The State of Cyber Defense in the Age of Hacks, Breaches and IoT

IoT [Ep.3] IoT Dollars and Cents: What IoT Really Costs (And What Business Value IT Generates)

What does it really take to make IoT successful? This webinar addresses both the hard dollars and soft dollars involved in driving success with IoT. We cover:
* Up-front investment costs
* Staffing
* Anticipated revenue generated
* Anticipated cost savings
* Anticipated business process improvement

In our first IoT episode, we discussed the practices that make IoT successful. In this episode, we drill down into the specific tools, technologies, and vendors that most closely align with success, and explain why. We review best-in-breed solutions for:
* IoT Networks
* IoT Databases
* IoT Platforms
* IoT Analytics
* IoT Cybersecurity

IoT holds the promise of providing enterprise organizations with increased awareness, evolving insight, and the ability to take action in real time.

But doing so effectively requires implementing best practices when it comes to deployment and operations. It means staffing and budgeting successfully, and rolling out he right technologies for security, networking, data management, and edge computing.

Based on surveys and interviews with 400+ organizations, this webinar spotlights the key technologies and practices that align with successfully reaping measurable business value from IoT initiatives. We show what works--and what doesn't--for companies investing in IoT. And we provide guidelines on how to make your IoT initiative effective and successful.

The need for connected solutions is more critical than ever before. According to Meticulous Research, the Industrial IoT (IIoT) market is projected to be worth $263.4 billion by 2027.

As we grapple with the ‘next normal’ of a highly dispersed global workforce, the need for real-time data, and the forced re-engineering of corporate value chains, we look to IIoT technologies to help navigate the current crisis, and (hopefully) emerge stronger in a post-pandemic world.

IIoT solutions like Connected Worker can address key concerns such as worker safety, operational visibility and cost reduction. This is top of mind for businesses as they grapple with maintaining profitability while protecting the health and livelihoods of millions of workers.

Join us as we reset for growth during COVID-19 and beyond. Our panel of experts will delve into the development and delivery of connected worker solutions, and share lessons and best practices from the leading edge implementations from industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, automotive, and utilities.

During this panel discussion, we’ll explore capabilities such as:

- Remote team collaboration
- Virtual expert remote guidance
- Virtual training
- Worker safety
- Compliance/regulatory
- Digital workflows

Moderator:
Kelly Ireland - Founder and CEO, CBT

Panellists:
- Linda Salinas - VP, Operations at Texmark Chemicals, Inc.
- Shrankhala Jain - Data Scientist at Ford Motor Company
- Nicole Raimundo Coughlin - Chief Information Officer, Town of Cary

It’s estimated that by 2025, there will be more than 75.4 billion connected devices. But what industries will these connected devices be revolutionizing, and what business efficiencies do IoT experts predict will be at the forefront of IoT in the next five years?

Join this panel moderated by Steve Brumer, partner at BH IoT Group, where leading IoT experts share insights and predictions about the future of the connected economy.

Points of discussion will include:

- What the future of regulation and quality control holds for IoT
- What must IoT connectivity providers consider for the coming explosion of devices?
- How will customer expectations around IoT evolve and what should be top of mind for businesses entering the space?

Speakers:
Steve Brumer, Partner, BH IoT Group (Moderator)
Charlie Key, Co-Founder & CEO, Losant
James Brehm, CEO & Chief Strategist, James Brehm & Associates
Francois Ozog, Director • Segments and Strategic Initiatives|LEDGE, Linaro Limited

IoT has been credited by Gartner as the critical technology that must be fully embraced in order to drive Digital Transformation effectively: ‘CTOs and CIOs must take advantage of the predicted 5.8 billion enterprise and automotive IoT endpoints that will be in use in 2020 to accelerate digital transformation’ states Information Age.

So how best can CTOs and CIOs use IoT to drive significant change in their businesses? Join this panel where IoT experts discuss:

- How the C-Suite can use the IoT resources at their disposal to arm themselves against the threat from disruptors
- The need for the office of the CTO and CIO to develop policies and architectures that secure and support data ownership and integration into existing business applications
- How DX through IoT can provide you with new ways to serve existing and new customers in the new customer-centric landscape

Speakers:
Simona Rollinson, Chief Technology Officer, ISACA (Moderator)
Ken Hosac, VP of IoT Strategy & Business Development, Cradlepoint
Simon Reynolds, Systems Engineer, Aruba Networks
Joe Cannella, CIO, Tempel Steel

Introduced in different smart devices, eSIM is enabling new ways of digital-only provisioning of a wide variety of mobile services.

