“Sensing-as-a-Service” — New IoT Cloud Service is in Town

Original article published — “Sensing-as-a-Service” — New IoT Cloud Service is in Town” at IoT World.

As we moved our sensor data to the IOT Cloud, we can manipulate the data for useful applications. But many people are sceptical about storing their data in the Cloud. Before we go further in arguing on the topic of privacy, let’s take a look at the four main categories of sensor data ownership:

Personal and Households — These are all personal items, such as mobile phones, wrist watches, spectacles, laptops, soft drinks, food items and household items, such as televisions, cameras, microwaves, washing machines, etc
Private — Business organisation, has the right to take the decision whether to publish the sensors attached to those items to the cloud or not.
Public — Infrastructure such as bridges, roads, parks, etc. All the sensors deployed by the government will be published in the cloud depending on government policies.
Commercial Sensor Data Providers — Business entities who use and manage sensors by themselves by keeping ownership. They earn by publishing the sensors and sensor data they own through sensor publishers.

Once we can categorise the ownership of the data, we will be able to use them to become “IOT-as-a-Service” or “sensing-as-a-service” (check the concept in the Slideshare here) meaning that we can provide a free or chargeable service to any person who wishes to view or manipulate the data

The benefits of “IOT-as-a-Service” are as follows:

Harnessing the creativity of application developers
Built-in cloud computing — “Pay-per-Use.”
Participatory sensing — Rapid deployment via “crowd-sensing” method
Sharing and reusing — “free and paid.”
Reduction of data acquisition cost — “sustainable business model
Collect data previously unavailable — “Assist the scientific community or survey activities.”

It’s also possible to combine different multiple sensor data sources and create many innovative applications such as combining between parking sensor data and public transport data, between environmental data and flood detection data, between river quality data and fertility of soil data. An IOT service provider can provide such services and thus, it will certainly open up many opportunities to generate new ways of monitoring and managing our valuable assets. You might want to continue the M2M and IOT Communication LinkedIn Group discussion that I have posted here — “Are there any IOT Cloud Service Providers?” and “What do you think about the idea of “Sensing-as-a-Service”?”

[Article originally published at LinkedIn — “Six (6) Benefits of IOT-as-a-Service“]

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About the Author

Dr. Mazlan is the co-founder and CEO of FAVORIOT Sdn Bhd. He is ranked among Top 20 Global Thought Leaders on the Internet of Things (February 2019) by Thinkers360, Top 50 Most Impactful Smart Cities Leaders by World CSR Congress 2017, ranked Top 10 in IoT Top 100 Influencers by Postscapes 2017 & 2018, ranked №20th Thought Leader in IOT by 2014 Onalytics Report — “The Internet of Things — Top 100 Thought Leaders” and UTM Alumni Industry Personality 2016. He is currently one of Global Vision Board Member (2017). Before Favoriot, he spent 2.5 years as CEO of REDtone IOT and 8 years in MIMOS Berhad as Senior Director Wireless Communications Cluster. He also spent 13 years in CELCOM (mobile operator), handling many senior management positions. Prior to Celcom, he spent 10 years as an Assoc. Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is currently the Adjunct Professor at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) and Universiti Malaysia (UniMY). He was also the Adjunct Professor for UTM from 2008 to 2013 and UTHM (2004–2005, 2013–2016). Dr.Mazlan is a frequent speaker at many major & established IOT, Smart Cities and telco conferences locally and globally. He sits in Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) for several local universities. He graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia with a BEE (1984), University of Essex (UK) with MSc. in Telematics (1986) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia with a Ph.D. in Telecommunications (1993). He also received an Honorary Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from UTHM (2017).

You can reach him on LinkedIn or Twitter. Check all his presentation slides HERE.

You can download Dr. Mazlan’s photo from HERE.