What's the Difference Between IoT and IIoT?

In recent years we have all seen tremendous growth with the Internet of Things (IoT). For many of us it has simply changed our lives by connecting almost everything we use and interact with on a day-to-day basis while collecting and transmitting data via Internet protocol (IP) over Ethernet-based networks. Not only in our everyday life is this happening, it is also happening in the industrial environment with the rapid increase of industrial Ethernet and more connected industrial devices and machines to support supervisory, control, monitoring and collection of real-time production data. Just like IoT, we are starting to hear more about Industrial IoT (IIoT) and how it’s beginning to change the manufacturing industry.

What's the difference between IoT and IIoT?

IoT and IIoT are similar in ways such as the idea of devices communicating using IP. They are also similar in the way they both use some of the same connector interfaces and intelligence. But, IoT and IIoT differ in the way they are used and the end goal they are accomplishing. This being IoT is used predominately in commercial applications used by consumers and end users that support systems such as business needs, communication, safety, security and more. IIoT is used essentially in industrial applications that are used by machines and production equipment. IIoT focuses on automated control and monitoring to make these systems more efficient, make more productive and improve operations.

If you’d like to learn more about IoT/IIoT, click here to read Siemon’s IoT/IIoT Connections in Unforgiving Environment blog.

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