Join this talk covering:

- An introduction to eSIM
- eSIM current & forecasted adoption
- How eSIM can help businesses expand online
- Use cases of eSIM cellular data

IoT initiatives are exploding. Nemertes has found that companies with successful IoT initiatives are increasing both the number of projects and the device count, with growth that ranges up to 100%+ year over year.

Scaling these initiatives requires scaling not only the IoT solutions, but also the infrastructure and cybersecurity environments in which they operate. As enterprise technologists begin to apply next-generation cybersecurity approaches like zero-trust, they need to think seriously about how to automate the control and management of their cybersecurity and infrastructure.

The answer? Automation. Successful organizations are more likely to automate earlier, more aggressively, and more comprehensively—with dramatic improvements in performance, security, and reliability.

Find out why automation is critical to securing, managing, and scaling IoT—and what best practices can help ensure success in implementing it.

SecurityToday reports that we’ll see 31 billion IoT devices installed during 2020 and that number will rise to 75 billion worldwide by 2025

Data from Forrester indicates a significant uptick in enterprises either implementing or expanding their IoT deployments. It’s estimated that 63 percent of enterprises either have IoT projects in their current work streams or are at least planning for those future work streams now.

The sheer number of devices are staggering. The devices are really just an indicator of all of the IT projects that sit behind them. The devices also serve as a guidepost to treasure troves of data being captured.

The fact is that IoT is not just one technology but a series of technologies. Actionable data from this series of technologies is the real game changer. It’s this actionable data which will help to drive organizational digital transformation.

During this panel discussion, we’ll explore:
- The part IoT plays in a Digital Transformation Strategy
- 4 Ways IoT is Driving Digital Transformation
- Addressing Security and Privacy Concerns Associated with the Data

Panel:
Jo Peterson, Vice President, Cloud & Security Services, Clarify360 (moderator)
Tyler Cohen Wood, Founder / CEO, myConnectedHealth
Dr. Nimi Abili, Executive Director | Consultant, Greater Offshore
Mark Thiele, CEO and Founder, Edgevana

5G is the first mobile technology which promises wireless connectivity with guaranteed QoS with very low latency. Is this a break through for industry and is full automation and robotics the future? What is real, where are we know and what does the future hold?

Join this panel discussion with industry experts to learn:

Is 5G and edge computing a game changer for Industrial?
To what extent is 5G and edge computing a game changer for industry?
Where are we on the hype versus reality curve? (Push from Telecom versus Pull from Industry)
What is the driver towards the adoption and what are the benefits and trade-offs?
What industries are already using this technology combination?
What do we see as the next steps in the future and how long will it take to get there?

Ian Ginn, Founder/Director, IFG Consulting (moderator)
Jürgen Hase, CEO of UNLIMITED, Reliance Group
Magnus Melander, Evangelist, founder bridging gap between Industry and Mobile
Vinay Dhar, SVP Emerging Business Mavenir, Digital transformation, Industry 4.0

IoT is creating unprecedented value for businesses. From greater operational efficiencies to personalized customer engagement and cost reductions, the benefits of integrating IoT into business models are significant.

As the frontier of IoT reaches industrial applications, join our panelists as they discuss how IIoT is being enabled and what it means for new business models across different industries.

Moderator:
Steve Brumer, BH IoT Group

Panelists:
Adrian Comley, General Manager Dynamic Network Services, BT
Robin Smith, Pre‑Sales Consultant, Gospel Technology
Moritz Mann, Head of Product Management, Open Systems

Potpourri is defined as a mixture of things especially of a musical or literary medley. This presentation will utilize an adaptation of the Pecha Kucha format of pop culture imagery to evoke a thought based discussion on

The Internet of Things (IoT) which is ultimately about connecting the unconnected in whatever interpretation that is meaningful to you or your business.

Key takeaways:
- In the Internet of things (IoT) I have found the following to be the most useful in connecting the unconnected in a way that is meaningful for you and your business.
- Interpretation of Terminology (IoT)
- Innovation of Technology (IoT)
- Impact of Territories (IoT)
- Imagination of Travelers (IoT)
- I’m on a Team (IoT)
- Implementation of Transformation (IoT)

-Importance of Thank you (IoT)

Today, 90% of all data is created and processed inside traditional centralized data centers or clouds. However, according to Gartner, by 2025, 75% of data is going to be processed at the Edge.

