Kumhlaba oguqukayo wetekhnoloji, i-Intanethi yeZinto (IoT) iye yavela njengamandla okuguqula, ukuhlengahlengisa indlela esisebenzisana ngayo nendawo esingqongileyo kunye nomnye. Ukusuka kumakhaya akrelekrele ukuya kwimizi-mveliso ezenzekelayo, ukusuka kukhathalelo lwempilo ukuya ekubekweni iliso kokusingqongileyo, izicelo ze-IoT ziye zangena phantse kuwo onke amacandelo, zibonelela ngamanqanaba angazange abonwe ngaphambili okusebenziseka lula, ukusebenza kakuhle, kunye nokusungula izinto ezintsha. Eli nqaku liphonononga usetyenziso oluneenkalo ezininzi ze-IoT, liqaqambisa indima yalo ebalulekileyo kubomi banamhlanje.
Enye yezona zibonakaliso ezibonakalayo ze-IoT kumakhaya ahlakaniphile, apho izinto zemihla ngemihla zixhunyiwe kwi-intanethi, evumela ukulawula okude kunye nokuzenzekelayo. Iithermostats ezihlakaniphile zilungelelanisa amaqondo obushushu ngokusekwe kwindawo yokuhlala kunye noqikelelo lwemozulu, ukonga amandla kunye nokuphucula intuthuzelo. Iinkqubo zokukhanyisa ezihlakaniphile zinokucwangciswa ukuba zivule kwaye zicime ngamaxesha athile okanye zilawulwe ngemiyalelo yelizwi, zongeza umaleko wokhuseleko kunye nokulula. Izixhobo zombane ezifana neefriji kunye noomatshini bokuhlamba ngoku zinokulumkisa abasebenzisi malunga neemfuno zolungiso okanye ziodole iigrosari xa ziphela.
Kwicandelo lezempilo, izicelo ze-IoT ziguqula ukhathalelo lwezigulane kunye nemisebenzi yeklinikhi. Izixhobo ezinxitywayo zibeka iliso kwiimpawu ezibalulekileyo, amanqanaba omsebenzi, kunye neepatheni zokulala, ukuhambisa idatha kubaboneleli bezempilo ukwenzela uhlalutyo lwexesha lokwenyani kunye nokungenelela. Ukujongwa kwezigulane kwindawo ekude kuvumela oogqirha ukuba balandelele impilo yezigulane ngaphandle kwesidingo sokutyelelwa rhoqo esibhedlele, ukwenza ukuba ukhathalelo lwezempilo lufikeleleke kwaye lusebenze. Izibhedlele ezihlakaniphile zisebenzisa i-IoT sensors ukulawula i-inventory, ukwandisa ukusetyenziswa kwezixhobo, kunye nokuphucula ukhuseleko lwesigulane ngokulandelela indawo yabasebenzi bezonyango kunye ne-asethi.
Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-IoT kumashishini kuye kwakhokelela ekudalweni kwe-Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), eyenza iinkqubo zokuvelisa ngokusebenzisa ulwazi oluqhutywa yidatha. Iinzwa kunye nee-actuator ezifakwe kumatshini zinokuqikelela iimfuno zokugcinwa, ukunciphisa ixesha lokuphumla kunye neendleko. Ukujongwa kwangexesha lokwenyani kweemeko zemo engqongileyo kuqinisekisa ukuthotyelwa kwemigaqo yokhuseleko kwaye konyusa ukhuseleko lwabasebenzi. I-IIoT ikwaququzelela ulawulo lwesixokelelwano sobonelelo, ivumela ukuhanjiswa kwangexesha kunye nokunciphisa inkcitho.
I-IoT idlala indima ebalulekileyo kulondolozo lwendalo esingqongileyo ngokubonelela ngedatha yexesha lokwenyani kwiiparamitha ezahlukeneyo ze-ikholoji. Izinzwa ezihlakaniphile ezifakwe emahlathini, elwandle, nasezixekweni zihlola umgangatho womoya, ungcoliseko lwamanzi, kunye neentshukumo zezilwanyana zasendle. Le datha inceda abaphandi kunye nabenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo ukuba benze izigqibo ezinolwazi malunga nemigudu yokulondoloza kunye nezicwangciso zokunciphisa utshintsho lwemozulu. Ulimo oluhlakaniphileyo lusebenzisa i-IoT ukwandisa ukusetyenziswa kobutyebi, njengamanzi kunye nezichumisi, ukukhuthaza iindlela zokulima ezizinzileyo.
Ingqikelelo yezixeko ezikrelekrele ikhulisa i-IoT ukuphucula ubomi basezidolophini. Iinkqubo ezikrelekrele zolawulo lwezithuthi zinciphisa ingxinano kunye nongcoliseko ngokwandisa ukuhamba kwezithuthi. Iigridi ezihlakaniphile zilawula ukuhanjiswa kombane ngokufanelekileyo ngakumbi, ukunciphisa inkcitho kunye nokudibanisa imithombo yamandla ahlaziyekayo. Iinkqubo zokulawula inkunkuma ezisebenzisa izinzwa zokubona amanqanaba okuzaliswa kwimigqomo zithintela ukuphuphuma kunye nokwandisa iindlela zokuqokelela. Ukhuseleko loluntu luphuculwe ngokucupha ngobuchule kunye neenkqubo zokusabela kwintlekele.
Ukuqukumbela, izicelo ze-IoT ziye zaba yinxalenye yobomi bethu bemihla ngemihla, ukuqhuba inkqubela phambili kumacandelo amaninzi kunye nokuphucula umgangatho wobomi bubonke. Njengoko itekhnoloji iqhubeka nokuvela, amandla okuba i-IoT iguqule iindawo ezininzi kakhulu, ithembisa ikamva apho unxibelelwano kunye nobukrelekrele bumiliselwe kwisiseko soluntu. Nangona kunjalo, olu tshintsho lwedijithali lukwazisa imingeni enxulumene nobumfihlo, ukhuseleko, kunye nokuqwalaselwa kweenqobo zokuziphatha, ekufuneka ziqwalaselwe ukuqinisekisa ukuba izibonelelo ze-IoT zifezekiswa ngokufanelekileyo nangokulinganayo.