Guest Editorial: Industrial Internet of Things: Where Are We and What Is Next?

When IoT meets Industry 4.0, we talk about Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or the use of typical Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in the industrial sector, integrating different technologies such as machine learning, big data and analytics, sensor data, Machine to Machine communication (M2M) and automation. Its application within the fourth industrial revolution has initiated a profound change within companies making them increasingly connected and exploiting data to optimize their production processes. IIoT is revolutionizing sectors such as manufacturing, automotive and healthcare. Collecting and analyzing all the data coming from the production sensors and drawing the information for your business through business analytics tools is the new key to competitiveness.