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If you’re someone who still thinks the Internet of Things (IoT) is tomorrow’s technology, it’s time for a wake-up call. It’s already here and making a big impact on business.

如果您仍然认为物联网(IoT)是明天的技术，那么现在是时候进行唤醒了。它已经在这里，并且对业务产生了重大影响。

For those that are still confused by the term, the Internet of Things is simply technology that uses the internet to send and receive data. And it’s all around us; we can monitor our health via a watch, keep track of gas and electric using a smart meter, turn on our central heating using a phone, and set the Nespresso machine to make us a coffee. The list goes on.

对于那些仍被术语混淆的人来说，物联网仅仅是使用互联网发送和接收数据的技术。它就在我们周围；我们可以通过手表监测健康状况，使用智能仪表跟踪燃气和电力，使用电话打开中央供暖系统，并设置Nespresso咖啡机为我们煮咖啡。清单继续。

In the business world too, the Internet of Things is being used by many companies. Rolls Royce constantly monitors its aircraft engines’ performance whilst in flight, UPS monitors mileage, speed and engine health of its fleet, Disney World uses a Magic Band to monitor which attractions people visit when at the theme park. The National Trust even used IoT technology to keep track of its cows.

同样在商业世界中，许多公司也在使用物联网。劳斯莱斯在飞行中会不断监控飞机引擎的性能，UPS会监控机队的里程，速度和引擎健康状况，迪斯尼世界使用魔术乐队来监控人们在主题公园时会参观哪些景点。国家信托基金甚至使用物联网技术来跟踪其母牛。

As you can see, the Internet of Things can bring big benefits for both businesses and their consumers and as more and more businesses take up its use, it’s the ones who don’t who are being left behind.

如您所见，物联网可以为企业及其消费者带来巨大利益，而且随着越来越多的企业开始使用它，正是那些没有被抛在后面的人。

So, if you have not thought about it before, here are nine ways the Internet of Things can affect your business.

因此，如果您之前从未考虑过，那么以下九种方法可以影响物联网。

好处 (The Benefits)

收集宝贵的数据 ( Collecting precious data)

One of the main ways businesses use the Internet of Things is collect data about their products. By having a detailed understanding of how different customers use your products, it makes it much easier to analyse how you can make your products more useful for them in the future. For example, an IoT-enabled training shoe could lead to soles which help athletes run faster on different surfaces or prevent joggers getting knee injuries.

企业使用物联网的主要方式之一是收集有关其产品的数据。通过详细了解不同客户如何使用您的产品，可以更轻松地分析您将来如何使您的产品对他们更有用。例如，启用IoT的训练鞋可能会导致鞋底变形，从而帮助运动员在不同表面上更快地跑步或防止慢跑者受伤。

与客户沟通 ( Communication with customers)

Three-quarters of consumers believe good customer service is vital when choosing a company. As IoT technology can gather vast amounts of information and present it in a consumer-friendly way, it is possible to provide customers with helpful data above and beyond the normal expectations of customer service. For example, a swimming app could analyse which types of stroke have the most positive effects on health and can let other swimmers know how to improve their fitness. Similarly, if manufacturers of products could monitor how frequently individual parts lasted, they could detect when customers would need a replacement and then remind them to order a new one.

四分之三的消费者认为，在选择公司时，良好的客户服务至关重要。由于物联网技术可以收集大量信息并以对消费者友好的方式呈现，因此有可能向客户提供超出客户服务正常期望范围之外的有用数据。例如，游泳应用程序可以分析哪种类型的中风对健康产生最积极的影响，并且可以让其他游泳者知道如何提高自己的身体素质。同样，如果产品制造商可以监控单个零件的使用频率，他们可以检测到客户何时需要更换，然后提醒他们订购新零件。

更清晰的业务库存控制 ( Clearer business inventory controls)

Using IoT devices can give businesses a much clearer and up to the minute understanding of stock and of their use of resources. The IoT makes it much easier to keep track of where things are, what’s been sold or used, what’s been damaged, etc. Analysis of this data can improve efficiencies, ensure stock and resources do not run out and help keep finances in check by preventing over ordering.

使用物联网设备可以使企业更清晰，最新地了解库存及其资源使用情况。物联网使跟踪事物的位置，出售或使用的物品，损坏的物品等变得更加容易。对这些数据的分析可以提高效率，确保库存和资源不会用完，并通过防止发生故障来保持财务状况过度订购。

By using smart technology to share this information, it can also aid businesses to improve productivity, reduce errors prevent unnecessary damage.

通过使用智能技术共享此信息，它还可以帮助企业提高生产力，减少错误并防止不必要的损害。

减少环境影响 ( Reduce environmental impact)

IoT devices that monitor how you use energy can have a big impact in helping your company become more environmentally friendly. There are numerous ways this can be achieved, such as finding better routes for transport, monitoring room usage so that lighting and air-conditioning are shut down when a room is empty, and analysing the use of perishable resources to reduce waste.

监控您如何使用能源的物联网设备可以在帮助您的公司变得更加环保方面产生重大影响。有许多方法可以实现，例如找到更好的运输路线，监视房间的使用情况，以便在房间空着时关闭照明和空调，并分析易腐烂的资源以减少浪费。

The other benefit, of course, is that by being greener, there is usually a reduction in overheads that benefits your company financially.

当然，另一个好处是，通过绿色环保，通常可以减少间接费用，从而使公司在财务上受益。

增强安全性 ( Improved safety and security)

Many of the current CCTV and access control products now available are IoT-enabled and bring with them lots of safety and security advantages. As a business owner, it is possible to view what is going at in your premises from anywhere in the world. CCTV systems are now so sophisticated they can spot and track suspicious behaviour and report it directly to security companies or the police.

