The Internet of Things (IoT) is a hot buzzword right now. It simply states that we take physical devices and connect them to the Internet. As with many buzz words, this is not really new: This has been done for decades. But in the past, this was typically about industrial niche applications. Now IoT is moving into the consumer space. A few years ago, there was quite a bit of snickering, when people discussed the “need” to connect toasters and coffee makers to the Internet. But now the car is the hottest “Thing” to be connected to the Internet. Due to the high value and all the possibilities, this gave IoT a huge push.
But what does this mean for requirements engineering? We already discussed some disruptive trends recently. Also there are many trends that are not related to IoT (e.g. work agile, in short iterations, etc.). But here we talk about the influence of IoT specifically.
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