IIoT: The Light at the End of the “Dark Data” Tunnel?

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a network of connected devices that can monitor, collect, exchange, analyze, and deliver valuable insights. Industrial companies are adopting IIoT to drive operational efficiency, predict failures, and innovate across ecosystems. However, the power of data in transforming industries is hindered by structural, commercial, and technical barriers. The 1% problem, scale, and shelf life of data pose challenges for transactional and decision analytics systems. Companies are investing in new systems that can generate, capture, store, retrieve, process massive data sets from disparate sources, and turn data into operational insight. These systems require a datastore that can scale infinitely, perform in milliseconds, and be cost-effective.