现在可用的许多当前CCTV和访问控制产品都支持IoT，并带来许多安全性和安全性优势。作为企业所有者，可以从世界任何地方查看您的场所中正在发生的事情。闭路电视系统现在是如此复杂，它们可以发现和跟踪可疑行为，并将其直接报告给安全公司或警察。

Access control devices not only control who can enter the building or restricted areas but can be used to monitor where people are, book rooms and resources, keep tabs on attendance and punctuality, prevent overcrowding and, in emergency situations, can be used to direct people to the safest route out of the building.

门禁设备不仅可以控制谁可以进入建筑物或禁区，还可以用于监视人员，书房和资源的位置，密切注意出勤和守时，防止人满为患，并且在紧急情况下可以用来指导人员离开建筑物的最安全路线。

挑战 (The Challenges )

更新新的物联网技术 ( Updating to the new IoT technology)

If you are going to embrace the benefits that the IoT has to offer, then you will also need to invest in both IoT-enabled devices and the software that is needed to gather and analyse the data you are collecting. Depending on what you want to achieve and the technology required this could be a significant capital investment – but one with an even more significant RoI.

如果您要享受物联网必须提供的好处，那么您还需要投资于支持物联网的设备以及用于收集和分析所收集数据的软件。根据您要实现的目标和所需的技术，这可能是一笔巨大的资本投资，但投资回报率却更高。

However, technological developments move at a pace; microchips with built-in sensors and wireless connectivity are getting cheaper all the time. Indeed, many products now already come IoT-enabled. According to Gartner Inc., there will be 6.4 billion IoT devices online by the end of this year. That’s a 30% increase on 2015. By 2020, the estimate is for 20.8 billion.

但是，技术的发展却步调一致。内置传感器和无线连接的微型芯片一直都在便宜。实际上，许多产品现在已经支持物联网。根据Gartner Inc.的数据，到今年年底，将有64亿个IoT设备在线。与2015年相比增长了30％。到2020年，这一数字预计将达到208亿美元。

适应物联网的未来 ( Adapting to the IoT future)

Enabling your employees to use IoT technology is vital if you are going to make it work for your business so it is important that you also invest in training staff to use the devices and how to adapt to the new business practices and procedures that the IoT will inevitably bring.

如果要使员工能够使用IoT技术，那么使员工能够使用它对于您的业务至关重要，因此，重要的是您还投资培训员工以使用设备以及如何适应IoT将要采用的新业务实践和程序不可避免地带来。

在线安全挑战 ( Challenges in online security)

One of the downsides of moving to an environment that relies on the Internet of Things is that the devices can be susceptible to hacking. We’ve already seen instances reported on the news about drones which can be taken over mid-flight and the potential for IoT-enabled pacemakers to be turned off. In addition, malware can be installed on a great many IoT devices to render them useless or to carry out malicious activities. Even a child’s toy that stores data can be used to send spam.

转向依赖物联网的环境的缺点之一是设备可能容易受到黑客攻击。我们已经看到有关无人机的新闻报道了一些实例，这些无人机可以在飞行途中被接管，并且关闭具有物联网功能的起搏器的潜力。此外，恶意软件可以安装在许多IoT设备上，从而使其无法使用或进行恶意活动。即使是存储数据的儿童玩具也可以用来发送垃圾邮件。

For businesses that use these devices, it is important that you employ the most robust security measures to safeguard your system and protect any consumers whose data you collect and use.

对于使用这些设备的企业，重要的是您采用最可靠的安全措施来保护您的系统并保护您收集和使用其数据的所有使用者。

更改托管 ( Changes to your hosting)

If you begin to use IoT-enabled devices then the chances are that you will be starting to use what is known as Big Data – the collection and analyses of very large amounts of data. In order to do this, you will obviously need greater storage capacity for that data; the ability to scale up when demand is high; increased processing power to analyse the data; better performance to deal with the speed at which data is collected; unlimited bandwidth in order to constantly collect your data; and in addition, high availability to ensure your IoT devices do not go offline.

如果您开始使用支持IoT的设备，那么您将有可能开始使用所谓的大数据-收集和分析大量数据。为此，您显然需要更大的数据存储容量；在需求很高时进行扩展的能力；增强了分析数据的处理能力；更好的性能来处理收集数据的速度；无限带宽，以便不断收集您的数据；此外，高可用性可确保您的IoT设备不会脱机。

Whilst this can be achieved by creating your own data centre, the capital expenditure is likely to be significant. By far the most cost-efficient and quickest way to enable your business to cope with the increased demands of using IoT devices is by opting for a cloud hosting solution. This can provide you with all the hardware and computing resources you require without the need for capital expenditure. It will also provide you with a fully managed, high availability service and the ability to scale up on a pay per usage basis when needed.

尽管可以通过创建自己的数据中心来实现，但资本支出可能会很大。迄今为止，使您的企业能够应对使用物联网设备的日益增长的需求的最经济高效的方法是选择云托管解决方案。这可以为您提供所需的所有硬件和计算资源，而无需资本支出。它还将为您提供全面管理的高可用性服务，并在需要时按使用量付费扩展规模。

结论 (Conclusion)

The Internet of Things is already making an impact on the way businesses operate and this will increase rapidly as more and more everyday objects and devices become internet enabled. From reading this article, you should now be aware of how businesses can benefit from collecting data from IoT devices and should also understand the challenges that come with them.

物联网已经对企业的运营方式产生了影响，随着越来越多的日常物品和设备启用互联网功能，物联网将Swift增加。通过阅读本文，您现在应该了解企业如何从IoT设备收集数据中受益，并且还应该了解它们所带来的挑战。

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如果您正在考虑在企业中使用IoT设备，并且需要检查您的计算能力，请查看我们的云托管软件包。