Intelligent Infrastructure Defined By @JamesCarlini | @ThingsExpo #IoT

Today, more organizations are looking at new technologies and applications for their operations. There is a convergence of industries that were thought to be independent which are now interdependent. What is missing is the ability to find common ground in definitions of infrastructure and other terminologies. From the US Army Corps of Engineers’ “Infrastructure and the Operational Art” Handbook: The word infrastructure has many definitions, each tailored to the particular perspective of the author. Each is correct for the needs of the author, but in a broader, conceptual sense, multiple definitions taken together are necessary for a complete understanding. The U.S. Army states that infra-structure “is composed of the basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society” (U.S. Army 2012a)

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