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All Hail the Next Big Job: the Chief IoT Officer

posted by CoolHand on Saturday May 09 2015, @11:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the weekend-special-dept dept.

AnonTechie writes:

In the near future, you may hear about the appointment of a Chief Internet of Things (IoT) Officer. Before you roll your eyes and chortle at the thought of another chief-of-something, consider the problem.

First, companies are beginning to make and implement smart, connected, data-producing products. That can be anything—automobiles, assembly line robots, washing machines and even coffee makers. This data can be used in predictive analytics to avoid product failures, as well as to schedule maintenance around when a product actually needs it. These products, mechanical and electronic, will likely get ongoing software updates.

Second, connected products are now part of a broader system. Or as Michael Porter, a Harvard economist, pointed out at this week's ThingWorx conference, you aren't just selling a tractor, you are selling a tractor that is becoming part of a smart farm, a system. Things have to be able to work together.

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2919702/it-careers/all-hail-the-next-big-job-the-chief-iot-officer.html

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @01:44AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @01:44AM (#180933)

    I was just over at Slashdot and people are panicking about tech jobs being offshored. The suggestion of being a plumber (or electrician, welder) keeps coming up.

    Geez. I thought the IT job market in America was booming (not being sarcastic here). Employers are hiring like mad in the big tech cities, although I could believe that out in, say, Indiana there may be slim pickings on the employment front.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @02:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @02:23AM (#180944)

    I believe HR departments are advertising jobs like mad. I don't believe employers are hiring. The booming job market is a scam to keep HR busy.