This introductory chapter provides an overview of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), its impact on businesses, and the various components that make up the IIoT technology stack. It will introduce several key concepts relevant to this domain that are required in order to go deeper in these areas later in this book.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
- The impact of The IoT on businesses
- An overview of four layers of the IoT technology stack
- Emerging IoT business models