If you believe the premise of the Internet of Things—that data and devices will continue to become smarter—then you must believe data stored locally on your product, at your fingertips, will continue to drive business innovation beyond mere compliance mandates.
Tego Inc.’s CEO Timothy Butler highlights the role of data in a company’s supply chain. In healthcare companies localized data is the foundation for their manufacturing, and it will be augmented by more data about the product’s distribution, condition, and directions for use, re-use, and upkeep. In other words, devices will ship with a pedigree and become embedded with a digital record of their entire life history. That local information will be the benefit made available for all stakeholders.
