| |November 20178By Vinod Eswaraprasad, Chief Architect- Platform Software & Software Services, Product Engineering Services, Wipro Technologieshe smart-connected devices today open up numerous new services, product use cases, and even new business models that are changing the way we work.International research firm Gartner, has estimated that by 2020, there will be around 25 billion smart devices transmitting data to us, to the cloud and to each other. The delightful possibilities that smart connectivity is creating today are as follows:· Value-added services to do work better, faster and smarter. With ubiquitous connectivity, companies can gain access to radically new insights and significantly enhance user productivity.· Taking customer personalisation & loyalty to a whole new level using insights generated from product usage, buying patterns and customer preferences.· Pro-active machine management by predicting issues long before they actually occur, facilitates continuous machine up-time and accurate spare-part management· Data as a service - gather, share and exchange data with eco-system players and end-consumers to build new revenue streams· Integrated services in collaboration with eco-system players to provide consumers with a truly smart, connected experience.An important aspect of this connected ecosystem is connectivity to cloud. Cloud has become synonymous with internet and the connected world. By leveraging TCloud Connected Devices - Enabling the Digital ExperienceWith over 15 years of experience in system architecture, design, and developing software modules for fault tolerant, scalable systems, using open and proprietary architectures, Eswaraprasad is currently designated with Wipro Technologies as Chief Architect- Platform Software & Software Services and Product Engineering Services. In his current role, Eswaraprasad is focused on building advanced software platforms for cloud connected devices, and product to service innovations for product vendors.it, business technology leaders can optimize assets, differentiate products and services, and transform customer relationships. This in turn has created a wide array of unique possibilities for device manufacturers. With the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT), there is an increased need to address new business cases for improving customer experience.Device to cloud connectivity enables digital transformation endowing global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with the power of cloud computing. Interestingly, this creates a definite prospect for cloud engineering service providers to cater to device manufacturer's needs, thus helping shape their digital journey.Today cloud engineering service providers are creating a cloud framework for building smart solutions around cloud connected devices. They are aiding product vendors to adopt cloud computing in order to build innovative and connected features as a service.Across industries, there lies IN MY OPINION
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