In this chapter, we provided guidance on some of the emerging trends and future technologies that could impact Industrial Internet projects that you are considering today. You should have gained a better understanding of the potential impact of maturing IIoT frameworks and applications, how devices and networks are evolving, new HMIs that will be used in monitoring and controlling devices, the roles of artificial intelligence and deep learning, how blockchain technology might be used to improve security, and the potential power and usefulness of quantum computing. We also hope that our brief discussion about the impacts on society leaves you with some food for thought.
Many of these advancements will help drive adoption of next-generation IIoT solutions. Integration will become seamless among devices running applications. The devices will become more intelligent in ever...
