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Is Your Network Readyfor the Internet of Things?
Arthur Brant
Abilene Christian University
• Private, Selective, Residential, Masters-Level University
• Abilene, Texas• Founded in 1906• 4,500 Students• 800 Faculty & Staff
Recognized for “a strong commitment for teaching”, technology integration, &
student success
Internet of Things (IoT)
“the future where the Internet won’t
be solely dependent upon humans for
information”
“convergence of several technology advances … sensors… which lead to smart devices that … capture information … pervasive connectivity … allowing objects to talk to each other.” – R. Veeramani, Univ of Wisconsin
“network of connected objects that link the physical world with the world of information through the web.” – Horizon Report, 2015
“any connected device or software that can sense & that you can control & use to exchange data” - Gartner
Internet of Things (IoT)
SMART vs CONNECTED
Internet of Things (IoT)
WLAN Market 4Q2001
Enterprise45%
Consumer55%
WLAN Market 2014
Enterprise66%
Consumer33%
Following previous consumerization trends
Internet of Things (IoT) in the Enterprise
“The race to own sockets is really a contest to see who
will control the
infrastructure of IoTacross our built environments”
- Brian Chemel, Digital Lumens
Internet of Things (IoT) & Enterprise Connectivity
of IT professionals say they understand
the network requirements for IoT deployments
– 2014 Infoblox Survey
Internet of Hackable Things (IohT)?
“It’s better to have something not connected
& secured than connected & unsecure”
Respondents who are fully confident
that their connected devices are secure – AT&T Cybersecurity Insights
Internet of Things: Lessons from WiFi
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000
Fall 2011 Spring2012
Fall 2012 Spring2013
Fall 2013 Spring2014
Fall 2014 Spring2015
Fall 2015
AVG Daily WiFi Clients & Associations by Semester
AVG Daily Unique Clients AVG Daily Associations
Internet of Things (IoT) @ ACU
Irrigation ControlsWiFi Connected
HVAC Environmental ControlsEthernet Connected Gateways
Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network
GovernancePolicies & Procedures
PreparationsPlan & Forecast
ManagementAssessments & Measures
Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network
GovernanceRisk AssessmentsPoliciesRemediation AvenuesValue AlignmentProcedures/PracticesResponsibilities
Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network
PreparationsOnboardingSegmentationSecurity ControlsBandwidthMonitoring
Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network
ManagementInventoryPerformance MeasuresAssessmentsAnalytics IntegrationSoftware UpdatesRefresh Cycles
Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network
Consider that today, less than 1% of the things that could be connected, are connected.
A tsunami of data … More data than anybody – even in an era in which 300 hours of video is posted to YouTube every minute – has yet seen.
Less about “things” & more about “data”, specifically how data can improve results
Is Your Network Readyfor the Internet of Things?Arthur BrantAbilene Christian [email protected]/abrant
