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Excellence for Resources Opens in Singapore to Help Companies in Asia Pacific Capitalise on Technology Innovations

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has opened an Internet of Things Centre of Excellence for Resources in Singapore to help companies transform their businesses through a combination of deep industry experience and innovative technologies.
 
Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, the centre will house an innovation hub for Rio Tinto, which will be the centre’s foundation client.
 

Accenture’s Internet of Things Centre of Excellence for Resources has opened in
Singapore to help companies in Asia Pacific capitalise on technology innovations.
 

The centre will help agriculture, forestry, metals, mining, oil and gas, chemicals and utilities companies to capitalise on innovation and new digital services and business models. It will also focus on intelligent connected devices and machines that comprise the Industrial Internet of Things.
 
“As a robust international trade hub and base for some of the world’s top commodities producers, shippers and logistical supply chain firms, Singapore is uniquely placed for companies to use technologies to achieve cost reductions, efficiencies and productivity gains, and more importantly, to generate new revenue streams,” said Rachael Bartels, Natural Resources global industry managing director for Accenture.
 
Jean-Marc Ollagnier, chief executive of Accenture’s Resources operating group, emphasised: “As resources industries navigate commodity price cycles and challenges around talent shortages and rising production costs, digital technology provides a way to gain competitive advantage. This is the reason the centre is here, to help customers navigate any type of business cycle and pursue long-term growth.”

The centre will employ more than 30 researchers, scientists and engineers with deep experience in industry and technology domain areas including machine learning, cognitive computing, IoT sensor telemetry, advanced machine-human visualization, IOT security and business integration. Through the centre, Accenture plans to hone the skills of up-and-coming leaders and collaborate with knowledge partners including universities, research institutes and technology companies in Singapore. For complete post see here

How IoT startups can help in more efficient manufacturing

Today, more efficient use of resources has helped in productively, especially in the manufacturing segment. Machines have aided factory workers and supervisors with precise shop floor data management, making the process of monitoring manufacturing plants easier, more efficient, and eventually increasing productivity rates. IoT companies like Entrib Technologies are offering shop floor management services that provide real-time machine updates and production feedback for better plant performance. We reached out to experts from the manufacturing industry on the various aspects which IoT startups should consider to excel in this segment:

1. Stay updated on the latest innovations in the method of plant manufacturing or machining, as everyday there are different processes implemented to obtain the same component and constantly improving productivity.
2. The application developed should be able to handle the huge amounts of data generated from the various sensors installed throughout the manufacturing plant.
3. Startup teams should be capable of developing software that can perform the various design calculations for specific components.
4. For original and complete post see here

Safeguarding the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things delivers new ways to create and capture business value, but also creates some frightening new vulnerabilities that organizations must take specific actions to address.

The rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to generate huge volumes of data and deliver valuablebusiness insights. But it also introduces substantial new risk.

A defining element of the Internet of Things (IoT) is that objects are not merely smart—equipped with sensors and processing power—but also connected: able to share the information they generate. More data, and more sensitive data, accessible across a broad network of interconnected stakeholders could pose significant dangers if compromised. As the World Economic Forum reported in March, “Hacking the location data on a car is merely an invasion of privacy, whereas hacking the control system of a car would be a threat to a life.” The rise of IoT requires enterprises to put in place systems to protect this new source of information-based value.  For original and complete post see here

Indian Internet To Outpace Global Tech Space

INTRODUCTION

The Indian Internet sector is poised to grow faster than any other tech sector over the next decade. The number of internet users in India has risen from 50MM to over 350MM since 2007 (Morgan Stanley). Research analysts are confident that India will be the second-largest internet market in the world behind China. With a rapidly growing middle class and growth in mobile technologies, the amount of time to add 100MM more Indian internet users have shrunk to just under two years. An increasing amount of growth is sourced from rural areas where first-time internet users are leapfrogging the PC phase and entering mobile. Smartphone shipments have double year over year since 2013 (Morgan Stanley).  for complete post see here

What IoT means for work and Productivity

IoT is the term for items which are designed to be used with technology and software that allow for data transmission and digital networking, also known as “smart” products.

