Internet of Things (IoT): IoT Overview

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  • Course:Internet of Things (IoT): IoT Overview
  • Course ID:IoT-OVIEW Duration:1 day Where: Your Office (7+ Persons)
  • Available as a private, customized course for your group at your offices or ours and in some cases as a WebLive(TM) class.

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Course Outline

 

IoT Overview

 

  • IoT Overview: What and Why
    • What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
      • Defining ‘Things’: Hardware, software, data, and services
      • Core ideas
      • IoT objectives
      • Major players
      • Why IoT is important
      • Important IoT terms and trends
      • IoT is a marathon of projects, not just one
    • What’s motivating IoT?
      • What needs does IoT fill?
      • The 4th Industrial Revolution
  • Origins of IoT
    • The ARPANet, Internet, and WWW
    • Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications
    • IPv6 and other protocols
    • Growth in hardware/software capabilities
  • Key Concept: Make Everything Smarter
    • Things
    • Services
    • Processes
  • IoT Enabling Technologies
    • Cheap and ubiquitous telecommunications
    • Smart software
    • Smart devices
    • Cheap memory
    • Cheap and extremely powerful microprocessors
    • Cloud Computing
    • Big Data, Event Stream Processing, Real-Time Analytics
    • Machine Learning
    • Wireless Sensor Networks
    • Low power short-range and wide area wireless networks
    • Embedded systems
    • Automation and control systems
    • Existing and emerging telecom technologies: Li-Fi, LPWAN (LoRaWAN, Sigfox, LTE-M), BLE, ZigBee, Z-Wave, Thread, HaLow, …
  • IoT Architecture and Implementation
    • Where IoT fits in
    • Standards and ecosystem
    • Basic architecture concepts
    • Implementation platforms
    • Types of networks used by IoT
    • Security issues
  • Understanding the Vision of IoT
    • IoT at the lowest level
      • Connect simple devices over the Internet
      • Examples: Home thermostat, security system
    • IoT at the mid-level
      • IoT as enabler of new business and technology models, not just incremental improvement of existing models
      • Example: Autonomous vehicles
    • IoT at the highest level
      • New vision of technology capabilities leading to reorganization of society, new ways of living
      • Example: “Smart City” with new relationship among people, vehicles/transportation, and cities
  • IoT Examples and Case Studies
    • Retail
    • Healthcare
    • Wearables
    • Smart Home
    • Smart Cities
    • Intelligent Transportation
    • Smart Grid
    • Smart Agriculture
    • Smart Industry
    • Energy Management
  • The Business of IoT
    • Business models
    • Become an ‘IoT entrepreneur’
      • IoT software development platforms and operating systems
      • IoT hardware
      • Typical projects
    • Challenges and opportunities
  • IoT’s Business and Societal Impact
    • Business impact
    • The way we live
    • Organization of society
  • IoT Overview Wrap-up: Recap, Discussion, Course Evaluation

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