Five Tips for Maximizing Value of IoT Investments
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Embrace the IoT
With an overflowing list of priorities, CIOs are rarely looking for another item to add to their list, but the IoT is already here and is often deployed without involvement from IT at all, especially in the built environment. That is a problem.
Rather than shying away from IoT technologies, CIOs should consider how to leverage the new layers of data that IoT systems provide. Companies that are successfully engaging in the IoT have been able to improve business operations with new streams of real-time data that inform decision making. That fact alone suggests that the IoT should be a priority for IT, the group best positioned to help the enterprise tap into the value.
As with any new technology trend, the Internet of Things (IoT) opens tremendous opportunities across the enterprise, but raises a number of questions, as well. In fact, the IoT really isn't a technology, itself, but a label that has been applied to a collection of technologies – sensors, networking, and Big Data – that are being leveraged for new applications and business benefits. The question is how do you unlock the promise of the IoT to deliver tangible, long-term benefits to your business?
Yolonda Smith, application engineer at Digital Lumens and former cyberspace defense officer in the U.S. Air Force, brings a unique perspective on how early adoption of IoT technologies can influence existing business practices and assumptions. Read on for her tips, tricks and best practices for gaining the most value.
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