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Top trends in IoT in 2017
Dr Ganesh Neelakanta Iyer
Technical Support Manager, Core
Products – Asia Pacific
Progress Software, India

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 Tech Support Manager at Progress, Hyderabad, India
 Masters & Ph.D. from National University of Singapore
 Interests: Kathakali, Traveling, Photography, Cooking
 http://ganeshniyer.com
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About Me

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Agenda
 Introduction
 Top trends
• Blockchain
• DDOS attacks
• Security
• Cognitive Computing
• Containers and Microservices
 Summary

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What is IoT?
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• The Internet of Things (IoT) is the
network of physical objects that contain
embedded technology to communicate
and sense or interact with their internal
states or the external environment
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• As objects become embedded with
sensors and gain the ability to
communicate, the new information
networks promise to create new business
models, improve business processes,
and reduce costs and risks.

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The evolution
 People to people
 People to things
 Things to things

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https://theinvisibleagent.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/mailman.jpg

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http://images.indianexpress.com/2016/09/internet.jpg

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Samsung’s
$5,000 IoT
Connected
Smart Fridge
Orders
Groceries,
Takes Selfies
http://www.cepro.com/photo/samsungs_5000_iot_connected_smart_fridge_orders_groceries_takes_selfies c

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http://www.cepro.com/photo/samsungs_5000_iot_connected_smart_fridge_orders_groceries_takes_selfies

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Source: https://www.i-scoop.eu/internet-of-things-guide/

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Source: https://www.i-scoop.eu/internet-of-things-guide/

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1. IoT and Blockchain will
converge

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https://datafloq.com/read/what-is-the-blockchain-and-why-is-it-so-important/2270?utm=internal

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What is Blockchain?
 Blockchain is a shared single version of the truth of anything digital
 It is a database technology, a distributed ledger that maintains and ever
growing list of data records, which are decentralised and impossible to
tamper with
 The data records, which can be a Bitcoin transaction or a smart contract
or anything else for that matter, are combined in so-called blocks
 In order to add these blocks to the distributed ledger, the data needs to
be validated by 51% of all the computers within the network that have
access to the Blockchain
https://datafloq.com/read/what-is-the-blockchain-and-why-is-it-so-important/2270?utm=internal

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https://datafloq.com/read/what-is-the-blockchain-and-why-is-it-so-important/2270?utm=internal

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https://datafloq.com/read/what-is-the-blockchain-and-why-is-it-so-important/2270?utm=internal

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Blockchain and IoT will converge
 Blockchain technology is considered by many experts as the missing link
to settle scalability, privacy, and reliability concerns in the Internet of
Things
 Blockchain technology can be used in tracking billions of connected
devices, enable the processing of transactions and coordination between
devices; allow for significant savings to IoT industry manufacturers
 This decentralized approach would eliminate single points of failure,
creating a more resilient ecosystem for devices to run on
 The cryptographic algorithms used by Blockchain would make consumer
data more private
 In 2017 IoT will converge with Blockchain for better security and privacy
opening the door for a new category in applications, hardware, and
talents.
https://datafloq.com/read/7-trends-of-internet-of-things-in-2017/2530

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Leveraging Blockchain in three key ways
Build Trust
Reduce Cost
Accelerate
Transactions
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Leveraging Blockchain in three key ways
• Blockchain can help build trust between the people and parties that transact together.
While Person A may not know device B and may not trust it implicitly, the indelible
record of transactions and data from devices stored on the blockchain provide proof
and command the necessary trust for businesses and people to cooperate.
Build Trust
• IoT and blockchain can enable participants to reduce monetary and time commitment
costs by ultimately removing the “middle man” from the process. Transactions and
device data are now exhibited on a peer to peer basis, removing most legal or
contractual costs.
Reduced Cost
• IoT and blockchain enables more transactions overall because the “middle man” is
removed from the process. Smart contracts allow for organizations to reduce time
needed for completing legal or contractual commitments.
Accelerated transactions
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/internet-of-things/iot-2017-trends/ c

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2. IoT Devices and More DDoS
Attacks

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DDOS attacks
 Forrester thinks that the 2016 DDoS attack that hit a whopping 1600 websites in the
United States was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the threat that the
connected device poses to the world
 That attack confirmed the fear of vulnerability of IoT devices with a massive distributed
denial of service attack that crippled the servers of services like Twitter, NetFlix ,
NYTimes, and PayPal across the U.S. on October 21st , 2016
 It’s the result of an immense assault that involved millions of Internet addresses and
malicious software, according to #Dyn, the prime victim of that attack. "One source of
the traffic for the attacks was devices infected by the Mirai botnet".
 All indications suggest that countless Internet of Things (IoT) devices that power
everyday technology like closed-circuit cameras and smart-home devices were hijacked
by the malware, and used against the servers.
https://datafloq.com/read/what-is-the-blockchain-and-why-is-it-so-important/2270?utm=internal

