6 IoT failure points that you should be aware of

6 IoT failure points that you should be aware of

Deployment failures are often experienced by enterprises when they are exploring and implementing IoT solutions. This phenomenon has been experienced in various industries from healthcare, automotive to industrial equipment manufacturers. We try to point out some key issues that cause it.

Most of the failures experienced in the implementation of IoT solutions are due to shortcomings in project management, architectural development, rollout out of the project or key building block technologies.   

Key failure points

  1. Security

There are some security risks to IoT devices. This issue of poor cybersecurity implementation in applications, networks, data and equipment have made IoT projects more challenging. Several projects face inconsistencies in planning, design, implementation and operations, which ultimately results in problems with access, data protection and communication.

IoT has brought together two worlds, digital and physical. The digital world is dominated by data confidentiality, integrity and availability while the physical world is dominated by engineering reliability and safety. As IoT involves the convergence of these two worlds, a new approach is required to address the mentioned concerns of both these worlds.

  1. IoT infrastructure accumulation

There are multiple IoT implementations in many large enterprises. As a result, there are multiple IoT architectures and systems across the enterprise. Multiple architectures and systems require consolidation or integration with other resources. This ultimately raises the overall costs and introduces a number of complexity and integration issues. Scheduled auditing should be done by enterprises to identify the multiple IoT systems and form an integration plan.

  1. Startup vendors

As the market is still in its adolescent phase, most of the leading edge IoT vendors are small-scaled. The technology and use cases they provide can be interesting, but they always pose some future risks. There is a possibility that they could go bankrupt or be acquired by a larger technology company, which might eventually eliminate the new division. An enterprise that is employing small IoT vendors for critical systems should always plan to protect itself by obtaining rights to use their intellectual property over a period of time or having a backup vendor with similar functionality.

  1. Communications

The foundation of any IoT solution is connectivity. According to the type of connectivity that is chosen, it can either become significant to reach the end goal or inhibit productivity. The most important, and also the easiest, determinant is identifying the bandwidth requirement of the devices being used. The requirement depends on the frequency of two-way interactions. An enterprise should also consider the relative merits of personal-area, local-area and wide-area networks and the costs, performance and availability of those networks before making a decision.

  1. Analytics and visualization
    Data, in large volumes, is the main output of IoT systems. If not properly integrated into a business unit’s existing work, it will be practically useless. To integrate the data properly, IT organization and business unit representatives need to collaborate to find better ways of adding visibility and visualization capabilities to the IoT data. This will help employees absorb the data better and ultimately transform it into actionable information, which will help in making appropriate decisions.
  2. Incomplete mapping

Missing or misunderstanding which corporate systems are affected can be common occurrence in many IoT projects. It can either be because of the failure in fully mapping relevant systems to IoT deployment or failure to understand the systems that are already installed. This can be avoided by ensuring audits of systems, hardware and sensor nodes.

Key strategies to overcome IoT failure point

It will be some time before all the shortcomings in IoT deployment are rectified. IoT is still a relatively new technology and enterprises just have started to get a hold of it. It is now more than necessary for them to invest in IoT so that future prospects turn out to be bright.

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Rajitha Basnayake

Director/Consultant, Independent Non Executive Director Asia Asset Finance PLC. | MSc CITP MBCS ExDipBA AIMIS

8 年

Thanks. you have covered most crucial aspects in IoT implementations !

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Angela Wangbichler

Enabling and nurturing a high performing sales community through engaging learning experiences | Global Sales Onboarding Lead at Avanade an Accenture & Microsoft company

8 年

Great insights. A simple oversight of failing to align the technology to business needs is often a pitfall. Doesn't it all begin by proving the value of IoT through measurement? IoT investments must contribute to improving the bottom line and building new business opportunities/improvements.

Costi Cucu

Commissioning and Start-Up

8 年

The Internet of Things was there long time before 2013 when somebody named it IoT. Well, now when IoT devices have been found easy applicability and everybody would like to use them in the house for DIY bits and pieces, there must be someone who wants to complicate things, to make money out of it and be famous. Find a way to simplify not complicate IoT, then you are going to be famous

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