Cohen has three takeaways for what IoT means for productivity and employment: 

        1. Process and architectural changes — how we do our work, and how the organization is structured — related to IoT will bring about new efficiencies and raise productivity and output. Without this type of progress, it will be difficult to operate massive networks with about 50 billion connected devices.

        2. Software Defined Environments will provide the ability to build, version and manage complex environments. IBM writes, “A Software Defined Environment (SDE) optimizes the entire computing infrastructure — compute, storage and network resources — so that it can adapt to the type of work required. In today's environment, resources are assigned manually to workloads; that happens automatically in a SDE.”

        3. New Jobs will be “cross-skilling” jobs that will merge functions that were previously more “siloed.” New jobs will also be created in teams that deliver software or manage operations more efficiently. Both types of positions will benefit from machine learning and from the ability to work with new protocols by using approaches from new coding languages.

From talking to Siri on your Apple Watch to adjusting your thermostat from your smart phone, the world is quickly becoming more reliant on Internet-connected devices. The availability of data on almost anything is taking the guesswork out of our lives. Our jobs and productivity will surely change in coming years — with greater automation, greater technological dependence, and “re-skilling” of our positions. For complete article and related video see here

IoT requires new ways of thinking about security

As companies like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), AT&T (NYSE: T), GE, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and others fight for a piece – or the whole pie – of the connected home in the Internet of Things (IoT) era, companies big and small are going to need to think differently about how they secure all these "things."

AT&T Mobility CEO Glenn Lurie talked about his company's foray into the home security and automation market during his keynote at CTIA Super Mobility 2015 in Las Vegas last week. Presumably, the operator knows a thing or two about security, especially as it pertains to the home, and it will be super vigilant about what it connects in consumers' homes.  

The company is working with partners like Nest, the smart home thermostat company that Google acquired back in 2014. The Nest thermostat is one example of a lot of smarts packed into a little device, and while it's gone through its fair share of crashes, iterations and upgrades, it has the super powers of Google to help solve its problems. Others don't have that breadth and scale to tap into when things go wrong.

The problem the industry is trying to figure out is what the security paradigm is going to look like for these devices. "The very troubling thing I think we see right now is … people trying to layer more and more complexity into those systems to try to solve security and other problems or just putting too much intelligence" or computing power into the devices, said Shane Dyer, founder of a startup called Arrayent that supplies its IoT software platform to the likes of Osram Sylvania, Whirlpool and Maytag. There's not enough IT professionals in the world to keep these devices secure when there are billions and billions of them. For complete post see here

Research Reading in Internet of Things

IoTA: Internet of Things Application

S Ahuja, R Johari, C Khokhar - Proceedings of the Second International Conference …, 2015

Abstract The world is changing, so is our lifestyle which is getting dependent on the
numerous electronic devices. The very idea of what would happen if these entities start
communicating with each other is enthralling and amazing. In this paper we explore the ...

[PDF] Research on the Cloud Acceleration Method for the Compressed Sensing Algorithm under the Internet of Things

W Huang, S Zhang - 2015

Abstract. In this paper, we conduct research on the cloud acceleration method for the
compressed sensing algorithm under the environment of Internet of Things. On the Internet 
of things perception layer, an important part of the sensor network have been put forward ...

Cars of the future: the Internet of Things in the automotive industry

R Kirk - Network Security, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) regularly hits the headlines and frankly it is exciting to imagine a
world where we can control literally everything from a smartphone. Or is it? It is all too easy
to get swept along with the relentless advances in connected devices that we are ...

[PDF] Research on the Large-scale Database Optimization Algorithm under the Environment of Cloud Computing and Internet of Things

L Chen - 2015

Abstract. In this paper, we conduct research on the large-scale database optimization
algorithm under the environment of cloud computing and Internet of things. Based on cloud
computing technology and huge amounts of data, the database for many aspects of ...

