C-IoT Cloud-Based Services and C-IoT User Device Diversity

This chapter addresses the emerging new wave of new devices and technologies such as wearable/mobile and cloud technology (local, public, and inter‐cloud), analytics, and social media as key building blocks of collaborative IoT distributed intelligence. The chapter provides description of cloud computing and introduces a series of innovative and collaborative services. Collaboration among applications can be done at the gateway layer or service layer. Broader picture can be formulated and greater insights can be generated for taking a better decision. The second part of this chapter focuses on IoT user diversity and introduces the need for a common platform for IoT application development and collaboration.This chapter also examines the collaborative IoT impact on our digital lives and businesses and some of the future challenges such as privacy and security.