Additional findings from the survey include the following:
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Telecom service providers, high-tech, manufacturing, and construction
industries emerged as top verticals actively deploying IoT solutions.
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There will be a rise in demand for newer networking elements that can
address the needs of IoT traffic behavior.
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WiFi (News - Alert) and Bluetooth low energy (BLE) are top contenders as preferred
IoT connectivity mechanisms. However, long-range, wide-area networks
(LoRaWAN) and narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) are equally poised to give a
tough fight to WiFi and BLE vendors.
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Data analytics, correlation, and pattern recognition capabilities at
point-of-data creation proves to be a key decision factor in vendor
evaluation.
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There will be a significant shift towards edge server deployments as
well as broader adoption of public cloud-based services for IoT.
"The survey revealed that IoT will have significant impact on end users'
decisions and strategies related to IT infrastructure across all three
major technology domains: networking, software, and storage," said Natalya
Yezhkova, research director, Storage.
"Increase in budgets, broader adoption of public cloud, and open source
solutions are the most anticipated results of IoT initiatives."
The IDC report, IoT
IT Infrastructure Survey, provides a comprehensive view of
end-user needs and priorities for IoT infrastructure as it pertains to
networking, connectivity, server, and storage. This survey reached more
than 500 enterprises (mid-market to enterprise) across 15 industry
verticals.
About IDC
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events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer
technology markets. With more than 1,100 analysts worldwide, IDC offers
global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry
opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. IDC's analysis and
insight helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment
community to make fact-based technology decisions and to achieve their
key business objectives. Founded in 1964, IDC is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of IDG,
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