IDG Contributor Network: IoT platform wars: The battle for the 4th enterprise platform

Internet of Things (IoT) platforms are set to be an important component of the next decade of innovation in the enterprise. Just like the previous generation of platforms focused on connecting systems and people, IoT platforms are starting to power solutions that connect smart devices, enterprise systems, and people. From that perspective, IoT is raising a new set of challenges across the traditional enterprise spectrum in areas such as security, analytics, data storage, messaging, and many othe