On Context Awareness for Multisensor Data Fusion in IoT

S Gite, H Agrawal - Proceedings of the Second International Conference …, 2015

... utilities and smart grid. With the availability of low cost sensors, there is a growing
focus on multi-sensor data fusion (MSDF). Internet of Things (IoT) is currently
connecting more than 9 billion devices. IoT includes the connectivity ...

[PDF] Abusing the Internet of Things: Blackouts, Freakouts, and Stakeouts

N Dhanjani - 2015

The upcoming IoT age will blur the line between our physical and online lives. Attacks
targeting our online spaces will put our physical security at risk. Traditionally, the attack
vectors to our fundamental luxuries have required physical tampering, mostly because ...

On Context Awareness and Analysis of Various Classification Algorithms

U Nanda, S Rajput, H Agrawal, A Goel, M Gurnani - Proceedings of the Second …, 2015

On Context Awareness and Analysis of Various Classification Algorithms Umang Nanda, Shrey
Rajput, Himanshu Agrawal, Antriksh Goel and Mohit Gurnani Abstract Internet of Things(IoT)
is currently connecting 9 billion devices and is expected to grow by three times in next 5 ...

[HTML] The Readiness of ERP Systems for the Factory of the Future

M Haddara, A Elragal - Procedia Computer Science, 2015

... It is also known as the 4 th industrial revolution. Precisely speaking, industry 4.0 is based on
the technological concepts of cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things (IoT), which enables
the Factory of the Future (FoF). ... [4]; K. Ashton; That 'internet of things' thing. ...

[HTML] Workload Model Based Dynamic Adaptation of Social Internet ofVehicles

KM Alam, M Saini, AE Saddik - Sensors, 2015

Social Internet of Things (SIoT) has gained much interest among different research
groups in recent times. ... Abstract. : Social Internet of Things (SIoT) has gained much
interest among different research groups in recent times. ...

The security issues of the Internet of Things

C Tankard - Computer Fraud & Security, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) was first envisaged in the last century, but interest has picked up
in the past 15 years or so. It is a vision whereby potentially billions of 'things'–such as smart
devices and sensors–are interconnected using machine-to-machine technology enabled ...

Five Picks as Internet of Things Evolves

JPMorgan reports 

We attended the ARC Processor Summit sponsored by Synopsys that focused on integrated system-on-chip implementation for embedded/Internet of Things applications.

While the summit focused on implementation of ARC (Argonaut RISC Core) embedded-processor intellectual property (IP), there are number of key takeaways for our semiconductor universe regardless of the type of IP that is used. Of note, embedded applications for industrial end-markets are driving early Internet of Things (IoT) use cases, though over time, consumer applications are expected to grow faster, especially as price/cost comes down.

We believe that companies with expertise in integration and that have key building blocks such as microcontrollers, analog, communications and sensors such as Overweight-rated Texas Instruments (ticker: TXN ), Maxim Integrated Products ( MXIM ) and Microchip Technology ( MCHP ) and Neutral-rated Cypress Semiconductor ( CY ), NXP Semiconductors ( NXPI ), Freescale Semiconductor ( FSL ) [which is being acquired by NXP] should benefit from long-tail embedded growth opportunities.

While mobile products such as smartphones and tablets have driven integrated system-on-chip (SoC) growth in recent years, embedded SoCs for other IoT applications are expected to be a key growth driver on a going-forward basis. Of the about 15 billion integrated SoCs shipped in the past year using embedded processor cores from Arm Holdings ( ARMH ), Synopsys and others, the mobile segment is currently the largest (about 6 billion) with smartphones and tablets having 2-4 integrated SoCs with central processing unit (CPU) (or digital signal processor (DSP)) cores. However, embedded (industrial/auto/home/medical) is the fastest growing segment (29% year-over-year growth) and mainly employs integrated microcontrollers (MCUs) (versus microprocessor chips (MPUs)). There are numerous tradeoffs for embedded, IoT applications such as form factor, cost, power, performance and security that differ from higher-end mobile/compute SoCs. As such, and especially taking into consideration cost and power efficiency, lagging edge technologies (28 nanometer (nm) and above) are well-suited for most IoT applications.

