50 years ago Star Trek had talking computers and self-diagnosing systems. That seemed outlandish and farfetched in 1967, but its a reality today. Many things that men and women dreamed of are now created by forward thinking companies with the aid of the Internet.
Oil refineries are capitalizing on functionality from the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). IIoT is the interconnection via the Internet of technologies and computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data. The systems and sensors can monitor, collect, exchange, analyze, and instantly act on information to intelligently change their behavior or their environment — all without human intervention.
