The document discusses opportunities, use cases, challenges and solutions related to the Internet of Things. It finds that IoT adoption is rapidly growing and will include 50 billion smart connected devices by 2020. Trillions in value can be created across industries like manufacturing, retail, healthcare and government through IoT applications that improve asset utilization, customer experience, supply chain efficiency and more. However, challenges include dealing with infrastructure complexity, security threats from increased connectedness, and ensuring solutions are easy to adopt. Next-generation IT approaches are proposed to address these through simplifying infrastructure, building software-based agility, and addressing security holistically.