Cost continues to disrupt commercial IoT adoption in New Zealand

Tech research firm IDC says remains the biggest barrier to commercial adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in New Zealand. The latest IDC report titled 2018-2019 Global IoT Decision Maker Survey, revealed that while one third of New Zealand enterprises already have at least one IoT solution, cost barriers are slowing the deployment of commercial solutions. Monica Collier, IDC's ANZ Practice Research Manager, says, "The cost barriers aren't just the direct costs related to IoT devices, connectivity and implementation. Companies are finding that their proof-of-concept projects are uncovering wider issues around security and infrastructure that must be addressed before they can deploy commercial IoT systems." Collier says New Zealand enterprises have told IDC that they want IoT vendors to improve their security offerings and expertise.