With such a massive shift, what business opportunities will IoT at the Edge bring? Join this panel where experts explore the impact of IoT and Edge - including challenges as well as opportunities - in:

- Smart cities
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Healthcare

Panel:
Jeanne Morain, Founder, iSpeak Cloud (moderator)
Steve Smith, CRO, CoreSite
Ken Hosac, VP of IoT Strategy & Business Development, Cradlepoint
Karthikeyan Gunasekar, Category Lead EMEA, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company

The ultimate digital transformation are the ones that happen when your hand is forced. Going from corporate IT to digital workplace IT in the span of a few days is hopefully a once in a lifetime occurrence. Corporate IT teams have equipped most employees, if not all, with the necessary resources for working remotely for the foreseeable future. Several weeks ago, Catchpoint underwent a stress test to determine what impact working from home would have across the organization. Needless to say this teachable moment provided valuable lessons.

Navya Dwarakanath, Senior Solution Engineer at Catchpoint, dives into the data to share insights on ways organizations can optimize the digital experiences of remote employees with proactive SaaS monitoring.

5G is driving the future of the Internet of Things, and it’s time for industrial firms to start planning the next step in their Industry 4.0 journey. With investment in the back-end infrastructure - required for edge computing and mobile cloud - not taking place until down the line, how do organizations confidently plan for and navigate how 5G will transform their businesses?

Join this live panel discussion as experts share:
- The sorts of preparations industries should be making for 5G
- What their expectations and requirements should be
- How to manage Big Data Analytics in 5G

Speakers:
Steve Brumer, Partner, BH IoT Group (moderator)
Adrian Comley, General Manager, Dynamic Network Services, BT
Ricky Watts, Vice President, Industrial Solutions, Wind River
Ken Hosac, VP of IOT Strategy, Cradlepoint

More and more we are seeing compute and inference move to the edge. This is driven by the growth in capability to not only generate data from sensors, devices and by people operating in the field, but also by the interaction between those devices.

This new source of data and information brings with it unique challenges to the way we store and transmit data as well as the way we need to curate it. In this webcast we will look at:
•New patterns generated by the explosion of the Internet of Things
•How IoT is impacting storage and data strategies
•Security and privacy issues and considerations
•How to think about the lifecycle of our information in this new environment

After you watch the webcast, check out the Q&A blog: https://bit.ly/2XUvFIp

5G promises to provide super-connectivity, ultra-wideband, low latency, and reliable communication. The IoT edge is where the action is: data analysis and decision-making will have to localize moving from the cloud to the edge; edge devices including but not limited intelligent sensors, actuators, processors, communication devices, etc.

There are significant challenges in designing new IoT edges to meet 5G requirements:
- What are these challenges?
- How will we solve these real and hard problems for 5G to live up to its promise under an affordable budget?

5G is driving the future of the Internet of Things, and it’s time for industrial firms to start planning the next step in their Industry 4.0 journey. With investment in the back-end infrastructure - required for edge computing and mobile cloud - not taking place until down the line, how do organizations confidently plan for and navigate how 5G will transform their businesses?

Join this live panel discussion as experts share:
- The sorts of preparations industries should be making for 5G
- What their expectations and requirements should be
- How to manage Big Data Analytics in 5G

Speakers:
Steve Brumer, Partner, BH IoT Group (moderator)
Adrian Comley, General Manager, Dynamic Network Services, BT
Ricky Watts, Vice President, Industrial Solutions, Wind River
Ken Hosac, VP of IOT Strategy, Cradlepoint

The Internet of Things allows us to capture data from an ever-expanding ecosystem of connected devices. This data adds value to business and streamlines consumer experience. Its expansion and adoption has been constrained by two things - the speed and availability of data connectivity, and technical limitations on participation and the security of the captured data. The Internet of Things can start to realise its true potential through advances in connectivity (notably the roll-out of 5G networks) and the explosion of development in blockchain technology.

The key takeaways from this webinar are to:
- Understand the evolution of blockchain development from Bitcoin to business applications;
- Examine the specific advantages of combining blockchain and IoT technologies;
- Decide when you might use a blockchain in your business.

About the presenter:
Kate Baucherel BA(Hons) FCMA CGMA is a digital strategist specialising in emerging tech, particularly blockchain and distributed ledger technology. She was recently appointed COO of City Web Consultants, working on the application of blockchain, AR/VR, machine learning, and AI for blue chip clients in the UK and overseas. Kate’s first job was with an IBM business partner in Denver back when the AS/400 was a really cool piece of hardware and the World Wide Web didn’t exist. She has held senior technical and financial roles in businesses across multiple sectors, and is a published author of non-fiction and sci-fi.