"...at ETCDEV they developed an implementation of the EVM, same specification, fully compatible with ETH and all its clones, it's flexible, you can use it w/ blockchain, or w/o blockchain just to execute smart contracts..."
And "A pic from AWS. You have devices on one side, then they send everything to Amazon. When you turn your lights on, they send the data to Amazon, and Amazon turns on your lights. It's stupid, but it's how it works!" by splix
Blockchain is for robots: