The idea behind IoT is that devices collect data, but the power to process that data, and archive it, is in the cloud.
-mel beckman > On Oct 9, 2016, at 11:30 AM, "valdis.kletni...@vt.edu" > <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> wrote: > > On Sun, 09 Oct 2016 18:05:20 -0000, Mel Beckman said: >> I don't know why it's "sub optimal" to use the cloud from an isolated >> network. Can you elaborate? > > Why should something out in the cloud have any part of the communication, > other than perhaps telling your cellphone the current address of your widget? > > (And *that* should probably have a standardized protocol/service rather than > every vendor rolling their own. Hello, IETF?) > > And even *that* can be bypassed if you cellphone is able to talk to your > home network directly.
