March 201919 DRIVING APAC IOT ADOPTION IN2019The increasing complexity of today's business landscape has resulted in the explosive popularity of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, which have allowed enterprises to capture data from every aspect of their business and operations. Successful enterprises of the future will rely on real-time data and insights into that data to run their businesses efficiently with a competitive edge. Businesses have derived great value from emerging IoT strategies ­ serving as vehicles to fuel critical operations and drive efficiency. By 2020, there will be more than 20 billion devices connected to the IoT, according to research consultancy Gartner. Additionally, within that projection, they estimate more than 8 billion of those connected devices will be within the enterprise space ­ up from about 3 billion in 2017. Zebra Technologies' recently released second annual "Intelligent Enterprise Index" ­ which measures companies on their ability to connect the physical and digital worlds to drive innovation through real-time guidance, data-powered environments and collaborative mobile workflows ­ saw the number of companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region rated as being truly "intelligent" spike from 2 percent last year to 22 percent this year. This has shown that businesses in the APAC region are quickly realizing the value of IoT solutions and investing accordingly.As we move into 2019, we are seeing two distinct business trends which are helping businesses realize true value from IoT solutions, and are helping to propel adoption in the region ever forward: the use of data-driven insights at the edge ­ the front-line of businesses ­ as well as the use of advanced analytics.BY RYAN GOH, VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, ASIA PACIFIC, ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIESBUSINESS TRENDSCXO NSIGHTS
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