While the vast majority (92%) agree that they need to invest in IoT technology to remain competitive, IT complexity and difficulties in proving ROI is creating challenges. Budget cuts due to the pandemic have had an impact on program execution recently.Implementing smart building initiatives using the Internet of Things (IoT) is the top IT priority for organizations worldwide over the next 12 months. But while the vast majority (92%) agree that they need to invest in IoT technology to remain competitive, IT complexity and difficulties in proving ROI are creating challenges. Budget cuts due to the pandemic have had an impact on program execution recently. Сервер с одним последовательным портомOverall, plans to roll out smart plans have grown over the past five years, according to a report by the Wi-Sun Alliance. Security and surveillance are the IoT use cases most likely to be rolled out, with 87% of respondents very likely or definitely planning to deploy the technology in the next 12-18 months, up from 77% in 2017. This is followed by distribution automation (82%, versus 74% in 2017) and advanced metering infrastructure (80%, versus 68% in 2017).While investment in IoT is as important as it was in 2017, the findings highlight a shift in key drivers of IoT initiatives, the report said. The need to gain a competitive advantage increased to 29 percent from 20 percent in 2017, but the need to reduce operating costs (27 percent versus 38 percent in 2017) and create business efficiencies (25 percent versus 42 percent in 2017) declined. This shows a shift from using IoT to improve internal processes and operations to seeing it as an opportunity to differentiate in the marketplace. There is also a growing number of people saying that IoT usage is driven by "everyone is doing or thinking about doing this".Almost half (47%) of organizations have successfully fully implemented their IoT strategy, down from 55% in 2017, likely due to a growing understanding of what a "fully implemented strategy" is and its involved content. UK respondents are also lower than those in the US (39% vs. 51%), although the UK is more likely to see IoT support as a top three IT priority over the next 12 months.Notably, COVID-19 has had an impact on project rollouts, with more than a third (37%) having to reprioritize spending and 35% cutting budgets due to lost income during the pandemic. However, there are technologies that can achieve substantial savings, such as RCA's GRIDIoT Optimal Load Shaping tool, which will help broadband operators manage their electrical loads more efficiently, and expects broadband operators to save "20% or even More"For IoT adopters, the biggest shift when considering smart city solutions is the importance of industry-wide open standards for IoT deployment. In the report, 86% of respondents rated it as very important or absolutely critical, up from 78% five years ago, while 84% of respondents (79% in 2017) considered smart utility solutions ) consider being the same. Модуль питанияOther reports also found that smart technologies will increase in the coming years as expanding technologies such as smart cities are driving the global data center power market. Another presents the findings of a new global study on industrial transformation for international business and technology leaders that looks at the intersection of digitalization and sustainable development.