Six years ago, for the first time, the number of “things” connected to the Internet surpassed the number of people, yet we are still at the beginning of this technology trend. Experts estimate that, as of this year, there will be 25 bn connected devices, and the number would touch 50 bn by 2020. 3.5 bn sensors are already in the marketplace, and some experts expect that number to increase to trillions within the next decade. All of these connected machines mean much more data will be generated globally. It is expected that by 2018, mobile data traffic will exceed fifteen exabytes.