今天，物联网，通常简称为物联网，大数据是信息技术界日常使用的热门术语。谈论一个而不提及另一个几乎是困难的。尽管他们有着密切的联系，但他们并不相互关联。两者都是数据的未来，我们所说的数据是指海量数据。我们生活在一个数字时代，在这个时代，新的物体连接到互联网，旨在改善人们的生活。
物联网或物联网是指能够收集和交换数据的联网设备或机器的全球网络。简单来说，物联网只是收集数据并将其发送到互联网的设备。物联网是一个庞大的异构事物集合，它们彼此不同。物联网旨在整合和收集来自不同领域使用的各种物理事物的信息并为其提供服务。
连接到 Internet 的数十亿台设备每天都会生成数万亿字节的数据，以至于世界上 90% 的数据都是在过去几年中生成的。大量数据来自各种来源；从社交媒体网站上的帖子、数字图片和视频、交易记录、支付历史、用于收集气候信息的传感器或 GPS 信号，仅举几例。这些数据统称为大数据。使用传统的软件技术几乎不可能分析和处理如此大量的结构化和非结构化数据。
让我们看看物联网和大数据之间的区别。
| SR.NO. | IOT | BIG DATA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IoT is a global system of interrelated computing devices that are able to sense, collect, and exchange data over the Internet. | Big Data is described as large sets of data generated from a variety of sources that are so large to process using traditional techniques. |
| 2 | The concept is to provide interconnection between devices to create a smart environment thereby making machines smart enough to bypass human intermediaries. | The concept is to find insights in new and emerging types of data and content that lead to better decisions and strategic business moves. |
| 3 | IoT collects, analyzes, and processes data streams in real-time without any delay to make control decisions in an effective manner. | The data streams are not subjected to processing real-time and there is a delay between when the data is collected and when it is processed. |
| 4 | IoT involves analyzing machine-generated data such as sensors in home appliances and so on. | Big Data deals with human-generated data such as social media usage, photos, and videos, etc |
| 5 | IoT is about simultaneously collecting and processing data to make real-time decisions. | Big data is more into collecting and accumulating huge data for analysis afterward. |
| 6 | Using IoT you can track and monitor assets like trucks, engines, HVAC systems, and pumps. You can correct problems as you detect them. | With big data, you can analyze all the information you have about failures and start to uncover the root causes. |