In the era of Internet of things and cloud computing, consumers are creators

In this word will be called the era of cloud, a variety of vendors Iaas,paas,saas services dazzling. What does cloud computing mean for ordinary people? People's Daily contact equipment is the bank ATM machine, film ticket machine, public transport card machine and so on, all belong to the category of embedded equipment. and are the front-end devices that collect relevant information not the first touch of cloud computing for ordinary people? For the future of embedded devices, who is driving the development of embedded devices in the cloud?

November 10 Microsoft released its embedded product Blueprint to further explain the smart system. Mention of this intelligent system, you have to say the internet of things.

The concept of "Internet of Things" has become a milestone event in the development of embedded market. Imagine a world in which the world has different specialized equipment and a network of people sharing data, a network of specialized devices and global networks called the Internet of Things. These instruments are various, can be an ATM, there can be a sensor, and the world such a number of devices in billion.

According to IDC research data showed that 2011 the "smart" equipment shipments of more than 1.8 billion units, revenue has exceeded 1 trillion U.S. dollars. In addition, market shipments are expected to double to nearly 4 billion by 2015, and revenues will exceed $2 trillion.

Embedded Future: Intelligent system

Microsoft Embedded Division Project management director Ben Smith believes that the evolution process of intelligent systems can be divided into three phases: first, each special equipment has its own operating system, collecting all kinds of data; the second is to put information, data extraction on the server; the third is to extract more information on other devices than the server. Through the analysis of information, enterprises have better insight to help enterprises formulate strategies.

In Ben Smith's view, the intelligent system is not a new thing, the foundation of the intelligent system of the various technologies and equipment already exist, such as now can be achieved through a terminal equipment to withdraw money, payment, the purchase of movie tickets and other functions. Smart systems must include the following attributes: Identity, security, connectivity, management, analysis, and user experience.

This year's new Ben Smith, a star in the department, has worked for the Microsoft XBOX360 Project, and his team has launched the Kinect product. With the help of the Kinect product creative smart devices can be a breakthrough to change people's daily life many things.

Microsoft Kinect Effect

There's no need to say much about Kinect. Search for relevant applications on the Internet, the answer is very diverse. There is no doubt that Kinect has been incredibly successful as a consumer electronics product. It has given the best response in recent years to questioning Microsoft's lack of innovation capability.

Business Value Magazine says the Kinect will lead the third human-computer interaction revolution, not only because of its new way of doing things, but also because of the creative spirit behind it. And the 1983 launch of the Mouse and 2007 launched the iphone for the first two human-computer interaction revolution coordinates point.

Importantly, the Kinect was branded with a deep Microsoft imprint.

The data is "money."

How does the data turn into money? Ben Smith believes that first of all, the operation of the embedded device itself, operating system performance and user experience data, second, from these devices to collect, store, process data, through the cable network, wireless network, mobile phone network and other mobile devices to connect, and the backend server connection.

Finally, the value of the link: in the background to use the data  to analyze, through the system to improve the user experience to improve. To promote and provide more business value.

End-to-end and cloud Computing

Over the past two years, "End-to-end" and cloud computing has become a hot word, from IBM, HP, Oracle, Dell, Cisco and so on, all major IT vendors are speaking. To this end, manufacturers are also carrying out a variety of mergers and acquisitions, to complement their own product line. For us in the eyes of the traditional software giant Microsoft, Microsoft's vision of the embedded future is also "end-to-end" interconnection.

Ben Smith broke into three pieces when he talked about Microsoft's embedded development strategy. Extend an ever-newer Windows system to a dedicated device, a smart device that uses innovation to drive Windows Embedded, drive machine to machine data transfer, and all the time to the corporate back-office, together with OEMs and independent software developers, and enterprise development departments to tailor all kinds of equipment to the enterprise. Through this ecological environment to achieve win-lose.

Here cloud computing is a huge driver of smart device End-to-end strategy, and SQL Azure and SQL Server provide businesses with the business intelligence they need.

Integrate windows and cloud computing capabilities into intelligent systems

Compared to other competitors, Microsoft offers embedded operating systems such as Windows Embedded Enterprise, Windows Embedded Standard, and Windows Embedded Compact. As with our common Windows7 Home Edition, Advanced Home Edition, and flagship version, Microsoft not only offers a set of operating systems but provides a highly interconnected ecosystem.

Ben Smith says Microsoft is developing solutions for embedded devices and data analysis, leveraging pervasive internet and cloud computing power to create smart systems: close integration with the back-end infrastructure will work closely with Windows Azure, To ensure that customers can seamlessly integrate cloud computing into their smart systems.

In addition, visual Studio, which rides on devices and cloud environments, allows developers to create a distributed application that seamlessly connects to intelligent systems. Windows Embedded will support all the latest Microsoft tools and frameworks so that developers have a unified, trusted platform that is supported from the device to the cloud.

Summary

Today, the supremacy of the user experience is almost the mantra of companies. And the various intelligent devices around us just like the gush of the tide, affect our life. Consumer feedback on the use of products is the best potential innovation for developers in the world of IoT and cloud computing ... To really feel the Kinect, use it like a doctor to help patients with their clinics, and use them to dress up in a virtual store like a shopaholic; run like an athlete. You will contribute your own strength to creating new smart devices.

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)