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© 2013 IBM Corporation
UKI Industry Solutions
Internet of ThingsFacilitated discussion
Jamie Caffrey
@jambo13
© 2013 IBM Corporation
The Internet of Things (IoT)
• It’s estimated that there are 9 billion devices connected to the internet today, and there will be between 20 - 50 billion devices will be connected by 2020 (Cisco, Ericsson)
• 4 billion terabytes of data will be generated this year alone (SAP, Harris Interactive)
• The shipment of PCs, tablets and mobile phones should total 2.4 billion units this year (Gartner)
• The business impact of connected devices could be worth $4.5 Trillion (GSMA)
© 2013 IBM Corporation
Automation and Control - South Bend, Indiana, USA
• A town with a population of 130,000 with 600 miles of sewers handling 48 million gallons of waste water.
• Being regularly fined $600k per year by the EPA for over 30 ‘Combined Sewer Overflows’
• Installed 117 sensors from emnet.net, receiving flow data every 5 minutes.
• Implemented predictive flow analytics from IBM and Notre Dame University.
• Resulted in only 1 or 2 CSOs per year now.
• Avoided over $100M in infrastructure investments by utilising existing sewer system more effectively.