Drowning in Data: Understanding and Improving Data Management for the IoT

Data is at the heart of the internet of things (IoT) – whether being generated, transmitted, or analyzed – to enable businesses to operate more effectively. A data-centric approach is critical to IoT stack optimization, which ensures that the most critical business needs are addressed up front, in a resource-efficient manner. This report examines the seven most important areas of IoT data management – data creation, data security, data transmission, data cleanliness, data analytics, data storage, and data sharing – to identify the key problems and innovations in each area, and identify which area to prioritize.