With clear business cases such as cost savings, industrial end-markets are driving initial IoT uses cases. For example, about 300 million smart meters have already been installed as cost savings are clearly understood (and exceed the cost of implementation). Although industrial applications are driving initial growth, volumes are not necessarily large. Offsetting low volume growth is continued semiconductor content gains as more sensors and communication protocols are implemented.

Consumer end-markets represent a bigger opportunity in the longer term. Consumer/home end-markets such as thermostats, lightbulbs, locks and wearables (smartwatches) are currently relatively expensive, which has limited adoption. Prices (and cost) will need to come down dramatically in order to drive volume growth. In order to address cost, integration (with MCUs, not MPUs with various lower-power connectivity such as Bluetooth low energy (BLE), Zigbee, IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LowPAN), Wi-Fi, etc.) is required. While Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, BLE and others can be integrated for most applications, cellular is required for connected automobiles. Form-factor requirements, such as for wearable devices also drives integration complexity. For original post see here

NDSU Engineering Students Tour 'Internet of Things' Truck

It is called the Internet of Things and it just may be offering a preview of things to come. There were more than 120 high-tech gadgets and gizmos at the Fargodome for an engineering tech convention.

The event was hosted by the NDSU College of Engineering. The students got to see demonstrations, test drive advanced driver assisted systems, see wearables, and try their hand at telepresence robots and myoelectric gesture recognition technology.

"Semi-Conductors by themselves, only a few people can actually work with the semi-conductor itself. But when you put them into a development board, you're already taking it to the next step, and these students can really get their hands on and start developing these products while they're in the university," explains Scott Hughes of Freescale.

The truck even had some health care products, like a blood pressure monitor, a septic tank drain field monitor, and a wi-fi beer tap.

The Internet of Things truck is the brain-child of Freescale Semi-Conductors. They use it not only for demonstrations at colleges and universities like NDSU, but also take it to customers to help with on-site training. for complete post see here

Nandan Nilekani Invests in Telecom Start-Up Mubble

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has invested in Bengaluru-based start-up Mubble, which offers solutions to help users track and control their telecom spends.

Mr Nilekani has made a personal investment in Mubble, making it his first investment in a mobile technology product company, Mubble said in a statement.

The funding, for an undisclosed sum, will be used to scale up the technology team at Mubble, it added.

"We are thrilled to have Mr Nilekani...with us as our mentor and strategy coach. His investment is a very powerful validation of our product and reflects Mubble's commitment to enabling smartphone adopters make a fear-free entry into the digital world," Mubble co-founder and CEO Ashwin Ramaswamy said.

The Mubble app helps users track and control their mobile data usage and telecom spends by giving them one-click access to information about usage patterns across SIMs.

Mr Nilekani said that providing support and funding to this initiative was a part of his ethos and inherent belief about the power of a Digital India.

"Mubble brings unprecedented transparency and empowerment to the smartphone user, by democratising technology and solving key problems of smartphone adopters across India," he added. For complete and original post see here

Research Readings in Internet of Things

TIME-REVERSAL WIRELESS PARADIGM FOR INTERNET OF THINGS

Y Chen, H Ma, Y Han, H Lai, RKJ Liu - US Patent 20,150,257,167, 2015

Abstract: A method of connecting devices to a network is provided. The method includes
providing base stations connected to a network, and at each of the base stations, receiving
probe signals from terminal devices. For each of the terminal devices, the base station ...

An Internet of Things (IoT)-based collaborative framework for advanced manufacturing

Y Lu, J Cecil - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing …, 2015

Abstract This paper outlines an Internet of Things (IoT)-based collaborative framework which
provides a foundation for cyber physical interactions and collaborations for advanced
manufacturing domains. A general framework for collaborative manufacturing is proposed ...

