# ThingMonk 2014: Toward a more intelligent IoT

DevFeed: [ThingMonk 2014: Toward a more intelligent IoT](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/thingmonk-2014-toward-a-more-intelligent-iot-33407.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2014/12/05/thingmonk-recap>)

Published: 2014-12-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [MQTT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mqtt.md>), [CoAP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coap.md>)

Tags: [bloom-filter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bloom-filter.md>), [cardinality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cardinality.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [data-structures](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-structures.md>), [iot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot.md>), [london](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/london.md>), [mqtt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mqtt.md>)

## AI overview

A recap of ThingMonk 2014 argues that the Internet of Things needs shared ways to organize, interpret, and connect sensor data, beyond efficient communication protocols. The article highlights metadata, open data, and data structures such as Bloom filters and HyperLogLog.

## Source excerpt

This week I was fortunate enough to attend ThingMonk in London. RedMonk were excellent hosts and managed to put together a tremendous lineup of speakers and talks that I hadn't anticipated. There were only 150 attendees, but each one of them brought something unique. Here I attempt to summarize some of the day, I know I've missed several truly great talks, but I just wanted to keep it short.