IT is no longer the sole guardian of technology in the business. From IP enabled turnstiles to smart manufacturing systems that continuously monitor and optimise performance and smart buildings with IP connected environmental controls, the Internet of Everything (IoE) is slowly but inexorably expanding across every business environment, writes John Pepper, the chief executive and founder of Managed 24/7.
Right now, however, these deployments remain completely separate from the core business network – and IT has little or no visibility of IoE deployments. While companies are gaining operational benefits, these siloed deployments also represent significant operational risk. Security is the primary concern, but organisations are also missing out on essential business information. By failing to consolidate IoE deployments into the core network, organisations cannot enable CxOs to take advantage of a depth of real time analytics that should be informing changes to every part of the building, estate and production systems.
It is, therefore, no surprise that there is a growing CxO push to integrate IoE into the existing corporate network, not least to exploit IT’s security expertise. Few CxOs even consider any difficulties arguing, quite reasonably, that there is little or no difference between an IP enabled temperature sensor and any cloud based application. However, there is one fundamental and essential difference to consider: IT systems are still managed on the basis of 99.999% – five nines – availability; IoE demands 100% availability – failure is simply not an option.
A small but growing minority of IT organisations have therefore begun to explore the value of consolidating monitoring tools to move beyond break/fix to a predictive model that delivers 100% uptime. End to end monitoring that accurately predicts trends in performance combined with self-healing technologies both prevent problems and enable organisations to achieve far more effective IT utilisation.
Given the speed with which devices are becoming Internet enabled, there is no time to delay. But organisations have some tough questions to consider. From ownership to budget, capacity planning to network audit and security, organisations need to determine where the responsibility lies for this new connected model – and, critically, ensure IT embraces the predictive approach required to deliver the 100% availability now required of these essential systems.
The role of IT is changing; today’s requirement to support servers is evolving fast to one that is about managing millions of connected devices, from coffee machines to life saving NHS equipment. IT needs to step up quickly to embrace this critical, predictive model for every aspect of the corporate infrastructure.
February 5, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
While the IoT can quite rightly be criticised for the amount of hype it has generated in the last two or three years, look a little more closely and you will find a range of practical applications, writes James Wickes, the co-founder of Cloudview. (more…)
January 8, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Event date: October 6-7, 2015
Berlin, Germany
Internet of Things World 2015 is the region’s largest IoT event with over 500 attendees, 100+ industry thought leaders and 50+ exhibitors. (more…)
August 6, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network
Peachtree Corners has announced that enterprise video software powerhouse Network Optix has partnered with Curiosity Lab and has integrated its Nx Go solution, tailored for traffic infrastructure, into the city’s “IoT Control Room”. This marks the first time that the company’s technology has been deployed as a full solution in the U.S. (more…)
May 22, 2024
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Siradel has announced the completion of the design phase for an IoT network based on LoRa technology. This achievement marks a step towards building a smart and connected future for the city of Luxembourg. (more…)
November 17, 2023
Posted by: Magda Dabrowska
Verkada, has announced partnership with Convergint. Combining a dedication to safety and customer service, Convergint and Verkada’s collaboration expands their reach to a wider global customer network, capitalising on Convergint’s global presence and Verkada’s enhanced technology. (more…)
September 22, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced public release of Get Ready for Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) 7: Applying new capabilities to the key use cases, a report that explores how this technology will change the way people worldwide live, work and play. Based on the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11be (extreme high throughput) standard, Wi-Fi 7 has a variety of advanced capabilities. These will improve existing use cases or enable recent ones that are not possible with existing wired and wireless technologies. (more…)
September 15, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
According to recent studies conducted by Deloitte, an average number of connected devices in US households has risen to 22. This and other trends are pushing FCC (federal communications commission) to raise previous definition of broadband, 25Mbps (megabits per second), to 100Mbps goal and Airvine describes in a blog post how property owners, management companies and managed service providers in ‘MDU’ (multi-dwelling unit) sector can provide necessary broadband network upgrades within these buildings. (more…)
September 12, 2023
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
An intelligent monitoring system has been introduced by Scottish Water across rural locations in the Highlands and Islands, using internet of things (IoT) technology to gather important data that helps keep the water network in Scotland safe. (more…)
August 1, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Siemens has launched two new additional versions of its new Sentron 3WA power circuit breakers, alternatively known as air circuit breakers (ACBs). Series 3WA3 meets the requirements of UL 1066 and IEC 60947-2 standards, which enables customers to use it worldwide. This is advantageous for switchgear manufacturers and OEMs (original equipment manufacturer) producing systems for both standardisation areas IEC and UL. The 3WA2 series is designed for the UL 489 market. (more…)
July 19, 2023
Posted by: Shriya Raban