Description
Book SynopsisConnect your organization to the Internet of Things with solid strategy and a proven implementation plan Building Internet of Things provides front-line business decision makers with a practical handbook for capitalizing on this latest transformation. Focusing on the business implications of Internet of Things (IoT), this book describes the sheer impact, spread, and opportunities arising every day, and how business leaders can implement IoT today to realize tangible business advantages. The discussion delves into IoT from a business, strategy and organizational standpoint, and includes use-cases that illustrate the ripple effect that this latest disruption brings; you''ll learn how to fashion a viable IoT plan that works with your organization''s strategy and direction, and how to implement that strategy successfully by integrating IoT into your organization tomorrow.
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Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Part 1 A Secure and Transformative IoT Now 1
Chapter 1 Beyond the Hype—All You Actually Need to Know About IoT for Business 3
Generation IoT Drives Business Survival in the 21st Century 7
A Revolutionary Economic Opportunity 12
IoT Background—A Brief History 14
IoT Today—Digitally Transforming the World 18
Why Now: Three Driving Trends 19
A “Perfect Storm” of Technology, the Economy, and Culture 23
Key Obstacles 25
Scope of the Book 26
How to Read This Book 28
Chapter 2 IoT Is About Change and Transformation 31
Change as the New Status Quo 32
People, Process, Data, Things 36
New Conceptual Paradigm 38
Operational Elements of IoT Success 39
Why Digital Adoption/Transformation? 43
Chapter 3 The Promise of IoT Is Real 47
IoT Creates Opportunities 51
The Growth of IoT 58
IoT Is Just the Beginning 61
Emerging IoT Ecosystem 64
Startups Join IoT Ranks 67
Collaborate at the Next Level 72
Chapter 4 Understanding the IoT Business Value Proposition 75
Delivering Payback and Business Value 78
Building an IoT Cost Justifi cation 82
Components of IoT Payback 85
Helpful Hints 87
Data Data Everywhere 90
Chapter 5 Four Fast Paths to an Assured IoT Payback 95
Steps in Starting an IoT Project 99
Aspirational Payback 116
Part 2 Making IoT Work for Your Organization 121
Chapter 6 Generation IoT Goes to Work 123
More and Diff erent Workers 125
Finding Workers 128
New Positions and Old Positions with a New Twist 132
Interesting IoT Careers 137
IoT Visionaries—Yes, This Will Be a Career, Starting Now 142
Chapter 7 Bringing IoT Into Your Organization—Change Management 147
IoT Solutions 149
Change Management Required 152
Change as the New Status Quo 153
IT/OT Convergence and Other Workforce Issues 155
Changing Roles and Golden Opportunities 158
Learn and Share 159
The Co-Economy 161
Obstacles to Change 163
Exciting IoT Exercise 165
Get in Front of the Coming Change 166
Chapter 8 Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 169
Part 3 Glimpse Under the Hood of IoT Today and Tomorrow 179
Chapter 9 IoT Security Essentials 181
Physical Separation Provides No Defense 182
Security as One More Risk Management Challenge 184
Radical New Security Approach 187
Some Additional Considerations 191
Perspective from the Experts 193
Challenges of IoT Security 197
Privacy 198
Security as Your IoT Foundation 200
Chapter 10 Standards and Technology 203
The Case for Standards 204
Overabundance of Access Technologies 207
Common IoT Framework 207
Business-Relevant Standards Activities 210
New Technology Arrivals 213
Chapter 11 IoT State of the Union 221
New Economy 223
Winners and Losers 224
State of the IoT Union Today 227
Era of Innovation and Disruption 229
IoT and the Co-Economy 234
Unavoidable Fact of Life 237
Notes 240
Glossary 245
Acknowledgments 251
About the Author 253
Index 254
