Software is increasingly defining information technology infrastructure; some believe it’s a two-way street and that new Internet of Things infrastructure can inform the applications that developers create.

“It’s all about, to me, the internet of people, places and things in terms of how these things come together,” said Susie Wee (pictured), vice president and chief technical officer of DevNet Innovations at Cisco Systems Inc.

In the past, “all the infrastructure did for you is provide network, compute and storage,” Wee told Jeff Frick (@JeffFrick), host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile live streaming studio, during an interview at SiliconANGLE’s Palo Alto, CA, studio. “But when you think about the Internet of Things, all of a sudden things come on board, and then you can all of a sudden create entirely new apps using the sensors and everything.”

Developers dive into infrastructure

This is of major interest to app developers due to the wealth of data coming from devices — about users, their locations and their habits.

“That’s information any app developer would die for,” Wee said. “So the infrastructure’s not just providing connectivity, but it’s providing really interesting information that an app developer wants to use.”

Developing an application with all of these streams of data can be tricky and requires APIs that let apps interact with the infrastructure, according to Wee. Security also needs to be addressed, namely by segmenting the network.

Cisco is beefing up developer involvement by offering a space for developers to learn on their DevNet platform. In May, Cisco will hold its DevNet Create event in San Francisco, California. Parties interested in submitting a talk or workshop can visit devnetcreate.io, Wee advised.

Watch the full video interview below:

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