“Improving safety is key driver for IoT implementation” urges Wi-SUN Alliance report
A new report by Wi-SUN Alliance shows that half of those organisations investing in IoT initiatives already have a fully-implemented strategy in place, while more than a third (36%) boast a partially implemented strategy. Companies are most advanced in the oil and gas industry, with 75% having a fully-implemented strategy, followed by technology (59%) and energy and utilities (57%).
A survey of 350 IT decision-makers in the UK, the US, Sweden and Denmark examining attitudes to the IoT (including the drivers, barriers, challenges and benefits), the research highlights the growing number of smart utilities, smart cities and broader IoT projects currently in progress.
While respondents report that enabling IoT is the second most important IT priority for the next 12 months just behind improving security, almost all (90%) of those with an IoT plan at various stages of implementation have struggled to enable this, with over a third (36%) stating they find it ‘Very difficult’ or ‘Extremely difficult’.