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Gartner: Internet of Things Has Reached Hype Peak

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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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  1. Why did they pick such a bad buzzword? by Cozminsky · · Score: 5, Funny

    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"?

  2. Gartner cynic here - enlighten me by bradley13 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    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?

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    1. Re:Gartner cynic here - enlighten me by sirlark · · Score: 4, Informative

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

  3. Gartner cynic here - enlighten me by Darinbob · · Score: 4, Informative

    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.