Building the Internet of Things: Implement New Business Models, Disrupt Competitors, Transform Your Industry 1st Edition

Are you a business or technical manager? Then this book will help you separate the hype of IoT from reality. It offers pragmatic advice on how to get started, address challenges such as cyber security, and achieve tangible business benefits.In his book, Maciej Kranz, shares his knowledge based on many years of working with IoT customers and partners. His broad background in technology enables him to define the large impact IoT will have on business and people. He sees all the pieces of the puzzle that form IoT, and how businesses can take advantage. And don’t think this book is boring or difficult to read: The author uses a personal tone with hints of humor, making it fun and easy to read with graphics interspersed to summarize main points.What I like most about the book is that Kranz is able to demystify IoT. After reading the book, you will have a clear picture of what IoT is, what technologies are driving it, and how to get started implementing it. You understand that IoT is not just a vague concept, but rather that it is already happening, particularly in the BtoB space. You realize that in order to garner the benefits of IoT, businesses need to take a comprehensive approach, then focus on streamlining and improving existing processes for fast paybacks. This sets them on the path to more revolutionary applications, business models, and incremental revenue streams.Maciej Kranz clearly delivers on his promise to provide a guide for “Building The Internet of Things.” And what is rare in such books is that he covers both, business benefits and technological strategy. You learn about approaches to ROI, specific models for security, and emerging technologies such as fog computing and blockchain in the IoT context. Building the Internet of Things: Implement New Business Models, Disrupt Competitors, Transform Your Industry

Excellent book on real-life IoT use cases from an industry perspective. I work in the field so this is exactly what I was looking for. It's very light on the consumer-centric stuff like smartwatches and thermostats and is more focused on industrial IoT, Easy to follow and yet a very comprehensive and modern read. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it's a bit redundant at times and could have probably been about 20% shorter.

This book does not contain so many deep technical informations. Like Configuration lines or troubleshooting technics. It explains IoT very smoothly: Why we need it, Where we can use it, The benefits of IoT, Gaps and goals. The interesting part is that Mr. Kranz explained all of them with case studies and by his own experiences. You can easily understand and imagine. And he touches everything about IoT one by one and very directly even he explains HR requirements which is great. I have nothing to say about security section of this book. This is another section which you can't wait to read.This is a book that you don't need Routers or Switches in order to see what is going on in your network. You don't need to type any #show .... commands. Just read, think, imagine and make your mind to imagine much more bigger technologies than ever.

Required reading for a masters class. I would have never finished reading it otherwise. Felt dated and lacked new or creative ideas.

I liked this book so much that I bought it twice. Seriously, once on Amazon and once in hard copy at an event where Mr. Kranz spoke (autographed, and now sitting on a "shelf of honor" next to autographed books by former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Schultz). Read this book. If you are new to IoT, you’ll get a concise overview on the state of the art and on what works versus what doesn’t. If you’re an experienced IoT professional, you’ll appreciate how the author makes sense out of all the noise out there on the subject. Very well written and a pleasure to read; Kranz’s use of case studies makes things real. Again, read this book.

Building the Internet of Things truly does go beyond the hype of IoT. It provides a comprehensive plan on how to use technology to improve your business outcomes. Many books focus on aspirational thinking of what could be. However, this book shows you with real examples, how IoT not only improves, but accelerates digital transformations. The technology is real and provides imperative data and insights to help businesses evolve and succeed in the digital era.

One of the few books about IoT that can be taken seriously and is worth reading.

Excelent book for IoT begginers. Provides a great summary of the topic and related innovation practices. Great book! Highly recommended