INTERNET OF THINGS 
Internet of Things Prompts IT to Borrow Start up Strategy
Swetha Sushma Pappala
Wilmington University
Internet of Things Prompts IT to Borrow Start-up Strategy The Internet of Things, the Connected World, the Smart Planet… All these terms demonstrate that the quantity of smart devices joined with, imparting through, and building connections on the Internet has surpassed the quantity of people utilizing the Internet. Whirlpool, being a huge company, now builds its Internet of Things for appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and other household machines by burrowing new start up strategies. The company teamed up all its employees to work collaboratively under on physical space. The purpose of the Internet of things is to integrate more technology into its appliances so as to interact with its new build up IT systems and the customer’s technology and to extend its business through these new services. To support this new business strategy, Whirlpool is building an ecosystem of applications through which appliances connect to other systems, where IT plays a pivotal role. (Pratt, 2014) The promise of the Internet of Things – the connection of machines to the Internet via sensors is prompting Whirlpool to integrate more technology into its washers, refrigerators and other household appliances so they can interact with the company 's IT systems and the customer 's in-home technology. So that type of smart devices is very easy to maintain and bring the possibility to sell new services to consumers and suppliers. For instance, a machine can alert Whirlpool and its owner to needed maintenance and order required parts. According to Whirlpool CIO Mike Heim, IT assumes a vital part to help this new business segment, by building an ecosystem of applications through which machines interface with some other systems.
Mind Map- Internet of Things
IT brings critical skills to Internet of Things which includes knowledge of enterprise
Swetha Sushma Pappala
Wilmington University
Internet of Things Prompts IT to Borrow Start-up Strategy The Internet of Things, the Connected World, the Smart Planet… All these terms demonstrate that the quantity of smart devices joined with, imparting through, and building connections on the Internet has surpassed the quantity of people utilizing the Internet. Whirlpool, being a huge company, now builds its Internet of Things for appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and other household machines by burrowing new start up strategies. The company teamed up all its employees to work collaboratively under on physical space. The purpose of the Internet of things is to integrate more technology into its appliances so as to interact with its new build up IT systems and the customer’s technology and to extend its business through these new services. To support this new business strategy, Whirlpool is building an ecosystem of applications through which appliances connect to other systems, where IT plays a pivotal role. (Pratt, 2014) The promise of the Internet of Things – the connection of machines to the Internet via sensors is prompting Whirlpool to integrate more technology into its washers, refrigerators and other household appliances so they can interact with the company 's IT systems and the customer 's in-home technology. So that type of smart devices is very easy to maintain and bring the possibility to sell new services to consumers and suppliers. For instance, a machine can alert Whirlpool and its owner to needed maintenance and order required parts. According to Whirlpool CIO Mike Heim, IT assumes a vital part to help this new business segment, by building an ecosystem of applications through which machines interface with some other systems.
Mind Map- Internet of Things
IT brings critical skills to Internet of Things which includes knowledge of enterprise
References: Pratt, M. (2014, September 26). Internet of Things Prompts IT to Borrow Start-up Strategy. CIO MAGAZINE. Retrieved from http://www.cio.com/article/2686834/internet/internet-of-things-prompts-it-to-borrow-startup-strategy.html.