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Processors keep shrinking and getting smarter. What are the implications of how IoT modules are integrating sensors and processors? What is the implication of new device design? Where does the edge give applications the most benefit?
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Intelligent gateways bring the value of the cloud to solutions that require evaluation and analytics. Does the use of the gateways reduce the cost of cloud services? What applications can’t afford the delay in cloud processing? Do intelligent gateways reduce the cost and problem of legacy systems when implementing intelligent edge solutions?
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We used to say the network is dumb, but as solutions such as Network APIs, SDN and NFV has shown the network is a rich with capabilities. When it comes to IoT the smart network offers a variety of features such as security, and cost control. Who are the leaders in supporting IoT with intelligent connectivity?
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The Intelligent IoT Cloud Cloud computing enables “As a Service” solutions that has given birth to many an IoT service. As more intelligence goes the edge the need is for a better balance to interfacing with the cloud. Microservices are being designed to bridge the gap. What interfaces are needed for success? Do companies feel they have to choose between the edge and cloud?
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Is the innovator’s dilemma playing out in the IoT industry? We have many companies that have been in the business of IoT before IoT was called IoT. We also have new entrants that are benefitting from VC’s unicorn investments. What are the competitive strategies in a market that is so dynamic?
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IT and OT need to find common ground as the use of analytics, digital twins, and machine learning enable process innovation. What are we learning about IoT’s role in innovation? How does the growing intelligence transform operations and implementations across the industry?
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Machines have helped humans do amazing things through control and communication. The addition of machine learning and rich analytics enables machines to make critical decisions without human interaction. What are the compelling requirements for humans to delegate processes to machines and what are the concerns?
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What happens when Moore’s Law, Cooper’s Law and Metcalf’s Law converge? The answer is the edge gets intelligent and the network increases its capacity to transmit. Traditionally the goal has been to minimize the bandwidth use, but these goals may be a thing of the past. How does the ability to transmit more data faster and process data closer change the use of IoT? Will legacy systems stay as is, or having it built it, will new solutions take advantage of the dynamics?
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OT has two simple rules. If it’s running leave it alone, if its not get it running. Those two rules do not sound like innovation is welcome. Yet IoT is delivering on Industrial 4.0 by increasing the data coming from sensors and enabling the SoftPLCs. How does smart manufacturing take us beyond measuring uptime and bring us to a new level of efficiency and production?
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There are so many IoT platforms available that easy to get lost. However, Open Source platforms have been integrated into most cloud systems. What makes a good open source platform? Are some opens source platforms better for some vertical applications than others? What are benefits and drawbacks of the major Open Source IoT Platforms?
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One for the earliest and most diverse IoT markets is asset tracking. Whether you are tracking scooters or construction cranes, the principles are the same. Know where your products are and know where they are going. What are features that every Asset Tracking system needs? What is different ways location can be detected? What innovation is occurring?
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Code is the core of the IoT. How do you evaluate Open Source? Does the volume of code matter? What about the developer community? Is the code actively being supported and modified? Is the code filling a need? What are the advantages over proprietary systems and the drawbacks?
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Managing suppliers and distributors requires a chain of trust to be established. Keeping track of pallets, rail cars, shipping containers, and trailers is one way to trust but verify. Today using the combination of block chain and IoT is another way to ensure transfers of ownership is complete. How is the technology changing the capabilities to deliver the goods?
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Lots of changes are taking place in the way buildings are connected and managed. LED lighting, HVAC systems, personal emergency response systems, and surveillance systems are part of the revolution. In addition, there are changes in connectivity that should be noted. Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi 6 and Private LTE are all bringing better security and bandwidth. Where should a Facilities Manager Start? What improves operations? Do all these opportunities have an RoI? What are the benefits to the employees?
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When it comes to IoT things must connect at the application level, MQTT, CoAP, Restful, Modbus, etc. are all being used in the open source community. How should they be evaluated? Do they have parameters that will work well with any network protocol? This session looks at how things talk beyond the use of network connections?
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Many cities have been known for their industries, but their history is remembered by football team names (e.g. Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers). Is now the time for collaboration between the cities and industry. What are the synergies? How can the cities support IIoT? What can they do specifically with infrastructure to spur development?
