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The Powerful Convergence of IoT and Cloud Computing

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Florian “Flo” Liebert, founder of Mesosphere, Inc., is an entrepreneur who has more than 20 years of experience working in the software industry. Florian Liebert’s notable projects including scaling up the platforms of industry leaders Twitter and Airbnb. Both of these companies depend increasingly on cloud computing technologies for their success.

Cloud computing technologies have made daily life more convenient in many ways--particularly when they are combined with Internet of Things (IoT) applications: Amazon Cloud and Alexa voice command technologies, for instance, allow users to issue verbal commands to IoT devices, increasing the speed and convenience of information and service delivery. The combination of connected IoT hardware with cloud computing applications, which centralize and process data remotely, has made it possible for companies like Amazon to deliver intelligent consumer services at scale--and for consumers to enjoy the conveniences that these services offer, in the comfort of their own homes.

The benefits that can result from the convergence of IoT and cloud technologies are significant. Businesses, in general, stand to gain from greater returns on investments that leverage data gathered through hybrid IoT/cloud services. The healthcare sector in particular has the potential to transform hypothesis-driven information into data-driven research--as connected devices that are linked to cloud computing systems allow for faster diagnostics and more convenient information storage.