Based on a global survey of 800 CIOs, this report examines the challenges organizations face as they begin to explore and deploy Internet of Things (IoT) use-cases and web-scale applications.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is exploding across every industry, everywhere, starting a new chapter in digital transformation. As new use-cases for IoT continue to emerge, the digital experiences they enable will become increasingly critical to business success, connecting all aspects of human society. Enterprises are eagerly exploring IoT to find new revenue opportunities, drive product and service differentiation and establish new, disruptive business models. However, IoT also introduces exponential complexity to the IT environment. If this complexity isn’t tamed, it has the potential to catastrophically impact software experiences.