Networked Spirits and Smart Séances: Aura and the Anthropological Gaze in the Era of the Internet of Things

SG Collins - History and Anthropology, 2015

2015 has been declared the year of the “Internet of Things”, the promised (or threatened) era
when our commodities communicate among themselves. But even the most optimistic
prognostications cannot conceal deep ambivalences about objects and agency. How do ...

Demonstration of a Platform Architecture That Enables Ultra-Low Power IoT Applications

JR Stevens, H Jayakumar, V Raghunathan - 2015

... ABSTRACT The coming years will see a surge of billions more devices connected in an “Internet
of Things” (IoT) that aim to improve the day to day life of humans by sensing relevant physical
phenomena and using the data to make intelligent decisions and predictions. ...

[PDF] Real Time Nursing Management System for Health Care Industry by using Xenomai Kernel

SV Lal, R Palaniappan, V Prakash - Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2015

... plan the resources for patients. To manage it efficiently, the system requires skills like
operational efficiency, Internet of Things (IoT), RF Technology, Data Analytics,
Knowledge engineering, etc. Various kinds of Hospital management ...

A Security Gateway Application for End-to-End M2M Communications

HC Chen, I You, CE Weng, CH Cheng, YF Huang - Computer Standards & Interfaces, 2015

... need to communicate with one another. M2M (Machine-to-Machine) communication
for the Internet of Things (IoTs) system is considered to be one of the major issues
in future networks. Considering the characteristics of M2M ...

[PDF] Industrial Internet of Things with Data Distribution Service for Real Time Systems

I Ungurean - 2015

Abstract-At this moment, the IoT (the Internet of things) concept is in the process of
developing, maturation, and standardization. This concept aims to interconnect all things
from daily life to the Internet as part of the Internet of the Future. IoT concept caught the ...

[PDF] Intelligent Products: Shifting the Production Control Logic in Construction (With Lean and BIM)

B Dave, S Kubler, E Pikas, J Holmström, V Singh… - Proceedings of the 23rd …, 2015

... phase. The solution is enabled by a number of technologies and tools such as
Building Information Modelling, Internet of Things, Messaging Systems and within
the conceptual process framework of Lean Construction. The ...

[HTML] A CS Recovery Algorithm for Model and Time Delay Identification of MISO-FIR Systems

Y Liu, T Tao - Algorithms, 2015

... 2. School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; E-Mail:
taiyangtao@hotmail.com. *. Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail:
yjl@jiangnan.edu.cn; Tel.:+86-135-8415-9252; Fax: +86-510-8591-0633. ...

Big Data Analytics for Physical Internet-based intelligent manufacturing shop floors

RY Zhong, C Xu, C Chen, GQ Huang - International Journal of Production Research, 2015

... This study extends the PI concept into manufacturing shop floors where typical logistics resources
are converted into smart manufacturing objects (SMOs) using Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless
technologies to create a RFID-enabled intelligent shop floor environment. ...

Research Readings in Internet of Things

Demonstration of a Platform Architecture That Enables Ultra-Low Power IoTApplications

JR Stevens, H Jayakumar, V Raghunathan - 2015

ABSTRACT The coming years will see a surge of billions more devices connected in an
“Internet of Things”(IoT) that aim to improve the day to day life of humans by sensing relevant
physical phenomena and using the data to make intelligent decisions and predictions. But ...

An integrated system for land resources supervision based on the IoT and cloud computing

S Fang, Y Zhu, L Xu, J Zhang, P Zhou, K Luo, J Yang - Enterprise Information Systems, 2015

Abstract Integrated information systems are important safeguards for the utilisation and
development of land resources. Information technologies, including the Internet of Things
(IoT) and cloud computing, are inevitable requirements for the quality and efficiency of ...

An Internet of Things (IoT)-based collaborative framework for advanced manufacturing

Y Lu, J Cecil - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing …, 2015

Abstract This paper outlines an Internet of Things (IoT)-based collaborative framework which
provides a foundation for cyber physical interactions and collaborations for advanced
manufacturing domains. A general framework for collaborative manufacturing is proposed ...

