What is a smart city? The answer depends on whom you ask.Solutions providers will tell you it’s smart parking, smart lighting or anything to do with technology. City officials may tell you it’s about conducting city business online, such as searching records or applying for permits. City residents may tell you it’s the ease of getting around, or about crime reduction.Everyone is right. A smart city, built properly, will have different value for different stakeholders. They may not even think of their city as a “smart” city. They know it only as a place they want to live in, work in, and be a part of.Technology is top of mind in the smart city. But it is just one layer of many in the smart city ecosystem. Each layer has a different but equally important role. No one layer is more relevant than another. For example, technology “powers” the smart city, but it is data that leads to insights and new services. However, to create relevant services, cities must be able to innovate the right solutions. To get the right outcomes that matter consistently and at scale, civic leaders must establish sensible technology and data policies. Finally, Continue reading
In mid-October, Cisco announced the launch of its Aironet Developer Platform (ADP), a third-party development platform based on the Aironet 3800 series access points (AP). While there was no mention of IoT in the announcement, this is a stealth IoT opportunity. While Cisco’s Kinetic and Jasper IoT platforms reside in the cloud, ADP focuses on the edge within the enterprise. The ability to manage the “internal edge” and integrate with the Kinetic platform is significant. Throw in the DevNet developer community, a large existing base of Aironet APs, and suddenly Cisco customers are doing IoT.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Are you ready for the Internet of Things (IoT)? Despite its transformational potential, most organizations are not. In an era of rapid disruption and digital transformation, IT executives and managers must lead the charge. You must bridge the gap between technology, business, engineering and operations. You must be evangelists, teachers, facilitators and innovators. To succeed, I’ve listed six things you must do to accelerate IoT adoption within your organization.Increase your organization’s IoT IQ
Start the journey by increasing awareness, knowledge and conversations around IoT throughout the organization. This can be done in several ways:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Are you ready for the Internet of Things (IoT)? Despite its transformational potential, most organizations are not. In an era of rapid disruption and digital transformation, IT executives and managers must lead the charge. You must bridge the gap between technology, business, engineering and operations. You must be evangelists, teachers, facilitators and innovators. To succeed, I’ve listed six things you must do to accelerate IoT adoption within your organization.Increase your organization’s IoT IQ
Start the journey by increasing awareness, knowledge and conversations around IoT throughout the organization. This can be done in several ways:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Benson Chan