Zebra says 61% of enterprises have IoT investments, but take a look around

It’s all well and good that Zebra’s Intelligent Enterprise Index report points to the majority of enterprises embracing IoT technologies on their path to becoming ‘intelligent,’ but from the outside looking in, we are not seeing the expected volumes of IoT devices to tally with that claimed proportion of adopters. We keep tabs on the vendor reports on IoT adoption, but are always very conscious that the vendor has a vested interest in painting a rosy picture. Creating some ‘fear of missing out’ is, after all, a good sales tool, and convincing decision makers that their rivals are getting a competitive edge helps them sign on the dotted line. So, major IoT player Zebra Technologies, one of the largest providers…