BE PREPARED AS IoT SHIFTS TO ENTERPRISE OF THINGSBE PREPARED AS IoT SHIFTS TO ENTERPRISE OF THINGS

IoT = THE INTERNET OF THINGS

The IoT is invading businesses as employees bring smart devices into the workplace to get their jobs done more

effectively.

Organizations need to adapt and support diverse devices and workflows…or become inundated with personal technologies

in corporate infrastructure.

EoT = THE ENTERPRISE OF THINGS

The EoT is entering the enterprise world in a similar way to the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement. Most of the EoT recognition only comes when users start leveraging personal technologies that they find helpful, and businesses are trying to respond on a case-by-case basis to make something work.

The EoT is entering the enterprise world in a similar way to the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement. Most of the EoT recognition only comes when users start leveraging personal technologies that they find helpful, and businesses are trying to respond on a case-by-case basis to make something work.

A recent Network World report

ENTER: BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT (BPM)

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BPM software can empower organizations to maintain control over the inevitable transition from the IoT to the EoT.

With BPM, you can create unique proprietary apps quickly and ensure data workflows extend to users regardless of which devices they are using.

PREPARING FOR THE EoT

Most companies only recognize the EoT on a case-by-case basis, as employees start to bring their own devices into work.

The reactive approach is to “hack together a solution”.

This won’t allow organizations to keep up with operational demands long-term.

THE PROACTIVE OPTION

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GET AHEAD OF THE EoT MOVEMENT

Prepare to analyze data gathered by IoT devices

in the workplace. Information is meaningless if you

can’t analyze it.

Build security into your design, don’t just tack it

on later.

Focus on apps and services that let you put

EoT systems to use. Hardware alone won’t drive much

value.

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Have a roadmap to building application, process, data and security workflows that can keep up with end-user requirements.

As you start to run your enterprise more and more with connected “things”, ensure that you plan ahead.

LEVERAGING BPM FOR THE EoT

When social media was on the rise in business, BPM software helped companies go from using social tools to becoming social enterprises.

This same transition can happen as organizations work to go from handling IoT in small use cases to integrating the fantastic

possibilities of connectivity into their operations on a deep level.

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BPM solutions integrate emerging tools into apps and processes, and make the transition to the EoT reality a smooth one.

Transforming to support the EoT requires a combination of procedural and technological change.

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