{"id":19601,"date":"2017-01-13T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T07:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/?p=19601"},"modified":"2019-05-07T03:29:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T00:29:18","slug":"adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"Adopting an IoT Platform: Things to Know and Pitfalls to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span 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ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/#Big_investments_many_IoT_players\" >Big investments, many IoT players<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/#Five-point_process_for_IoT_success\" >Five-point process for IoT success<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/#Are_all_platforms_the_same\" >Are all platforms the same?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/#Different_types_of_IoT_providers\" >Different types of IoT providers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/#Whats_next_this_year_and_beyond\" >What&#8217;s next, this year and beyond<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/#Related_slides\" >Related slides<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/#About_the_speaker\" >About the speaker<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Big_investments_many_IoT_players\"><\/span>Big investments, many IoT players<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_19606\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Omar-Nawaz.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Omar-Nawaz-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Omar Nawaz\" width=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19606\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><small> Omar Nawaz<\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBegin with the end in mind.\u201d This wisdom was among the main points imparted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omarnawaz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Omar Nawaz<\/a>, Founder and President of Rouge Group, during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/events\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform\/\">webinar<\/a> on how to efficiently implement an IoT platform.<\/p>\n<p>Omar said that major vendors are actively building out their IoT product and service portfolios, stating that GE invested more than $1.5 billion in this sphere in 2016, while Qualcomm has invested more than $50 billion over the past five years.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst such commitments, there are large, complex ecosystems for consumer, as well as enterprise IoT deployments. Within this context, \u201c<strong>interoperability is critical<\/strong> to maximizing the value of (your) IoT deployments,\u201d he told webinar attendees. \u201cOn average 40% of the total value that can be unlocked requires different IoT systems to work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-reference-architecture.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-reference-architecture.jpg\" alt=\"why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-reference-architecture\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19662\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Companies should thus start their planning from the perspective of business goals and objectives, Omar believes. \u201cIdentify business objectives that will help to better serve customers and operate profitably,\u201d he said. \u201cAlign internal capabilities, build the right governance, and life-cycle management processes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Five-point_process_for_IoT_success\"><\/span>Five-point process for IoT success<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Omar outlined a five-point process he calls \u201cPlatform Essentials\u201d for enterprises embarking on IoT initiatives:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Build and integrate.<\/strong> \u201cAn IoT platform should improve your ability to rapidly develop, test, launch, manage, and monetize your connected services,\u201d he said. According to his presentation, there should be an ability to develop a diverse array of IoT use cases by providing software integrations and APIs; there should be management tools for development, code, and APIs; mainstream business processes should be supported and interface with enterprise applications; and there must be secure access to data via APIs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Manage devices and things.<\/strong> \u201cAn IoT platform can automate standard workflows around managing devices, reducing response times, and streamlining operations,\u201d he said. Successful use of an IoT platform will control provisioning maintenance, operations of connected devices, and handle all configurations and updates; and provide device-level logs and statistics.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Connect.<\/strong> \u201cAn IoT platform should support open standards and cross-protocol communication between devices, sensors, cloud resources, IP and non-IP based devices, as well as application APIs,\u201d according to Omar. There must be local and long-range connectivity and gateways; network operator relationships; the ability to scale to millions of devices if required; support of multiple communications protocols; and the ability to provide connection alternatives for low-power, non-IP, and passive devices.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Secure.<\/strong> \u201cBuilt-in capabilities in an IoT platform can reduce deployment time and relieve developers from development and life-cycle management of such capabilities,\u201d Omar stated. Device-based security should handle authentication and authorization, as well as secure network communications and device registry, with mutual authentication between devices and the platform. There must also be the ability to create, deploy, and manage certificates and policies from management consoles or via APIs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analyze.<\/strong> \u201cPlatform analytics should provide actionable insights on both per-device and system level, as well as integration with existing business intelligence to generate reports on KPIs (key performance indicators) and SLAs,\u201d according to Omar. There need to be analytics that provide relevant and meaningful insights, data must be captured and stored to enable those analytics, and there needs to be functionality to provide analytics in real time, batch mode, predictive mode, and interactively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>He mentioned a number of other things to pay attention to.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-essential-consideration.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-essential-consideration.jpg\" alt=\"why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-essential-consideration\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19661\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_all_platforms_the_same\"><\/span>Are all platforms the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Omar did not focus on any particular platform, although he did mention Cloud Foundry-based <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.altoros.com\/tag\/predix\">GE&#8217;s Predix<\/a> along the way. He noted that the top IoT platforms \u201cstart to look the same when comparing feature-by-feature,\u201d with the result that \u201cas the IoT market matures, (such a) comparison of IoT platforms is futile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/comparing-top-iot-platforms.