Development distributor Newark has published new research on the Internet of Things (IoT) which shows strong adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within IoT devices, alongside insights on key markets, enablers and concerns for design engineers working in IoT.
According to Newark, AIoT is the major emerging trend from the survey. Research showed that 49% of respondents already use AI in their IoT applications, with Machine Learning (ML) the most used technology at 28% followed by cloud-based AI at 19%. Still, 51% of engineers are hesitant to adopt AI due to being new to the technology or because they require specialized expertise in how to implement AI in IoT applications.
Other results from Newark’s second Global IoT Survey show that security continues to be the biggest concern designers consider in IoT implementation even with 40% citing security as their biggest concern in 2018. This has reduced to 35% in 2019. Ownership of collected data was found to be important, with 70% of respondents preferring to own the data collected by an edge device as opposed to it being owned by the IoT solution provider.
The survey also shows that although 46% of engineers still prefer to design a complete edge-to-cloud and security solution themselves. Respondents that would consider third party devices in 2019 increased by 12% compared to 2018.
The survey was conducted between September and December 2019 with 2,015 respondents participating from 67 countries in Europe, North America and APAC. Responses were 59% engineers working on IoT solutions with the remainder filled by buyers of components related to IoT solutions, hobbyists and makers.
