Gartner: Internet of Things Has Reached Hype Peak

Brandon Butler writes In the annual battle of the buzzwords, the Internet of Things has won. Each year the research firm Gartner puts out a Hype Cycle of emerging technologies, a sort of report card for various trends and buzzwords. This year, IoT tops the list. On another note, somewhat surprising is that Gartner says the "cloud computing" is not just hype anymore, but becoming a mainstream technology.

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Why did they pick such a bad buzzword?

[Cozminsky]

The internet of things sounds so stupid. In the spirit of stupid marketing phrases that mean nothing like "the cloud" wouldn't it be cooler to call it "the swarm"?

Re:Why did they pick such a bad buzzword?

[Anonymous Coward]

My shoes are things. So is my belt, and my wallet. The canvas that makes up my wallet? That's a thing, too.

The tyres on my cars?

Things.

The spider I just found on the wall in my bathroom? That's a thing.

Toothbrushes are things. Shoelaces, glasses, batteries, guitar picks, and highlighters. Those are all things, too.

The buckle on my watch strap, the standard sized potentiometers, and that male 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to male 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, those are all things, too.

Governments? Those are a thing.

It could as easily (and more accurately) be called "Internet of Appliances" or "Internet of a Marketer's Wet Dream." Hell, "Internet of the NSA's greatest opportunity yet."

So don't go getting all preachy and so anal you could make a diamond with every butt clench, because you just make a dick of yourself.

Gartner cynic here - enlighten me

[bradley13]

Do Gartner reports actually have any use? I mean, they put a nice graphic to their "hype cycle", but this is surely stuff that any technical type over the age of 25 understands?

You can purchase their report on the Internet of Things for the low, low price of $1995. If it's like most Gartner reports that I have seen, it will contain nice references to certain companies - my suspicion is that these companies have recently given Gartner fat consulting contracts. If you watch the same report evolve year-to-year, recommended companies change randomly - from a technical perspective - so one presumes that the deciding factors are politics and/or money.

Anyone want to argue against my cynicism? Are Gartner reports actually useful to some people?

Re:Gartner cynic here - enlighten me

[sirlark]

PHB's love them, they feel like they've learned something important because PRETTY PICTURES.

Gartner cynic here - enlighten me

[Darinbob]

Gartner is useless. However you can pay them money and they'll increase your company's rating and this will fool people who trust Gartner's opinions.

why buzzwords are bad

[globaljustin]

"internet of things" is a redundant concept...same as "the cloud"

it's all just "the internet"

the fact that you hook up your bike tire to a sensor so you get an email when your air is low isn't a new "thing" that should be given a "name"

it's just a further application of an existing technology...

big brother and his capitalist cousin want "the internet of things" to control our behavior..."the cloud" is a way to get you to put all your data with one "carrier" be it google, apple, or another...they want to have as much of your behavior on their system as possible

so there's a component of dishonesty..."the cloud" and "the internet of things" were phrases chosen to obscure and confuse meaning not communicate it

No one asked the most important question!

[pslytely psycho]

Is it immersive?

(another word that desperately needs to die.)