The Industrial Internet of Things is about connected machines - right?
That's what most people think about right away. Some who have started paying attention will know that it also involves embedded computing and communications, networking, a technology platform, cybersecurity, analytics, software applications, and remote monitoring.

But those who are in the know realize that the IIoT represents more than a collection of technologies or the latest playground for the company's geeks. The Industrial Internet of Things, also called Industrie 4.0 and other names, has the potential to transform nearly everything that touches production operations, including engineering, sales, supply chain, service, workers, and products. Yes, it is a collection of technologies - but in the end, it's how those technologies change the business processes that matters. Across the industrial spectrum, companies are currently inventing a host of ways that connected operations (with connected machines, products, engineering, etc.) can have a transformational impact on industrial companies and ecosystems.