Manufacturing
Today, 90% of all data is created and processed inside traditional centralized data centers or clouds. However, according to Gartner, by 2025, 75% of information will be processed at the Edge and through a network of real-time physical items, including machines and appliances, all interconnected through sensors, actuators, and other networking technologies; each exchanging and communicating information with other physical devices and systems transforming today's manufacturing environments into complete mechanical ecosystems.
Increasing profitability through IoT Connectivity
According to Markets and Markets research, the global Internet of Things (IoT) in manufacturing market size is expected to grow from $33.2 billion in 2020 to $53.8 billion by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.1%.
The major factors driving the growth of the IoT in manufacturing are the need for industrial automation to control costs, the rising demand for centralized monitoring and predictive maintenance of assets, the increasing number of intelligently connected sensors has provided a growing need for reliable, secure, high-speed network connectivity and application development.
This is driving the profitability and efficiency of production lines while also extending the economic life cycle of the item produced by continuing to manage and update through wireless connectivity long after it has left the plant.


IoT Security in Manufacturing
A recent study commissioned to research how Manufacturing organizations respond to the new cybersecurity risks associated with leveraging IoT data in their digital ecosystems and found that 73% of those surveyed found that half of their IoT devices are unmanaged and without security authentication. Gartner Group lists IoT detection and response as one of their top 5 security concerns in manufacturing for 2021 and recommends that organizations sure up these weak points within their network, given the increase of industrial espionage.