For us networking specialists, the work sequence of the typical project goes something like this: assess the current environment, determine how the network is to be used and what for, map it out, procure products, and execute the solution. Most of the time, this is the process broken down in the simplest of terms. After all, the majority of Compugen customers are corporate offices and retail or industrial operations – most of the good brands we work with would fall somewhere within that spectrum.

New devices and smart systems that employ sensors and controllers are being developed at an exponential rate. The speed at which IoT is advancing is causing substantial risk in terms of security and data breaches.

In the first installment of our Internet of Things primer, we looked at the definition of IoT and the path it’s taken from its humble beginnings to its current state. In this blog, we’ll delve into the enterprise side of things and explore what IoT is allowing businesses to achieve as well as Compugen’s current work with this exciting technology.

The Internet of Things (IoT) can be characterized by the billions of, historically unintelligent physical devices, that are now connected to data networks via the Internet. These devices are made intelligent by embedding sensors and compute that communicate real-time data without human intervention. They communicate with themselves, IoT applications, and platforms – and enable business outcomes via the intelligence generated through data analytics.