Course IntroductionThe concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) is still in its infancy but it is being rapidly developed. It is transforming how businesses operate—from manufacturing products to making repairs to keeping in touch with customers. Maciej Kranz, VP, Corporate Strategic Innovation Group at Cisco Systems and bestselling author of Building the Internet of Things, discusses how the full development and implementation of IoT will be more important than the development of the internet.In this course, Kranz defines IoT and discusses why it will have a bigger impact than the internet. He discusses how B2B innovations are driving the transition to IoT and how it is changing the way companies interact with their customers. He addresses the biggest misconceptions about IoT and suggests the focus should be on what IoT can do to create workable solutions for customers. Kranz also describes how IoT is affecting product development and shares new strategies to implement product development based on IoT technology. He talks about the impact of IoT on the framework of product design, steps organizations should take to reinvent product development, and the concepts of fog computing and embedded systems. He also discusses how real-time visibility with IoT applications can improve operational efficiency, how IoT can assist inventory management in the manufacturing industry, and the future for IoT.Who Should Attend
Course MethodologyThis course is based on an interview with Maciej Kranz, vice president of Corporate Strategic Innovation Group at Cisco Systems.Learning Objectives
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