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

Internet of Things (IoT)

SMART vs CONNECTED

Internet of Things (IoT)

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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Fall 2011 Spring2012

Fall 2012 Spring2013

Fall 2013 Spring2014

Fall 2014 Spring2015

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

Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network

GovernanceRisk AssessmentsPoliciesRemediation AvenuesValue AlignmentProcedures/PracticesResponsibilities

Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network

PreparationsOnboardingSegmentationSecurity ControlsBandwidthMonitoring

Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network

ManagementInventoryPerformance MeasuresAssessmentsAnalytics IntegrationSoftware UpdatesRefresh Cycles

Internet of Things (IoT) on Your Network

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 Universitybranta@acu.edutwitter.com/abrant