IOT New Buzz in Web Development

Through this Blog we will discuss about a new upcoming trend – Internet of Things. Internet of Thing also called ‘IoT’ in short is a new trend in the electronic – IT industry. Its main focus is to create a major change in the way apps are created, implemented and used. It has come a long way from the minimal push notifications in an application to enterprise level of applications.

What is Internet of Things?

The concept of IoT is that it is a collection of physical objects and specialized sensors connected to the internet in such a way that it is capable of communicating with computer systems. The IoT market is vast right now and is becoming bigger day by day. The Internet of Things is the next big thing and Node.js will play a key role in ensuring that companies are ready and able to fully leverage it.

Node.js has very low resource requirement, a feature that developers are already leveraging in data-intensive IoT scenarios. From wearables to M2M, Node.js sets itself up as an appropriate pairing for IoT. The bottom line is that developers building data-intensive, real-time IoT applications often find Node.js a natural fit.
Apart from Node.js there is another piece of technology poised to take sidekick status: MongoDB. This NoSQL database by 10gen has one of the best marketing teams behind it. There is a good chance that you have a MongoDB mug or know of someone who does.
It has already infiltrated the enterprise and is often the default choice for most people looking for a NoSQL database. There are free alternatives but the paid support makes MongoDB an often picked choice by lot of companies.
Listed here are some of the best practices to keep in mind when planning an API-first architecture for the IoT with Node.js:

• Write as many tiny apps as possible: Instead of putting a lot of logic into a single process, its better to separate different functionalities into smaller independent components that talk to each other via APIs.
• Build in fine-grained scalability and failover: By writing as many tiny API-First apps as possible, you can independently scale out each functional component and gracefully failover when one instance goes down or crashes.
• Focus on producing a clean, extensible design: An API-based design makes state explicit so that it can be easily passed from one component to another.

The best part of Internet of Things is that the sensors, networking chips and other technology/platform required for connecting to the internet, devices ranging from small bulbs to smart-watches to enterprise applications have all become inexpensive.
The sensors send and receive data through the physical characteristics – temperature, pressure, light level, velocity etc. This information will be collected and connected to the internet through automation.
The final product of the software system intelligently manages the things and the network that they use, systematizes and stores the huge amount of data they generate, process and present it to the user in a useful way as a final output.

• The scope of Internet of Things application is:
• Automotive, transportation and logistics
• Smart energy and security
• Industrial automation and enterprise
• Consumer and other M2M
• Digital home

One of the most popular companies offering Internet of Things is Particle.io. Particle.io is a prototype-to-production platform for developing Internet of Things, with various degrees of completeness, so that enterprises can concentrate on building the applications that access data supplied by things. You could find many applications that are available online as IoT.

One of the challenges of IoT is to create a centralized network for entire functioning of the things. There are various researches going on to get a best solution to integrate all smart devices to one device. As you see, IoT has witnessed major transformations in last couple of years and as per surveys, it will continue to evolve itself. So opportunities could definitely emerge quickly.

Conclusion

In order to effectively exploit the IoT—both as a consumer and as a producer—organizations must consider the products and processes that will enable them to be nimble and to build robust, secure solutions. Node.js is one tool that business and technology leaders can leverage to make sure they are leading, and not following, the IoT wave. Node and Mongo work extremely well together and will be at the forefront of The Internet of Things movement for the future.