Implement a standardized end-to-end IoT implementation based on best practices and proven successes in IoT across multiple industries. With this book you'll discover the three business strategies for enterprises to adopt and remain relevant in the marketspace —the Customer Engagement strategy, the Business Transformation strategy, and the Business Productivity Improvement strategy. Pick the right strategy for your enterprise to ensure a clear mission and vision is established based on which IoT roadmap can be defined. Subsequently all business processes pertaining to the chosen business strategy are investigated to define use cases where IoT can be adopted to achieve that business strategy. Start by learning the generic industry perspective on digital transformation using IoT. Then move on to the IoT Standards Reference Model. It’s an abstract framework consisting of an interlinked set of clearly defined components for enterprises to successfully implement an IoT solution. The IoT Standards Reference Model can be applied for IoT use cases across any industry and is kept abstract in order to enable many, potentially different, IoT architectures to be implemented based on the model. With IoT thoroughly covered, you’ll dive into Blockchain and AI technology. This book will discuss the importance of using private blockchains for IoT use cases. You’ll also discover the five IoT-Blockchain implementation patterns that enterprises can enable for seamless communication between IoT devices, IoT Smart Gateways, and IoT platforms. These patterns help achieve trust, interoperability, and extendibility. Then you’ll work with AI and the IoT Standards Reference Model. The reference model recommends applying AI patterns to generate insights from data and take appropriate actions automatically. IoT Standards with Blockchain also provides perspective on how and when to apply AI in an IoT Context. In the end, you’ll have a solid methodology to execute large scale, enterprise-level IoT implementations. You’ll have an enterprise digital transformation framework for IoT that will enable your enterprise to operate better. What You'll Learn Facilitate IoT interoperability with best practices Implement IoT platform security Feed data and analytics to AI models Who This Book Is For C-suite leaders and IT program managers across all industries, including manufacturing (Industry 4.0), logistics, oil and gas, transportation, energy, mining and metals, aviation, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and hospitality.

Handbook of IoT and Blockchain: Methods, solutions, and Recent Advancements includes contributions from around the globe on recent advances and findings in the domain of Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain. Chapters include theoretical analysis, practical implications, and extensive surveys with analysis on methods, algorithms, and processes for new product development. IoT and Blockchain are the emerging topics in the current manufacturing scenario.This handbook includes recent advances; showcases the work of research around the globe; offers theoretical analysis and practical implications; presents extensive surveys with analysis, new contributions, and proposals on methods, algorithms, and processes; and also covers recent advances from quantitative and qualitative articles, case studies, conceptual works, and theoretical backing. This handbook will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, academicians, institutions, and professionals that are interested in exploring the areas of IoT and Blockchain.

The Industry 4.0 revolution is changing the world around us. Artificial intelligence and machine learning, automation and robotics, big data, Internet of Things, augmented reality, virtual reality, and creativity are the tools of Industry 4.0. Improved collaboration is seen between smart systems and humans, which merges humans' critical and cognitive thinking abilities with highly accurate and fast industrial automation. Securing IoT in Industry 4.0 Applications with Blockchain examines the role of IoT in Industry 4.0 and how it can be made secure through various technologies including blockchain. The book begins with an in-depth look at IoT and discusses applications, architecture, technologies, tools, and programming languages. It then examines blockchain and cybersecurity, as well as how blockchain achieves cybersecurity. It also looks at cybercrimes and their preventive measures and issues related to IoT security and trust. Features An overview of how IoT is used to improve the performance of Industry 4.0 systems The evolution of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), its proliferation and market share, and some examples across major industries An exploration of how smart farming is helping farmers prevent plant disease The concepts behind the Internet of Nano Things (IoNT), including the nanomachine and nanonetwork architecture and nano-communication paradigms A look at how blockchains can enhance cybersecurity in a variety of applications, including smart contracts, transferring financial instruments, and Public Key Infrastructure An overview of the structure and working of a blockchain, including the types, evolution, benefits, and applications of blockchain to industries A framework of technologies designed to shield networks, computers, and data from malware, vulnerabilities, and unauthorized activities An explanation of the automation system employed in industries along with its classification, functionality, flexibility, limitations, and applications

