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The Internet of Things can provide businesses with money-saving processes and valuable information as more innovative devices get connected.

IoT technology might sound like complicated and expensive tech that only the biggest corporations have the budget to implement, but there are plenty of devices out there that can make running your business more efficient and cost effective. We've listed the top 10 IoT technologies for small business in 2019.

Access and security

1. Smart lock

Smart locks give small businesses increased convenience - with the ability to manage building access from any device - and security.

Employees sometimes lose keys, which isn’t just an inconvenience but a potentially major security risk. But with smart locks, you and/or employees can control locks from phones or other devices.

Unique access codes allow small business owners to manage and track who enters a building – especially effective when used in conjunction with smart cameras and alarms.

2. Connected cameras

Security cameras have been in operation for decades and are becoming more powerful and less expensive all the time, especially when used in tandem with smart locks. Today, connected cameras allow business owners to remotely monitor offices, warehouses, entrances and other areas. Unlike using expensive and voluminous servers or other storage devices, footage can be saved - often limitlessly - in the cloud. Connected cameras use Wi-Fi so don’t need cables, allowing them to be placed anywhere as long as they have power. Their reliance on Wi-Fi rather than cables does however mean they need a good wireless internet connection.

Their ease of installation is part of what has made implementation of the technology so affordable.

Operations, inventory and logistics

3. Mobile card readers

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) devices have revolutionized retail. Increased card payments have reduced the need for cash, increasing convenience, helping to reduce accounting errors and, with less cash on premises, reducing the risk of theft.

While experts say that cards are more secure than cash, mPOS devices and systems can still be vulnerable to hacking and fraud. The advice to businesses is: keep your systems up to date, ensure the latest protections are in place (firewalls, two-factor authentication, endpoint protection) and practice good password management.

4. Inventory and stock control

In May 2018, Amazon revealed that its unmanned, automated warehouses use barcodes, software and connected machines to manage deliveries without the need for people. In fact, many small businesses are already using barcodes, radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, and IoT devices for inventory control. The IoT can be combined with RFID to create ‘smart stores’ that are equipped with sensors and cameras to allow remote and centralized inventory management, including automated restocking. In the near future, small businesses will begin to adopt IoT robotic carts to make delivery fully automated and controlled by a central app or system.

5. Shipping trackers

IoT is set to give end-to-end visibility of deliveries, especially in long-distance shipping. Connected tracking devices feed into transportation management and supply chain platforms to provide critical information at the pallet and package level. With increased visibility of what happens at the various stages of a journey, businesses can work with internal and external partners to create efficiencies and improvements - giving them a competitive advantage.
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