Red Hat Shares — November 2016: Internet of Things

The IoT―internet-connected devices that send and receive data―is changing everything, from smart parking to avalanche prevention. One study estimates we’ll spend US$6 trillion on IoT solutions in the next 5 years. Impressive business benefits include increased customer insights and revenue. But complex challenges abound, like big data analysis and security. For example, a recent attack compromised several popular websites―including Netflix and Twitter―by taking advantage of vulnerable IoT devices.

All emerging technologies have growing pains. This issue of Red Hat Shares aims to ease your pain by arming you with helpful IoT information.

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The IoT comes with inherent complexities: managing and connecting disparate devices, storing and managing collected data, and connecting operational technology to enterprise IT, to name a few. So there’s a lot to consider before implementing an IoT solution.

IDC recommends, for one, making sure the vendors you evaluate offer products that support, or are interoperable with, open standards. You’ll be glad you did when it’s time to expand your IoT plans. Check out more considerations related to infrastructure, long-term implications, and more in this IDC blog post.

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• 72% or more of organizations in the manufacturing, retail, and transportation segments have deployed IoT―well above the average deployment rate.
• 90% or more of organizations have created or plan to create security policies for their IoT deployments.
• 96% of organizations that have deployed IoT believe they have a culture of innovation.
• 48% of organizations that have deployed or will deploy IoT plan to use existing analytics tools for IoT-generated data.

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