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3. IoT Security

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Security
 As we rely on connected devices to make our lives better and easier,
security must be considered from every aspect
 All participants in the IoT ecosystem have a responsibility for the security
of the devices, data and solutions
 This means that device manufacturers, application developers,
consumers, operators, integrators and enterprise businesses all have
their part to play to follow best practices
 IoT security requires a multi-layered approach
• From a device point of view it should be considered at the blueprint level that starts
with design and development and keeps hardware, firmware/software, and data
secure through their entire life
• The same approach applies if you are a security analyst or operations personnel
responsible for IoT solutions.
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/internet-of-things/iot-2017-trends/ c

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4. Cognitive Computing

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https://goo.gl/YCfdmJ

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Cognitive IoT
 Beyond traditional IoT implementations, cognitive
computing is increasing the amount of data to
improve the learning environment and increase the
possibilities of what can be done with edge analytics
 Making sensors capable of diagnosing and adapting
to their environment without the need for human
intervention
 Another huge advantage of cognitive IoT is the ability
to combine multiple data streams that can identify
patterns and give much more context than would be
otherwise available
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/internet-of-things/iot-2017-trends/
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Cognitive computing
 Cognitive IoT, AI and machine learning are further enabling enterprises to unlock IoT
value
 An exploding amount of IoT data requires a new approach to gather, analyze and
makes sense out of all that data
 Such a massive amount of information from sensors and devices can be used to
enhance existing data and knowledge, uncovering insights capable of transforming
industries
 But although making sense out of dark data and edge data is paving our way to
revolutionary ideas and technologies, it requires a cognitive approach that can
effectively handle increasingly large inputs while generating meaningful output
 Cognitive systems learn from interactions with people and from experiences with their
environment
 In doing so, they become able to keep pace with the complexity of the Internet of things,
identifying data correlations that would otherwise go unnoticed
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/internet-of-things/iot-2017-trends/

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 DataRPM delivers industry's only Cognitive Predictive Maintenance (CPdM)
Platform for Industrial IoT
 DataRPM uses patent pending Meta-Learning technology, integral
component of Artificial Intelligence to automate predictions of asset failures
 CPdM is a full stack platform available on cloud or on premises that connects
to the data lake and then automatically runs multiple Machine Learning
experiments, finds patterns & anomalies in data, identifies influencing factors
& predictors, and builds an ensemble of predictive models to automate
Predictive Maintenance
 Not only does CPdM platform delivers descriptive, predictive, prescriptive
analytics through Natural Language Discovery module but also provides a
closed loop system by integrating these actionable insights through APIs to
ERP, CRM, and CMS systems.

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5. IoT, Containers and
Microservices

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IoT and Microservices
1. Low Cost - The beauty of going with the simpler hardware is that you
can rely on microservices to add value and fill functional gaps. You can
also gradually roll out the network and continue to upgrade and maintain
it in a cost-effective manner as individual components get replaced.
2. Faster Innovation - A microservices development approach allows
you to unlock innovation (and thus value) faster by making it easy to test
new combinations of “things” and “services.” No need to build an entire
technology stack or invest in big infrastructure over many months. With
microservices, you can tinker and test to your heart’s content and
quickly reap the benefits of innovative solutions to your problems.
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IoT and Microservices
3. Isolated Risk - Assembling your solution via microservices allows you to
adjust and iterate quickly, thus avoiding the danger of missing the mark.
4. Flexibility and Agility - Assembling your solution via microservices allows
you to adjust and iterate quickly, thus avoiding the danger of missing the
mark.
5. Unlimited value-add - The device you deploy is never going to transcend
its physical capabilities until you upgrade or replace its physical
components. The digital upgrades you can provide via constantly evolving
microservices, however, are unlimited both in their scope and their
frequency. A camera may be designed to only capture 2D images, but
depending on the third-party service it’s linked to, it might provide you with
statistical traffic information, queue sizes or weather information.
http://internetofthingsagenda.techtarget.com/blog/IoT-Agenda/Five-things-to-know-about-the-future-of-microservices-and-IoT

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Summary
Blockchain
DDOS
Attacks
Security
Cognitive
Computing
Containers
and
Microservices

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gaiyer@progress.com GANESHNIYER