[PDF] WSN Data Acquistion System for Mobile Service Based on IoT Gateway

G Li - 2015

Abstract Under the background of Internet of Things, the information perception and
acquisition is the premise of implementation in wide fields. IoT gateway plays important role
as a belt between perception layer and network layer. This paper analyzes the key ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANNEL FEEDBACK IN MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT SYSTEM

C Chae, Y Lim, MS Sim, Y Kwak, H Lee, Y Kim - US Patent 20,150,256,244, 2015

... The Internet, which is a human centered connectivity network where humans generate and
consume information, is now evolving to the Internet of Things (IoT) where distributed entities,
such as things, exchange and process information without human intervention. ...

[PDF] Intelligent Products: Shifting the Production Control Logic in Construction (With Lean and BIM)

B Dave, S Kubler, E Pikas, J Holmström, V Singh… - Proceedings of the 23rd …, 2015

... These building blocks consist of technological components in BIM, IoT (Internet of Things) based
communication systems, Agents and process and people related enabler in Lean Construction.
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING ... INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) ...

[PDF] Calculating the Contribution Rate of Intelligent Transportation System in Improving Urban Traffic Smooth Based on Advanced DID Model

M Li, J Yun, N Liu - Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2015

... Since then, a new wave of Internet of Things (IOT) researching is rising in China. ... In 2011,
the Ministry of Transport focused on promoting the development of transportation through
IOT on the basis of the present development industry situation. ...

[PDF] Industrial Internet of Things with Data Distribution Service for Real Time Systems

I Ungurean - 2015

... Abstract - At this moment, the IoT (the Internet of things) concept is in the
process of developing, maturation, and standardization. ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DOLL WITH APP AND OPERATING THE INTERACTIVE DOLL

L Kuo - US Patent 20,150,251,102, 2015

The present invention discloses a method and a device for controlling a
doll with an APP. With connecting the doll to a handheld device, the
connection from the IoT WiFi module within the doll to the. ...

Synergy of computers, cognition, communication and control with industrial applications

RE Precup, H Hellendoorn, P Angelov - Computers in Industry, 2015

... The paper Cognitive decision making in smart industry, by N. Kaur and SK Sood, proposes a
model for automated performance evaluation of employees in a smart industry, which integrates
ubiquitous sensing capabilities of Internet of Things (IoT) with industrial infrastructure in ...

Facebook Targets IoT Developers With New SDKs

Facebook extended its Parse Internet of things line of SDKs with new ones supporting Atmel, Broadcom, Intel and TI hardware.

Facebook announced it has expanded its Parse for IoTtoolkit with new SDKs supporting additional platforms for Internet of things (IoT) app development.

With this expansion of the Parse for IoT SDK line announced at Facebook's F8 developer conference in March, developers can now build even more connected devices with Parse, using new dedicated SDKs for Atmel, Broadcom, Intel and TI hardware.

Developers can now build apps for Atmel's SAM D21 + WINC1500, TI's CC3200, Intel's Edison or Broadcom's WICED and connect to the Parse cloud in minutes, with just a few lines of code, Damian Kowalewski, a Facebook software engineer, wrote in a blog post.

Kowalewski called IoT one of the most exciting new platforms for app development, but he said IoT poses new challenges for developers as "many IoT devices also need to be personalized and paired with a mobile companion app." Parse is trying to simplify that process. For original and complete post see here

What will the Internet of Things mean for project management?

The Internet of Things is estimated to grow to 50 billion devices by 2020. How soon - and how - will IoT affect the tech projects we manage?

Ok, the Internet of Things (IoT) may not mean anything to your next project, but it’s coming. IoT will eventually affect you, your next project, the technology you are delivering, and your IT organization as a whole.

