There are a few different parts. I keep thinking about amazon, facebook and google's programmable infrastructures. Control needs to be secure, but data acquisit

There are a few different parts. I keep thinking about amazon, facebook and google's programmable infrastructures. Control needs to be secure, but data acquisition could be public. I can imagine a gas company that supports surge pricing like uber. If all this stuff is visible as a web service, you can take a regular old programmer and optimize inventory and delivery schedules. I'm sure that happens now, but i'm not sure how sophisticated it is. There's probably some value in a car being able to access the octane rating and price of gas on fillup, which would update your phone with price and performance metrics. I think there's also an aspect of service discovery you're overlooking. I guess the point is, the words "internet of things" are goofy and overused, but it implies being more pervasive, open and standardized than scada.