IoT has boomed and the State of IoT Devices infographic predicted that there will be 6 billion connected smart devices by 2025. Organizations have been embracing IoT to transform their business, but the IoT development is not straightforward. IoT poses unique challenges and difficulties for potential users and providers. There are many impediments and barriers:
- Immature technology
- Not well-defined workflow
- Uncertain values with unknown risks
- Poor scalability
- Absence of standards and inteoperability
- Fragmented infrastructure
- Lack of skillful resources
- High implementation cost
- Weak security
- Inadequate data privacy protection
- Overlooked device updates
- Undiscoverable devices
To tackle the IoT roadblocks head-on, IoTation is an integrated approach to IoT implementation. It encompasses several components.
- Set effective objectives
- Strategization
- Impacts
- Identify use cases
- Usage scenarios
- Scope
- Assess suitability
- Fit for purpose
- Enablement
- Design solution
- Hardware and software
- Platform
- Shortlist viable options and bakeoff
- Comparison and contrast
- Component selection
- Prototype
- POC trial
- Expertise assembly
- Architect and construct MVP
- Architecture
- Building blocks
- Integrate with other parts
- Backend
- Cloud infrastructure
- Set up CICD pipeline
- Build
- Install
- Deploy solution and launch
- Hot or cold path analytics
- AIOps
IoTation provides best practices to IoTate solutions effectively, driving the balance of process, people, and technology.
- Lead by strategy, not technologies
- Obtain upper management endorsement
- Build a cross-functional team
- Start small and increment
- Fail fast and adjust with Plan B
- Maintain consistence of data flows
- Focus on interconnectivity
- Make the product vendor-neutral
IoTation details are available in a technology research & analysis report, which describes how to efficiently apply IoTation in real-world project initiatives, with guidelines and pitfalls.
For more information, please contact Tony Shan (blog@tonyshan.com) or leave your comments below.
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