This volume provides informative chapters on the emerging issues, challenges, and new methods and state-of-the-art technologies on the Internet of Things and blockchain technology. It presents case studies and solutions that can be applied in the current business scenario, resolving challenges and providing solutions by integrating IoT with blockchain technology. The chapters discuss how the Internet of Things (IoT) represents a revolution of the Internet that can connect nearly all environment devices over the Internet to share data to create novel services and applications for improving quality of life. Although the centralized IoT system provides countless benefits, it raises several challenges. The volume presents IoT techniques and methodologies, blockchain techniques and methodologies, and case studies and applications for data mining algorithms, heart rate monitoring, climate prediction, disease prediction, security issues, automotive supply chains, voting prediction, forecasting particulate matter pollution, customer relationship management, and more.

In recent years, the fast-paced development of social information and networks has led to the explosive growth of data. A variety of big data have emerged, encouraging researchers to make business decisions by analysing this data. However, many challenges remain, especially concerning data security and privacy. Big data security and privacy threats permeate every link of the big data industry chain, such as data production, collection, processing, and sharing, and the causes of risk are complex and interwoven. Blockchain technology has been highly praised and recognised for its decentralised infrastructure, anonymity, security, and other characteristics, and it will change the way we access and share information. In this book, the author demonstrates how blockchain technology can overcome some limitations in big data technology and can promote the development of big data while also helping to overcome security and privacy challenges. The author investigates research into and the application of blockchain technology in the field of big data and assesses the attendant advantages and challenges while discussing the possible future directions of the convergence of blockchain and big data. After mastering concepts and technologies introduced in this work, readers will be able to understand the technical evolution, similarities, and differences between blockchain and big data technology, allowing them to further apply it in their development and research.--Publisher website.

This book explores recent advances in the Internet of things (IoT) via advanced technologies and provides an overview of most aspects which are relevant for advance secure, distributed, decentralized blockchain technology in the Internet of things, their applications, and industry IoT. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the step-by-step evolution of IoT to create a change by enhancing the productivity of industries. It introduces how connected things, data, and their communication (data sharing) environment build a transparent, reliable, secure environment for people, processes, systems, and services with the help of blockchain technology.

This open access book contributes to the creation of a cyber ecosystem supported by blockchain technology in which technology and people can coexist in harmony. Blockchains have shown that trusted records, or ledgers, of permanent data can be stored on the Internet in a decentralized manner. The decentralization of the recording process is expected to significantly economize the cost of transactions. Creating a ledger on data, a blockchain makes it possible to designate the owner of each piece of data, to trade data pieces, and to market them. This book examines the formation of markets for various types of data from the theory of market quality proposed and developed by M. Yano. Blockchains are expected to give data itself the status of a new production factor. Bringing ownership of data to the hands of data producers, blockchains can reduce the possibility of information leakage, enhance the sharing and use of IoT data, and prevent data monopoly and misuse. The industry will have a bright future as soon as better technology is developed and when a healthy infrastructure is created to support the blockchain market.

This contributed volume discusses diverse topics to demystify the rapidly emerging and evolving blockchain technology, the emergence of integrated platforms and hosted third-party tools, and the development of decentralized applications for various business domains. It presents various applications that are helpful for research scholars and scientists who are working toward identifying and pinpointing the potential of as well as the hindrances to this technology.

This open access book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the First International ISCIS Security Workshop 2018, Euro-CYBERSEC 2018, held in London, UK, in February 2018. The 12 full papers presented together with an overview paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. Security of distributed interconnected systems, software systems, and the Internet of Things has become a crucial aspect of the performance of computer systems. The papers deal with these issues, with a specific focus on societally critical systems such as health informatics systems, the Internet of Things, energy systems, digital cities, digital economy, mobile networks, and the underlying physical and network infrastructures.