Preface
A new generation of smarter products, embedded with increasingly sophisticated software and instrumentation, able to connect to other devices, and respond intelligently to user needs, is transforming the way the world works. These products are the building blocks of smarter solutions in every industry, from hospitals to manufacturing to the energy grid.
IBM® Smarter Planet™ software solutions are primarily event-driven. The trigger for an action is not typically a direct user query or an administrative command. It is an event triggered by an IT system, an automated business process, or a physical sensor, such as the reading of an RFID tag or an anomaly detected in the flow of electricity in a smart energy grid. Although event-driven systems ...