Interested in investing in Internet of Things (IoT) stocks? Check out this article on key trends to watch in 2018.

The Internet of Things, or widespread connectivity between devices, is one of the most talked-about trends in business and represents a potentially revolutionary tech shift. If projections for rapid increases in the number of Internet-connected devices and accompanying data booms over the next decade prove to be correct, the Internet of Things will have a pervasive effect across sectors including consumer goods, industrials, and healthcare.

Click through the following presentation to learn why Microsoft (MSFT 0.36%), Ambarella (AMBA -0.02%), Alphabet (GOOG -0.87%) (GOOGL -0.94%), Comcast (CMCSA -0.87%), and Sierra Wireless (SWIR) are at the forefront of the Internet of Things.

A woman in a city landscape surrounded by connected icons featuring devices, a house, people, a clock, and modes of transportation.

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