Open Source: More eyes, fewer vulnerabilities, greater security

Read the first in a series of quarterly blogposts in Military Embedded Systems and learn about the US Government's use of open source.

When one cyberattack becomes a thousand:
Protecting the IoT

Here's some great advice from Ken McLaurin, Red Hat senior manager, Product Strategy, on how to secure the communications, guard the data, and plan to protect your IoT solutions.

About enterprise and IoT

Mark Little, Red Hat's VP of Engineering and CTO of JBoss Middleware talks about the Internet of Things and his upcoming keynote, Enterprise and IoT, at this year's Javaland.

Translating the Internet of Things

Red Hat's chief architect for the Internet of Things blogs about turning IoT vision to reality. Read about smarter cities and smarter energy, and learn about the Red Hat technology available today to make the Internet of Things happen for your organization.


Management and security are top concerns for IoT implementations. In the energy sector, controlling remote systems and providing software updates and maintenance would be difficult (if not impossible) without automated processes. Learn how Advanced Control Systems (ACS) relies on Red Hat to more efficiently and cost effectively provide its PRISM power systems customers with a secure and reliable SCADA platform.


Gartner's recent survey showed that more than 40% of organizations are expecting the Internet of Things to impact their business with new revenue streams or cost-savings opportunities. What do you think? Take our quick survey to see where you and your peers stand on issues related to the IoT.





What new opportunities can the IoT create for your business?

Join the Red Hat virtual event, "Building data-driven solutions for the Internet of Things," on April 23, at 11 a.m. (EDT) / 15:00 (GMT) and hear how open source solutions can help you unlock the value of your enterprise data.

In this event, you'll learn how you can:

  • Collect, secure, and scale the data flowing through the IoT.
  • Analyze and enable a continuous flow of data throughout the information life cyle.
  • Act on real-world, IoT insights from Red Hat partners and customers.

Red Hat experts, strategic partners, and industry analysts will discuss what's required to optimize your infrastructure for the IoT, and show you the best way to start—or continue—your IoT journey. Don't miss out—register now to attend this exciting event.


 

from Brian Ashburn, senior solutions architect, North America, Embedded and Internet of Things

Developing an Internet of Things (IoT) strategy starts with finding a partner who can provide more than just point solutions. Customers are looking for enterprise solutions and intelligent systems that are lightweight enough to be deployable in the field, but powerful enough to run on datacenter servers. Red Hat is in a unique position to help organizations architect those systems and bring about the promises of the IoT.

In working with customers on IoT strategies, I've found that managing field devices is a priority. These devices are not only gathering information, but they're also processing commands, updates, configuration changes, and other push information. Being able to manage edge devices without having to create a separate communication network, and being able to maintain security while doing so, is possible and is happening today at several Red Hat customers.

Red Hat technology is already embedded in intelligent systems throughout the world to enable IoT use cases such as smart cities, positive train control, smart energy metering, and telemetrics.

Visit our new Internet of Things insights page to learn more about Red Hat's role in the IoT and the next-generation intelligent systems that can collect, analyze, and communicate data into actionable information.


James Kirkland is Red Hat's chief architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems and talks to a lot of customers about making their IoT initiatives work. Here's some advice from James:

"I'm often asked how a business can safely capitalize on the IoT. My answer is to focus on one core business problem at first, and figure out what insight and foresight you'd need to create an automated, sustainable solution. When IoT projects fail, it's usually because the business tried to take on too many problems at once."

Do you need some advice or have a question for James? He's ready to answer you at iotquestions@redhat.com.

(And, there's a $20 Starbucks gift card waiting for you if we publish your question in our next issue.)






Red Hat partner, Eurotech, is helping companies achieve their IoT goals. This article, Enabling the IoT vision, explains what the Internet of Things can accomplish by going beyond M2M communications using Eurotech's solutions.






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