sensor analytics
Sensor data analytics are the next frontier of information technology. With experts predicting that the volume of sensor data will vastly surpass data from social media over the next decade, enterprises are eager to find out how sensor data analytics can help drive business performance in the years to come. It is the statistical analysis of data that is created by wired or wireless sensors. A primary goal of sensor analytics is to detect anomalies. The insight that is gained by examining deviations from an established point of reference can have many uses, including predicting and proactively preventing equipment failure in a manufacturing plant, alerting a nurse in an electronic intensive care unit (eICU) when a patient's blood pressure drops, or allowing a data center administrator to make data-driven decisions about heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC). Because sensors are often always on, it can be challenging to collect, store and interpret the tr...