Exploratory, Embedded, Enabled: The Three E's of IoT Data Management Maturity

摘要

IoT promises to revolutionize the way organizations deliver value to their stakeholders in the near future. It also increases the opportunities for organizations and consumers alike to reduce costs, save time, improve efficiency, and take advantage of new capabilities. But the outlook is not all rosy. Security is a major concern for IoT devices - which are always connected and always on - and their shared data. As a result, there is an increased need for risk assessment and management to protect the organization as well as its linkages with other organizations. Interoperability is another concern. The fast pace of innovation by multiple vendors and providers results in a plethora of interoperability issues among various IoT devices, platforms, and organizations. Until we can arrive at a set of commonly accepted standards for connectivity, security, and data format, this concern may continue to fester. Organizations can use the three-level IoT maturity framework we propose in this article to assess then-current maturity and set desired goals with respect to the benefits they hope to derive from their IoT program. They can also capitalize on the recommendations we offer above to position themselves to achieve a positive return from their IoT investments.