I can name a few Internet of Everything (IoE) Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT) Internet of Vehicles (IoV) Internet of Services (IoS) what are the others that are already out there.
There is always data prior to installation of a new system. It could be available in the form of simple spreadsheets or stored in some other erp database in some form. How this history data could be fed and integrated once a new asset management system goes live.