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This book introduces, defines, and discusses two core factors of IoT Systems implementation success: Return On Investment (ROI) and impacts to a city¿s cyber risk profile. It combines practical action items for practitioners as well as a basis for language and communication for ongoing strategy, planning, and operational needs.
List of contents
1. IoT Systems Introduction. 2. Differences between IoT and Traditional IT Systems. 3. Defining IoT Systems Implementation Success. 4. Systems of Systems and Sociotechnical Systems. 5. Systems Seams, Boundaries, and the IoT Ecosystem. 6. IoT Systems Manageability. 7. IoT Systems Vendor Relations and Vendor Management. 8. Templates for Institutional and City IoT Systems Planning and Operations. 9. Strategy Implementation. Appendix A: Some IoT Systems Vendor Management Considerations for Higher Education Institutions. Appendix B: Making Sense of the Internet of Things in Higher Education. Appendix C: Interview with Hendrik Van Hemert, Pacific Northwest Regional Director - Technical Services, McKinstry.
About the author
Chuck Benson is the Director of IoT Risk Mitigation Strategy at the University of Washington. He has been at the University for over 15 years with experience in facilities IT, healthcare IT, and central IT. He has testified before the US-China Economic & Security Review Commission on IoT risk mitigation for institutions and cities, chaired university task forces on IoT Systems risk mitigation, and has provided national leadership by chairing a national task force on IoT systems risk management for Internet2 for Higher Ed institutions across the country. Chuck has written multiple articles, has been interviewed for articles, has blogged for several years on the topic at longtailrisk.com and is a contributing author on IoT Systems in the book, "Creating, Analysing, and Sustaining Smart Cities – A Systems Perspective." Chuck is also a member of the University of Washington’s drone policy working group, has an electrical engineering degree from Vanderbilt University, and an MS computer science degree from Eastern Washington University. He is also a former Marine Corps Captain and helicopter pilot.
Summary
This book introduces, defines, and discusses two core factors of IoT Systems implementation success: Return On Investment (ROI) and impacts to a city’s cyber risk profile. It combines practical action items for practitioners as well as a basis for language and communication for ongoing strategy, planning, and operational needs.
