From Internet of Things towards cloud of things

Abstract

Since the late 1980s the world is working towards connectivity and convergence. In the last three decades, the convergence of information resources has happened. However to achieve a true convergence the information assets have to be shared, used and executed fruitfully by the various gadgets which we use in our daily lives. Internet of Things is a concept which leverages on the power of networks to create ubiquitous sensor-actuator networks. With the advent of the cloud technologies, the concept of IOTs can be integrated with even the basic elements having limited computing power. This paper aims to evaluate the possibilities offered by integrating the two concepts of IOTs and Cloud Computing.