▶기술의 단순함이 진정한 사물 인터넷 시대를 여는 열쇠
사물 인터넷 (Internet of Things)은 PC 인터넷, 모바일 인터넷에 이어 제3의 인터넷 물결 (Third wave of Internet)이라고 일컬어진다. 하지만 아직까지 사물인터넷은 소비자들에게는 PC나 스마트 폰 만큼 친근한 기술로 받아들여지지 않고 있는 것이 현실이다. 진정한 사물 인터넷 시대를 앞당기기 위해서 필요한 것은 무엇일까?
모바일 솔류션 업체 에어워치(AirWatch)의 앨런 대비에르 회장은 17일 (현지시간) 시카고에서 열린 IoT월드포럼의 패널 토론에서 사물 인터넷 시대의 문을 활짝 열기 위해서는 “IoT의 핵심적인 기술을 모아 사용성과 편리성을 극대화 할 수 있는 IoT계의 스티브 잡스가 필요하다,”라고 밝히며 기술의 단순함에 대해 강조했다.
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앨런 대비에르 에어워치 회장 (오른쪽)이 16일 (현지시각) 시카고에서 열린 IoT월드포럼에서 패널토론에 참여하고 있다. / 사진 김영원 |
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‘We need Steve Jobs in IoT era’
AirWatch chairman emphasizes importance of simplicity
CHICAGO -- Visionary and former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who passed away in 2011, is still missed not only by Apple enthusiasts but also by tech entrepreneurs who continue to hold his foresight and pioneering work in high regard.
Alan Dabbiere, the chairman of mobile device management solution-maker AirWatch, is one of those who is longing for such a pioneer as the world prepares for the advent of the IoT era.
“We need a Steve Jobs of the Internet of Things who can take a fundamental set of technologies, package and tie them in a way they are really simplified for consumers,” said Dabbiere at a panel discussion of the Internet of Things World Forum in Chicago Thursday (local time).
He also stressed that simplification is the key to achieving an exponential development of the IoT industry, which is often referred to as the third wave of the Internet after the fixed Internet and mobile Internet.
AirWatch, founded in 2003, manufactures mobile device, email, application and laptop management solutions. The company was acquired by virtualization solution maker VMware for around $1.2 billion in 2014.
The chairman emphasized that more collaboration among the players is required in addressing issues facing the world’s tech industry, such as privacy and security.
“One place that we are truly all in a foxhole together is in this area of privacy and security because if one of us makes a mistake we will all take one huge step back,” he added.
VMware, meanwhile, announced on the same day that it had joined the Industrial Internet Consortium, an open membership group dedicated to fostering the adoption and development of IoT technology, in an aim to advance and support enterprise IoT initiatives.
The company also said it would partner up with Jasper, a cloud software platform developer, to make it easy for enterprises to deploy, monitor, manage and secure connected devices across the IoT and enterprise mobility management.
By Kim Young-won (wone0102@heraldcorp.com)
