Now Playing: The Industrial Internet of Things

According to industry experts like Peter Zornio, the chief strategic officer for Emerson Process Management, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is nothing new. Businesses big and (relatively) small have turned to sensors and automated procedures linked to the Web for more than a quarter of a century now in order to determine how to optimize their processes, and now the technology has stretched outside the factory floor and into mainstream conversation with the advent of smart homes, connected cars and wearable technology like the new Apple Watch. read more