The last couple of decades has brought waves of technological advances in the Internet and Information Technology. The latest wave and buzzword in tech is ‘Internet of Things’. You must have heard of IoT and even got excited about getting your bath ready or your food warm as you leave office. But IoT can mean mush more. As a business manager, it is time for you to explore IoT and implement it in ways that can boost you organization’s profits and efficiency. In Building the Internet of Things: Implement New Business Models, Disrupt Competitors, Transform Your Industry, Maciej Kranz helps you do just that.
Maciej Kranz is VP of the Corporate Strategic Innovation Group at Cisco Systems. Prior to this role, he was general manager of Cisco’s Connected Industries Group, where he drove IoT business for key industrial markets.He now leads the team focused on incubating new businesses, accelerating internal innovation, and driving co-innovation with customers, partners and startups through a global network of Cisco Innovation Centers.
Building the Internet of Things: Implement New Business Models, Disrupt Competitors, Transform Your Industry
Author: Maciej Kranz
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (November 21, 2016)
ISBN: 1119285666, 978-1119285663
Building the Internet of Things Summary
We have seen many consumer oriented implementations of I0T in the last couple of years. With ubiquitous connectivity and increasing speed, automation has taken a whole new meaning in the last five years. At a time when Disruption has become synonymous with Survival, IoT can help business managers build products faster, cheaper, and with less downtime.
The author doesn’t take your knowledge of I0T for granted and begins with explaining the concept from scratch. He explains the concept and the technology trends that are driving this new phenomenon. With a brief history of IoT, the author explains the potential economic dividends of IoT for your organization.
Part 1 A Secure and Transformative IoT Now, continues to talk about how a culmination of People, Processes, and Data can create new opportunities for change in an organization. He shows the how our current path of technology advancement paves way for an emerging I0T ecosystem. But it is not all about technology. For the business manager, the author also talks about cost justification of implementing this technology and the expected payback.
However, any profound change is met with resistance and the author sees this happening with IoT too. part 2 of the book, Making I0T Work for You, dives deep into examining the current workforce and the workforce of tomorrow. For those who want to be part of shaping this new technology, he talks about new careers in I0T and how managers can handle change to let the transformation go smoothly.
Disruption is the only answer to survive in the changing world and IoT is set pervade this new business world. The second half of Building the Internet of Things talks about five sure shot payback scenarios and use cases to implement IoT for predective analytics, preventive maintenance, and remote operations.
Building the Internet of Things Excerpt
Additional Reading
Conversation with Maciej Kranz on IoT