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Introduction to the Cloud Of Things

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The tech world has witnessed many trends. Trends come and go! But few stand straight in the moon light all the time. Cloud computing and Internet of Things (IOT) both are such dominating and impactful inventions. Technology doesn’t have boundaries, to reap the full potential of these two marvelous things in one shot, COT, cloud of things took birth. In this article, let’s see what cloud of things all is about. 

What is Cloud of Things (COT)? 

In simple, cloud of things (COT) is a combination of cloud computing and Internet of things (IOT) 

COT = Cloud Computing + Internet of Things (IOT) 

Cloud of Things is used to connect, manage and monitor IOT devices in the cloud environment. The data obtained from multiple IOT devices can be stored and analyzed in the cloud so one can effectively use the generated data in the possible ways. 

 For instance, consider smart city project. 1000’s of sensors would be connected, and tremendous amount of data will be collected. With COT, everything is stored under one roof, and it allows us to access the gathered data whenever needed. 

COT has emerged as a new business model. It helps businesses to develop smart applications and stands with them in their automation processes. Many industries like healthcare, manufacturing and logistics have started to adopt COT. 

How Does Cloud of Things work? 

Let’s look at the general layout of a cloud of things.  The above image represents a very generic layout. Here, the cloud environment is integrated with IOT devices, (sensors, actuators or some other smart devices) application protocols with multiple layers. The communication can be done by virtual servers via preferrable method. 

The Most common services provided by COT are 

  • Database as a Service,  
  • Big Data Analytics as a Service,  
  • Identity and Policy Management as a Service,  
  • Data as a Service,  
  • Video Monitoring as a Service,  
  • Sensor as a Service. 

Based upon the type of service, IOT devices, application protocols, storage management, communication portal are designed.  

Also read: What is Azure Confidential Computing ?

Popular Use cases of Cloud of things 

The most common use cases of cloud of things are listed below 

  • Smart city 
  • Smart Home 
  • Smart surveillance 
  • Smart energy and smart grid. 
  • Smart mobility 
  • Smart logistics. 
  • Health monitoring 
  • Environmental Monitoring 

Top COT service providers  

Cloud of things is such an advanced technology. Top players in cloud computing are providing COT services in the best possible ways.  

  • Google Cloud 
  • AWS 
  • Azure 
  • Salesforce 
  • Cisco 
  • IBM 
  • SENSEi 

Limitations with COT  

Cloud of things is considered as a powerful, revolutionary combination. Yet, like a side of coin, it does have some limitations with data security, heterogeneity and physical threats. With time, it may or may not be rectified. In the future, cloud experts will craft a definite solution to these limitations and take it to the next dimension. 

Conclusion 

Cloud of Things will do some superior things in the real-world. As of now, this tech doesn’t have an expiry date. Yet, as per the law of survival, it needs to skill-up its efficiency and overcome its limitations to gain mass adoption.  

How we are? 

Continuum Innovations, we are the cloud managed service providers offers A to Z cloud solutions across diverse industries. With our proficient skill set and experience we offer unique and customized solutions to our clients.  

Clients are always our top priority; we constantly upgrade ourselves with the last trends and technologies to bring innovations in the cloud sector. 

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