What is the IoT? Taking a quick trip over to Wikipedia yields this definition and description:

“The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and connectivity to enable objects to exchange data with the production, operator and/or other connected devices based on the infrastructure of International Telecommunication Union's Global Standards Initiative. The Internet of Things allows objects to be sensed and controlled remotely across existing network infrastructure, creating opportunities for more direct integration between the physical world and computer-based systems, and resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy and economic benefit. Each thing is uniquely identifiable through its embedded computing system but is able to interoperate within the existing Internet infrastructure."

Since Wikipedia goes on to suggest that industry experts estimate that the IoT will consist of close to 50 billion – that’s right…BILLION – objects and devices by 2020 (less than 5 years from now) you can likely expect that you will soon be managing projects that are affected by the IoT.

So what does that mean? What do we need to be looking for? What considerations do we have?

BYOD issues. There are always the BYOD considerations. How do those affect the adoption and usage of IoT type devices? Let’s consider what those could be first. The development manager using his smart watch to sync his team calendar with his own on his wrist. Devices used in the field to communicate that are not yet provided by your employer in the early adoption phase of IoT devices? Yes. Be thinking today about your BYOD policies because this is all going to happen faster than you think.

Cybersecurity issues. Right now, I wouldn’t be too concerned with security. The role that IoT devices play – and will play in the very near future – is too small in terms of the corporate world to require much time or money to be expended on it. But I think that will all change in the next 6-12 months and only grow exponentially from there. Will your projects be affected a year from now? I believe so. Every PMO should be considering policies now or they will definitely be caught off guard when a large client requests IoT tech devices on a near-future project.

Who buys what issues. Who pays for what? Does your employer buy IoT devices for the workforce or do we stick to the standard laptops and smartphones? That will all depend on what functional and productive uses organizations find for IoT devices. It will be a stretch at first, and individual employee requests for devices they think they need the organization to supply will be the first wave. But it won’t be long till some device comes along that will become as standard employee issue as the laptop and smartphone.

What customer requests for IoT will you support on your projects? A handheld order device that delivers orders online is part of the IoT if it’s a standalone object. If it’s connected to a computer, then it’s still part of that computer and not considered part of the IoT. That will change in the next 6 months, right? Be ready. Will smart watches ever become a viable part of project engagements? Probably. More IoT considerations. For original post see here

IoT to Forever Change Enterprise IT Management and Security: Gartner

If managing and securing servers, PCs and mobile devices weren't enough, the burgeoning market for Internet of Things (IoT) solutions is about to give IT pros a lesson in adaptability in the data center. According to Gartner, a technology research firm, over 20 percent of enterprises will establish security services devoted to safeguarding parts of their businesses touched by sensors, smart devices and a bevy of connected technologies that constitute the IoT.

Last year, Gartner famously predicted that by 2020, 26 billion devices would be pumping data across the Internet of Things, requiring enterprises to adjust their data center strategies. In addition to beefing up their networking, data processing and analytics capabilities, IT organizations will be forced to come to terms with a massively altered security landscape.

"The IoT now penetrates to the edge of the physical world and brings an important new 'physical' element to security concerns," said Gartner research vice president Ganesh Ramamoorthy in a statement. "This is especially true as billions of things begin transporting data."

On the IoT, the digital and physical worlds will often collide, adding a new wrinkle to IT security. The shift from general-purpose PCs and computing systems to specialized hardware, some of which can affect physical environments, represents "a conspicuous inflection point for IT security, and the chief information security officer (CISO) will be on the front lines of its emerging and complex governance and management," Gartner stated.

In some respects, IT security pros can expect their sphere of influence to reach further within their organizations.

"The IoT redefines security by expanding the scope of responsibility into new platforms, services and directions," Ramamoorthy said. "Moving forward, enterprises should consider reshaping IT or cybersecurity strategies to incorporate known digital business goals and seek participation in digital business strategy and planning." For complete and original post see here

Taking Advantage of IoT as a Startup

The world is changing. Not only is it changing, but advancements in technology are increasing the rate of change exponentially. The connection amidst businesses and such advancements are crucial to being successful in this digital age. So when it comes to starting a company, careful consideration must be given to the implementation and integration of daily operations and the Internet of Things.

