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Internet of Things to connect
26 billion devices by 2020

At least we'll see more DC growth at the least, let alone other potential opportunities....

SAN FRANCISCO – The shift to the Internet of Things (IoT) will see the number of connected devices rise to 26 billion by 2020, with a market worth around $300 billion, according to market research firm Gartner.

Gartner forecasts that the growth will have a knock-on effect on datacentres, as corporations are tasked with collecting and managing the additional data created by billions of devices and sensors.

The IoT is based on hooking up connected devices with management systems, dealing with all the data sent between the two, including location and usage stats.

Gartner warned that one key challenge for companies would be around managing the privacy of all this data