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It’s unfortunate that so many companies believe that security obscurity is the right strategy. Security communities have embraced open source to monitor, secure and test IoT solutions. Does open source security run the danger of being mastered by hackers without the community noticing? How do you integrate open source into your existing security plan? What standards group are leading the way in protecting IoT?
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IoT takes a village to new levels of services to the citizens. There are a lot of smart city applications that use IoT. Cities are the place where politicians want IoT to highlight the quality of life improvement for the community. How do companies interact with government to deliver these services?
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Garry Kasparov says that AI should be called augmented intelligence. Whatever evolutionary stage we are at with machines, IoT applications are being impacted. What does the future hold as machine transform over time?
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All these sensors being added to the information is making a big data lake. For a human is this lake navigable? Can ML turn big data into useful data? How will machines learning give enterprises better insight? How ML influence edge intelligence in industrial systems?
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When the concept of Smart Cities first took off some government funding became available for investing in solutions, that made the City the boss. Then various utilities started enabling solutions and the companies were driving decisions. How can smart cities be a win / win for enterprise and government? What are realistic goals to be made between the partners? Do smart cities have to have visible results for the politicians to have public support?
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Perhaps the biggest part of digital transformation for IIoT comes when industrial controls add intelligence. Industrial controls, also known as Programmable Line Cards “PLCs” are part of the revolution at the edge. So called “SoftPLCs” are changing the way production is managed, enabling rapid transition between processes and workflow. What industries are leading this transformation? What equipment and processes are being changed? Are standards being changed because of this innovation?
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A politician is used to see poll numbers, but smart city solutions are not always visible to the public. The implementations of Smart Cities show a wide range of opportunity. How can analytics be used in a smart city? Do analytics make for better decisions? What are the metrics a Smart City should be judged by?
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If you have a cold you get a prescription, if you are told you will have a cold it is predictive. No one can predict the future but if its cold and you aren’t wearing a jacket chances are the prediction will come true. Patterns in the way similar things work can be used to predict their failure. How can monitoring machines going from watching a failure to stopping a failure. What will it mean for mean time to repair if the machine can be repaired before breaking down?
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Here we look at cities that have found the happy median between their suppliers and their goals to deliver applications and solutions. How did the partners find the way to blend? What obstacles did they face in deployment? What is the best advice they can give to other cities ready to show how smart they are?
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For many companies industrial espionage is a real concern, for others the employees may bring in a virus accidentally. Regardless of the root cause industrial manufacturers need to be prepared. While tradition networks were considered closed systems, today’s connected industrial capabilities must contend with brute force attacks. Hackers can use ML to support their attacks, so it’s clear that companies need to fighter fire with fire. What security best practices that take us getting beyond identity and auditing?
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Most cities have centralized systems; the board of Ed, the Municipal services, the mayor’s office. The edge, on the other hand, is where smart cities things are being deployed; street lighting, parking systems, schools. What are the implications for city IT departments to support edge solutions? How can the edge be integrated into existing systems? What new services are enables by deploying at the edge?
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As a human being connected to Internet through Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and phone applications, an understanding of my lifestyle can be seen. Likewise, a digital twin can follow the physical reality of assets and products to produce an image of IoT systems. What are the use cases for digital twins? Are there concerns about how digital twins can be used?
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Many of the IoT services a city deploys can be seen in the deployment of office buildings, industrial buildings and multi-dwelling units. What lessons can be use when looking at how smart building are integrating IoT? Are there lessons in conserving resources like energy and water? What do municipal leaders can learn from building managers?
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As the edge becomes more intelligent the communication strategy becomes one of enabling peers to share and react intelligently. These networks require additional design for security and analytics. What are the security risks? What are the advantages of near real-time collective analytics?
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Security is the topic that everyone complains about, but no one listens to the solutions. This session is looking to change that by looking at the requirements. How can advances in machine learning change the capabilities of detection, command and control.
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We are right in the middle of the 4th industrial revolution, but is this like the phone network where 5G was right on the heels of 4G? Is the intelligence we are deploying at the edge, at the network and in the cloud bringing another revolution? Will IoT be able to become truly intelligent and move beyond raw statistical analysis.
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