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The Internet of (Secure) Things – Embedding Security in the IoT

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You can opt-in to smart metering so that a utility can load balance energy distribution. That data is integrated with the building control system and room schedules to optimize energy consumption. Pacemakers can report statistics on your heart to doctors and hospitals. weather reports).

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Managing What Matters In the Cloud: The Apps » Data Center.

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The latter can be open-source software such as OpenStack, CloudStack or commercial products such as Citrix CloudPlatform or VMware Cloud Director (VCD). The user level elements that are managed within such an IaaS cloud are virtual servers, cloud storage and shared resources such as load balancers and firewalls.