The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is the use of internet-connected devices, sensors and software to collect and analyze real-time data from industrial equipment and processes. These devices live at “the edge” (as opposed to in the data center) to collect and transmit data to the cloud for further processing. Because the devices are in physical proximity to what they are monitoring, this arrangement improves efficiency, productivity, security, and safety. The devices tend to be more sophisticated than consumer IoT devices, as they are used in mission-critical services.