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/comparing-top-iot-platforms.jpg\" alt=\"comparing-top-iot-platforms\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19667\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Instead, Omar suggested that IoT platform evaluation focus should be shifted to deployments, business models, ecosystems, pre-integrated technologies, and vertical solutions.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-create-differentation.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-create-differentation.jpg\" alt=\"why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform-create-differentation\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19663\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Different_types_of_IoT_providers\"><\/span>Different types of IoT providers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Omar then went onto illustrating different types of IoT platform providers and a use case example. He classified potential platform providers as <b>general purpose<\/b> IoT platforms (such as GE Predix), <b>standalone or vertical<\/b> IoT platforms (such as <a href=\"http:\/\/xively.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xively<\/a>), and <b>IoT infrastructure services<\/b> (such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.splunk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Splunk<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>He then offered up the use case for a <em>fleet management<\/em> company that would need to assure on-time delivery of products in an undamaged condition. This company would have several objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve on-time delivery performance<\/li>\n<li>Reduce fuel consumption<\/li>\n<li>Extend operational life of vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Reduce damaged goods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It would face challenges in a lack of resources, a lack of the right tools for the job, and a lack of data insights to facilitate informed decisions, Omar said. Regarding the last point in particular, he noted that \u201cwhile some of this data would already be available in an existing CRM solution, key missing data like engine and tire performance, current routes, and refrigeration status would require an IoT solution.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In this case, the company would want to partner with either a global vertical platform provider or global general purpose IoT platform provider, Omar said. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot.jpg\" alt=\"why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot\" width=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19665\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Omar said that in this case and others, \u201cIoT strategy teams should not expect that industry standards or mega-vendors offerings alone would provide a complete solution and consistent experience for your desired business outcome.\u201d Instead, \u201cIoT solutions are about economics and services,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is not just technology and interfaces.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_next_this_year_and_beyond\"><\/span>What&#8217;s next, this year and beyond<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For 2017 and beyond, Omar told attendees, \u201cIoT solutions will continue to scale massively and become more complex.\u201d He urged his audience to make sure their deployments are \u201c<strong>open, scalable, extensible, and secure<\/strong>. Building on the right platform will accelerate innovation and focus on creating true differentiation for your company. Leveraging existing investments\u2014including knowledge, expertise, and tools\u2014is vital for success of a project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even with a focus on scalability and extensibility, Omar said companies can \u201cstart simple\u201d and \u201cconnect only devices and collected data that is required to deliver the use case. More is not always better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Find other lessons learned in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/events\/why-and-how-to-choose-an-iot-platform\/\">video recording<\/a> of the webinar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_slides\"><\/span>Related slides<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/e85kWThasQrMa5\" width=\"595\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_speaker\"><\/span>About the speaker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div style=\"float: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omarnawaz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Omar-Nawaz-rouge-group-bio.png\" alt=\"Omar Nawaz, rouge group bio\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19637\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 600px;\"><small><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omarnawaz\">Omar Nawaz<\/a> is the Founder and President of Rouge Group, a management consulting firm that provides business strategy, innovation, product management, and strategic and technical alliance services to late-stage startups, enterprises, and global service providers. He holds an MBA and a Master\u2019s degree in Engineering Management from San Jose State University and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah.<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><center><small>The post is written by Roger Strukhoff; edited by Carlo Gutierrez, Sophia Turol, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/author\/alex\/\">Alex Khizhniak<\/a>.<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big investments, many IoT players<\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-19606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> Omar Nawaz<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBegin with the end in mind.\u201d This wisdom was among the main points imparted by Omar Nawaz, Founder and President of Rouge Group, during a webinar on how to efficiently implement an IoT platform.<\/p>\n<p>Omar said that major vendors are actively building out [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":19668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[873,117,647],"class_list":["post-19601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-opinion","tag-cloud-native","tag-iot","tag-predix"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Adopting an IoT Platform: Things to Know and Pitfalls to Avoid | Altoros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Omar Nawaz elaborates on five patterns when designing an efficient IoT process, explaining why a feature-by-feature comparison may be futile.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/adopting-an-iot-platform-things-to-know-and-pitfalls-to-avoid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adopting an IoT Platform: Things to Know and Pitfalls to Avoid | Altoros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Big investments, many IoT players Omar Nawaz \u201cBegin with the end in mind.\u201d This wisdom was among the main points imparted by Omar Nawaz, Founder and President of Rouge Group, during a webinar on how to efficiently implement an IoT platform. 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