IT @ Intel: Preparing the Future Enterprise with the Internet of Things

IT@Intel:
Preparing the Future Enterprise with the Internet
of Things
By John Vicente,
Chief Technical Architect for Internet of Things
Intel IT

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In 1991, Mark Weiser, a computer scientist at Xerox PARC wrote
an article in the Scientific American: Special Issue on
Communications titled “The Computer for the 21st Century.” In
reference to his vision of ubiquitous computing, Mark stated:
Introduction
“The most profound technologies are those that
disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric
of everyday life until they are indistinguishable
from it.”

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Since the publication of that article 23
years ago, information technology has
advanced in speed, scale, miniaturization
and wide adoption. Today, many of
Weiser’s bold claims about technology
seamlessly weaving itself into the “fabric
of everyday life” inspire a new era of
information technology. This new
paradigm of “things” connecting and
interacting with each other has radically
changed how people relate to devices, the
corresponding data that is generated, and
the benefits that we receive from the
Internet of Things (IoT).
The Next Evolutionary Step in
Computing has Arrived

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is the concept of diverse machines, devices,
and technologies connecting, interacting, and negotiating with each other
to help improve and enrich our lives.
No longer are servers, laptops, smart phones, and tablets the only
devices generating information for broad use and consumption.
Everyday items including household thermostats, refrigerators, parking
spaces, sprinkler systems, factory controllers, elevators, cars, and even
toys can connect to the Internet to integrate with other computing
“things,” processes, and services.
What is Powering this Major Shift?

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New Technologies are Enabling
this Change
Advances in technology are expanding the reach and
scale of traditional air interfaces to enable mobile
offloading and other connectivity applications.
Low-power
Intel® Quark™
processors
Sensor-based
technologies
including Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID)
Scaling wireless
communications
Bluetooth* Low Energy
(BLE), Wi-Fi*, and small
cell technologies (femto,
pico, and micro)
Scaling memory
and storage
technologies
(Flash, SSDs,
microSDs)

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As sensor device computing and
connectivity range options expand,
sensor networks are becoming more
ubiquitous.
 Soft sensors can collect user-based
information: favorite websites,
appointments, personal contacts, etc.
 Infrastructure-based hard sensors
can be mounted on physical objects or
equipment to collect data from the
surrounding environment. For example,
sensors attached to data center
equipment can help monitor and
automatically adjust the temperature.
The Important Role of Sensors
A variety of devices and sensor
objects can be used to support IoT,
including user-owned wearable and
personal devices.
Smart Watches
Smart PhonesHeadsets
Laptops

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Further miniaturization and lower storage
costs extend computing flexibility as
processing and storage functionality
enable devices to process data locally.
Meanwhile, the maturity of cloud-based
services, network API capabilities, and
cloud-based analytics through both local
(“little”) and back-end cloud (“big”) data
processing has triggered the creation of
massive amounts of data, which can be
harnessed for business intelligence using
Big Data and advanced analytics.
Storage & Analytics of Big and Little Data

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Enterprise IT managers must integrate IoT technologies
to operate seamlessly with current IT systems,
operations, business processes, and most importantly,
end-user experiences. This complexity includes
integration between traditional IT components and
systems with non-traditional machines, and across IoT
components to deliver cohesively an end-to-end
information system.
IT scalability will be compounded in the era of IoT, with
what is predicted to be an explosion of devices, massive
volume and diversity of data, and supporting
infrastructure to match. These challenges extend to
operational scalability that includes simplifying and
managing large deployments of IoT device connectivity
and provisioning. Finally, security risks and privacy
implications must be comprehended and addressed.
Challenges Faced by Enterprise IT

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As the number of “smarter” physical
components in the enterprise
environment increases, so do IT
security vulnerabilities. As a result,
device hardening, secure access
mechanisms, data protection methods,
and policy management systems will
need to be more sophisticated.
Additionally, mixed IoT devices and
form factors will require operational
integration and support from the point
of deployment and throughout their
operational lifecycle.
More Sophisticated Security

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As the number of devices increases,
the systems management process will
become more complex. IT systems
need to be capable of remote
management, provisioning,
remediation, and automation with
minimal human intervention.
Scalable cloud services integration
is another area for wide innovation.
This includes network API systems
and common IoT network services
that enable new types of IoT
applications and end-to-end data
analytics that power a broad range
of IT and end-user services.
Complexity of Systems Management
Sources: IDC, Intel, United Nations
The IoT world is growing
dramatically–from 2 billion
objects in 2006 to a projected
200 billion by 2020.

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As the environment becomes more complex and
large amounts of data from many sources are
collected, data governance becomes critical for
intellectual property, compliance, and end-user
privacy.
Decisions are needed about what data will be
collected; from what devices and when; how data
may be used, shared, and correlated with other
data across business entities and end-users; and
how long it will be retained.
End-users need to be informed how their data will
be used and in most cases offered the choice to
participate. For example, Intel collects conference
room occupancy data, but does not collect any
information on the occupants, discussions that are
held or the number of people that are in the room.
Data Governance & Privacy Considerations
As data becomes more
complex, critical decisions
on when and what type
of data collection need
to be made.

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Intel IT sees transformational possibilities for IoT in the evolution of
enterprise information technology systems. IoT applications are
prevailing in corporate facilities, data centers, factory systems, supply
chain, and mobile productivity. Intel IT is pursuing IoT-based innovations
in the following areas:
 Smart buildings – energy and environmental management, corporate asset
tracking and efficiency, and room or facilities occupancy management
 Data center usages – energy and environmental management, physical
equipment and IT asset management, and utilization
 Factory usages – predictive maintenance, intra-factory data transport, remote
monitoring, and maintenance
 Supply chain optimization – inbound tracking, warehousing, supplier security
management, and capacity utilization
 Mobile worker productivity – information assistance, mobile productivity, and
group collaboration
Current Plans

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Embracing a world full of smarter
devices that connect and interact with
each other– along with the influx of
data–can provide valuable information
that benefits IT organizations. IoT will
allow for more IT-based design flexibility,
agility, and can fundamentally change
how we use information technology to
run our businesses.
Benefits of IoT
This short video shows IT Labs’ vision of how
IoT can benefit a mobile user in their future
daily life (Link)
We are currently exploring new ways to
harness the power of IoT technologies
to help create a business environment
that is more efficient and productive.

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The endless applications of IoT
technologies include a wide
variety of devices beyond the
traditional laptops, smart phones,
and servers. As IoT technology
continues to mature, delivering
enterprise-class solutions and
reaching wide-scale adoption
of IoT applications remains a
notable challenge for Intel and
the industry.
Conclusion
“We are excited about the
possibilities that this new
age of computing and
information will bring, and
IoT provides a tremendous
range of innovation
possibilities.”
–John Vicente, Chief Technical Architect for
Internet of Things, Intel IT

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Read more about IoT and other technologies that Intel IT has been
working on at www.intel.com/IT.
 Extending Enterprise Business Intelligence and Big Data to the Cloud paper
 Using Apache Hadoop* for Context-Aware Recommender Systems paper
 Reducing Client Incidents through Big Data Predictive Analytics paper
 Creating Business Value through Context-Aware Computing paper
 Getting a Headstart on Location-based Services in the Enterprise paper
 Digital Personal Assistant for the Enterprise paper
 Creating Business Value through Context-Aware Computing radio show
Learn More

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