Maciej Kranz

This week at the Internet of Things World Forum, we’ve been hearing a lot about the transformational value of the Internet of Things (IoT) across many industries – manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, smart cities, retail, and finance. So many new solutions are on display that help organizati…

With Alexa, Google Home, smart TVs and connected cars, consumer IoT applications are getting a lot of buzz. But it is too early to gauge the actual value of these solutions beyond their “cool” factor—we are still experimenting with the connected home value propositions in terms of building end-user…

I began this series on building the Internet of Things (IoT) about four months ago with a promise to unpack the hype and dig deep into the real factors you’ll need to consider on your road to IoT success. Along the way, I’ve shared insights I’ve gained over the past decade or so from working with th…

As part of my current series introducing concepts from my book, Building the Internet of Things here is a short excerpt from the book: I remember a few years ago when we at Cisco decided to embrace and drive this new phenomenon of everything being connected, we had a fierce debate whether to call th…

Of course not. Nobody wants their project to fail. But, as with any transition, especially one as far-reaching as the Internet of Things (IoT), we’ve seen some disappointments—and even a few truly spectacular failures. For example, “smart parking” solutions are a much-touted component of smart and c…

Every generation since the ancient Greeks has observed that “the only constant is change.” But today, that change is accelerating exponentially and the Internet of Things (IoT) is helping to drive it in every industry—from mining to manufacturing, from agriculture to aviation. Never has it been more…

As part of this series introducing concepts from my book, Building the Internet of Things, I am taking a short break from my “Recipe for IoT Success” to offer a short excerpt from the book: Governments around the world are beginning to realize that IoT adoption will be one of the key factors defini…

As we look to the future, it’s easy to imagine how the Internet of Things (IoT) might transform the world. But it would be a mistake to try to start with a huge world-transforming implementation. As I’ve already discussed in my recipe for IoT success, IoT is a multi-year journey, not a one-time even…

When people talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), they’re often thinking about the cool new technologies involved—nano-sensors, micro-cameras, cloud computing, machine learning, analytics, blockchain, or even drones and autonomous vehicles. But as it turns out, if you try to implement IoT technol…