applications of IoT-enabled systems.

Think of the IoT Foundation as an extremely fast on-ramp to the cloud for the millions of intelligent IoT devices that are now being shipped,and the billions already internet connected,said IBM Internet of Things VP John R.Thompson.IBM said it plans to enlist partners for its IoT efforts, which it expects will include ARM,B&B Electronics, Elecsys, Intel,Multi-Tech Systems and Texas Instruments.Along with these partners,it plans to develop a set of certified instructions,or recipes" for connecting IoT devices,sensors and gateways.IBM Bluemix cloud services are already available for developers worldwide,and the IBM Internet of Things Foundation will be available from 21 October. you will need an IBM account to participate, of course.