By David Davies – Sometimes a technological revolution can begin and it’s only when it has achieved significant traction that it enters the landscape of the mainstream media.

Such has been the case with the internet of things (IoT), which is already a global phenomenon and is expanding rapidly; for instance, research company Gartner recently predicted that 25 billion connected devices will be in use by 2021.

Whether it be in the home or a professional environment such as broadcast, the benefits of a fully connected ecosystem can be divided into primary groups: control and data/information. Read On: