Why is the Internet of Things listed as the main track for future development by Alibaba？

   Vigorously developing the Internet of Things has become a consensus of the whole society. We know that IoT, AI and cloud computing will be the troika for the development of the Internet of Things. IoT is equivalent to a neural network, used to collect data; AI is equivalent to the brain, used to process data; cloud computing is equivalent to the heart, used to provide power, that is, computing power, so AI, cloud computing and IoT will be the life of all things. It is also the driving force for maintaining the continuous operation of the entire IoT system.

   In the past four years, Ali has quietly laid out in the field of Internet of Things. Alibaba Cloud IoT Enablement Platform, "Device side, edge side, respectively deployed AliOS Things IoT operating system and IoT edge computing products Link Edge, developers, chip / module developers, partners, cities, cars, life And the core areas of the four Internet of Things. The Internet for the past 20 years is the “network of people”, and the Internet will be the “Internet of Things” in the next 20 years. Alibaba Cloud IoT is positioned as the builder of the Internet of Things infrastructure and is planned for the next 5 years. Connecting 10 billion devices during the year. It can be seen that Ali has invested heavily in the Internet of Things and has attached great importance.