The Internet of Things is already being applied effectively by the healthcare and insurance industries. For example, insurance companies are developing and using sensors on cars to link driver behavior and risk to that driver’s insurance premium. Healthcare companies are using wearable devices to detect falls, medical conditions, or even alert physicians to specific health risks. Seeing how successful these industries are illuminates opportunities for other businesses to digitize some of their day to day operations. It is predicted that 30 billion mobile phones, computers, tablets and other connected devices will be in use by 2020.

Increased Mobility and Reduced Expenses

Mobile connectivity can cut overhead drastically. Startup companies can offer employees the possibility of clocking in via mobile device without physically being in an office. Businesses can have apps thatmanage payroll or services that distribute payments to vendors automatically every month. The entire premise behind linking the Internet of Things to any business is to make running it easier and to even help get a leg up on the competition.

Take a look at the hotel industry. There once was a time when hotels only had to worry about other hotels within their own vicinity. Now these establishments have to take into account internet reservation sites along with the sudden emergence of alternative hospitality services, like AirBnB. AirBnB is a consumer favorite that specializes in renting rooms, apartments, and even entire houses. The world is becoming a much smaller place the more we integrate and connect with one another digitally. Businesses must factor this in to achieve and maintain any kind of success. Entrepreneurs have to be innovative to set their companies apart from the competition For complete and orignal post see here

Internet of Things in Action

Thousands of energy readers will silently start to hum in spinning mills in one of the country's largest textile hubs, Tirupur, in a project to leverage the Internet of Things concept to see if power consumed can be cut through real-time monitoring and analytics. 
For yarn spinners, nearly 40% of the cost of conversion from cotton to yarn is taken up by power expenses. Spinning mills in Tirupur have also run into rough weather with Indian exports appearing weak in the global market. To see complete post view here

Internet of Things- A New World Order

India begins to prime for the internet of things

Evidence is mounting towards India’s potential massive role in the global shakedown that will be the internet of things (IoT). Of course, IoT is already well on its way – multiple research outlets are predicting an explosion of the internet of things and are looking ahead to 2020 when billions upon billions of connected devices will shape both the enterprise and consumer worlds – but India’s participation has been dormant for a few reasons. However, with IoT estimated to become a potential $15 billion market by 2020 in India, manufacturers and companies in the sector should not discount the opportunities available.

A recent study published by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Confederation of Indian Industries points to East Indian states, in particular, bearing promise in the grand scheme of India’s IoT market. The research cites that states including West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar are growing hubs for IT, IoT, and wireless technologies. $750 – 900 million is the forecast for East India’s contribution to the overall IoT valuation.

Earlier this year, Cebit India organized a panel discussion as part of the COMPASS 2015 Tech Fair in Kolkata. The speakers — many of whom were from Eastern India — ruminated over the changes that will come with the IoT, what is already changing because of IoT, and how businesses should be looking at the market to facilitate growth. Indian innovators are well aware that IoT is already impacting the way the technology scene looks worldwide. No tech conference, no matter where it occurs, can take place without some sort of discussion on IoT’s current role in connectivity. For complete and original post see here

Start-up lets users control 800,000 devices — on their smartphones

If  the objective of the Internet of Things is to connect and control everything online, Israeli start-up WiseSec can perhaps be called the world’s biggest IoT company. That’s because its latest gadget — the Genii — allows users to control a whopping 800,000 devices from their smartphones.

Using a clever combination of web technology, infrared beams, and Bluetooth connections, WiseSec’s system lets users connect — to the Internet — all gadgets that can be controlled with a remote control. This allows users to turn on and off lights, televisions, air conditioners, ovens, or anything else, from a distance by using electronic signals.

According to Vadim Maor, founder and CEO of Yokne’am-based WiseSec, Genii is the first smartphone-based universal remote that’s truly universal. “It not only controls hundreds of thousands of devices, but it controls them no matter where you are on the planet.” For original and complete post see here