The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate Change

The Impact of Sense and Respond Systems K. Mani Chandy All living things sense what is going on in their environments, detect signi cant events such as threats and opportunities, (implicitly) predict probable futures, and respond. Information technology enables enterprises to sense and respond more effectively than ever before. This paper introduces sense and respond systems, discusses the forces that are driving their use, and identi es hurdles faced in their widespread deployment.