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December 10, 2019

INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)

Unpacking IoT, a series: The complexity challenge and what you can do about it

In my previous two blog posts, I explained how Cisco addresses the security and scalability challenges associated with an Internet of Things (IoT) deployment. In this post, I cover the final of the top three challenges: complexity. For an IoT initiative to be successful, the deployment and managemen…

December 3, 2019

INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)

Unpacking IoT, a series: The scalability challenge and what you can do about it

The Internet of Things (IoT) presents a number of challenges for network engineers. In my previous post, I explained how Cisco is helping to address the biggest IoT challenge by far: security. In this post, we’ll cover the next challenge: scalability. As shown in the figure below, tens of billions o…

November 14, 2019

INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)

Unpacking IoT, a series: The security challenge and what you can do about it

Network engineers face a number of challenges when deploying Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. Come back to the Cisco IoT blog over the next few weeks as we dive into the top three IoT challenges, and best practices for conquering them. First up, the biggest challenge in IoT by a longshot: secur…