As more and more connected products hit the shelves and ultimately move into people’s homes and workplaces, so the scale and dynamism of the data they are collecting becomes truly extraordinary. Gartner’s frequently-cited prediction that, by next year, 26 billion connected devices will be in place across the world, gives a sense of just how much information could be tapped into. From the amount of exercise undertaken by individuals to the rates of energy usage across an entire electricity grid; from the location-related logistics of a fleet of taxis to the performance of machinery on a factory floor, the IoT means information above all else.
What is my company worth? It’s a question all entrepreneurs and business leaders have asked themselves at one time or another – often, it’s a constant presence in their back of their minds.