Is your network ready for the Internet of Things?

Is Your Network Readyfor the Internet of Things?

Arthur Brant

Abilene Christian University

• Private, Selective, Residential, Masters-Level University

• Abilene, Texas• Founded in 1906• 4,500 Students• 800 Faculty & Staff

Recognized for “a strong commitment for teaching”, technology integration, &

student success

Internet of Things (IoT)

“the future where the Internet won’t

be solely dependent upon humans for

information”

“convergence of several technology advances … sensors… which lead to smart devices that … capture information … pervasive connectivity … allowing objects to talk to each other.” – R. Veeramani, Univ of Wisconsin

“network of connected objects that link the physical world with the world of information through the web.” – Horizon Report, 2015

“any connected device or software that can sense & that you can control & use to exchange data” - Gartner


SMART vs CONNECTED


WLAN Market 4Q2001

Enterprise45%

Consumer55%

WLAN Market 2014

Enterprise66%

Consumer33%

Following previous consumerization trends

Internet of Things (IoT) in the Enterprise

“The race to own sockets is really a contest to see who

will control the

infrastructure of IoTacross our built environments”

- Brian Chemel, Digital Lumens

Internet of Things (IoT) & Enterprise Connectivity

of IT professionals say they understand

the network requirements for IoT deployments

– 2014 Infoblox Survey

Internet of Hackable Things (IohT)?

“It’s better to have something not connected

& secured than connected & unsecure”

Respondents who are fully confident

that their connected devices are secure – AT&T Cybersecurity Insights

Internet of Things: Lessons from WiFi

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- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

Fall 2011 Spring2012




Fall 2015

AVG Daily WiFi Clients & Associations by Semester

AVG Daily Unique Clients AVG Daily Associations

Internet of Things (IoT) @ ACU

Irrigation ControlsWiFi Connected

HVAC Environmental ControlsEthernet Connected Gateways

Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network

GovernancePolicies & Procedures

PreparationsPlan & Forecast

ManagementAssessments & Measures


GovernanceRisk AssessmentsPoliciesRemediation AvenuesValue AlignmentProcedures/PracticesResponsibilities


PreparationsOnboardingSegmentationSecurity ControlsBandwidthMonitoring


ManagementInventoryPerformance MeasuresAssessmentsAnalytics IntegrationSoftware UpdatesRefresh Cycles


Consider that today, less than 1% of the things that could be connected, are connected.

A tsunami of data … More data than anybody – even in an era in which 300 hours of video is posted to YouTube every minute – has yet seen.

Less about “things” & more about “data”, specifically how data can improve results

Is Your Network Readyfor the Internet of Things?Arthur BrantAbilene Christian [email protected]/abrant

Is your network ready for the Internet of Things?

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