Internet of Things App Developers' Update, 2015 Posted on : Nov 30 - 2015

A third of all Internet of Things (IoT) developers are primarily focusing on Big Data and analytics projects today.

 42% of IoT developers are currently writing software that uses sensors.

23% of IoT developers are currently working with or incorporating in-memory databases into their development work, and 44% plan to in the next six months.

These and other insights are from the Evans Data Corporation Internet of Things Development Study 2015, Volume II published earlier this month. Evans Data’s Internet of Things Study 2015, Volume I, published in July is summarized in the post, Analytics, Cloud Computing Dominate Internet of Things App Developers’ Plans. The surveys’ sample size of 509 developers includes a globally-based audience of technical professionals. Only developers who have worked on projects for connected devices, are currently working on projects for connected devices or planning to do so within the next six months are included in the sample. For more information on the methodology, please see the study.

A third of all IoT developers are primarily focusing on Big Data and analytics projects, with 20.6% primarily focusing on firmware or preloaded software for the client device. Middleware (20%), which is essential for enterprise-wide adoption of IoT strategies, along with backend/server development (17.2%) taken together comprise the majority of development efforts.

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21.7% of all IoT developers surveyed are working on eCommerce-related projects today. Business-to-Consumer (B2C) has a slight edge regarding the number of developers at 11.7% versus those developers working on Business-to-Business (B2B) projects (10%). Developers are also concentrating on supply chain-related projects including logistics (7.4%) and transportation (7%). The following graphic provides a ranking of connected device projects by percent of developers currently working in these areas. View more