We've heard of data gravity – we're just not sure how to defy it yet

Predicting a (R)IoT: Maybe it doesn't all need to be processed this instant

Software engineer Dave McCrory coined the term "data gravity" in a 2010 blog post. Since then he's come up with equations and otherwise thought hard about how to put numbers on it. He even talks about it today in terms of information theory, network evolution, and similarly heady topics. But it stems from a quite simple idea."